FDs
other on 3 shows · 4 statements across 3 episodes
4 statements about FDs, every show
Staniszewski: ElevenLabs embeds forward deployed engineers in product, not GTM
“In our case, FDs are part of the product team. They are not part of the go-to-market team. They are part of the product team. They are deeply embedded on understanding what's the roadmap of the product.”
Staniszewski: Deploying forward deployed engineers without product feedback loops equals services
“And I feel like the second part is always frequently missed was like first, okay, if these are, you know, doing effectively a lot of the hard integration work to solve the problem, but if you don't do the second step of how you actually learn the expertise and…”
Stebbings: Enterprise Implementation Fails Without Forward Deployed Engineers
“I honestly think the biggest lie in enterprise is that you're going to see implementation and adoption without FDs. Like you will need FDs and you will need implementation if you want to sell into the largest companies in the world, of course.”
Wu: Failed Enterprise AI Deployments Usually Lack Data Scaffolding
“My hunch is some of the enterprise deployments that don't actually work out likely don't have the scaffolding or infrastructure for these agents to interact with as well. A lot of the, like, really successful deployments that we've made, a lot of what our FDs …”