Illustration of an eye peering into a telescope that projects a spray of scattered dots, with a single red dot hidden in the field

realfast labs | From the Labs

Every AI search tool finds something. They differ on whether it's true.

The most dangerous answer an AI search tool can give isn't "I don't know" - it's a fluent description of a company that barely exists. We built a benchmark around exactly that case, and it re-ranked every tool we tested.

By Manas Vaze | Jul 30th 2026 | 7 min read

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realfast labs | From the Labs

Onboarding was never a knowledge problem

Two days into a new job I had access to everything and understanding of nothing - buried not by too much information but by not knowing where to look. So I built /brief: a command that queries every tool we run on and hands back one connected picture of any client, repo, or person.

By Ankit Pandey | Jul 17th 2026 | 4 min read

Illustration of a chef tasting from a pot beside a recipe, while a robotic arm plates identical dishes without tasting them

Insights | The realfast view

AI doesn't have bad taste. It's just missing constraints.

Teams are shipping internal tools faster than ever, and the interfaces all look subtly off. The reflex is to blame the model's taste. The real problem is constraints, and where they now need to live.

By Manas Vaze | Jul 13th 2026 | 4 min read

An ink illustration: a tethered astronaut holding a code snippet leans toward a red-ringed black hole, while on the right a mound of paper spirals up into a distant point of light

Insights | The realfast view

The hidden cost of a round-trip

When AI compresses days of execution into hours, the day you lose to a vague email stops being invisible. Seven habits to close an issue in one message instead of three.

By Harsh Jain | Jul 6th 2026 | 6 min read

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Insights | The realfast view

Your old core is slowing you down

Old core standing in the way of new customers? It doesn't have to be that way. Once upon a time rebuilding a legacy core meant locking your best people down on a hard job with uncertain outcomes. Not anymore. Answer five questions, put AI on the grind, and that launch date becomes a solid commitment instead of forlorn hope. This is how we do it.

By Aakash Dharmadhikari | Jul 2nd 2026 | 8 min read

An F1 race car at maximum velocity

Insights | The realfast view

Velocity isn't lines per day. It's knowing which lines matter.

The entire production diff was about 15,000 lines, roughly thirty lines per engineer per day. AI's real contribution wasn't writing them. It was comprehension, not codegen.

By Harsh Jain | Jun 30th 2026 | 6 min read

Your AI roadmap probably has too much AI

Insights | The realfast view

Your AI roadmap probably has too much AI

Most production systems should use AI at the edges and deterministic code in the core. As per-token pricing turns honest, a lot of what's on AI roadmaps today won't survive the look.

By Paulomi Gudka | May 21st 2026 | 6 min read

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Insights | The realfast view

AI transformation patterns: the playground

If you take AI transformation advice at face value, the work looks done once the tools are bought, and the business still moves like it did a year ago. The Playground is the pattern that turns the tools into a business that moves differently.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Apr 27th 2026 | 12 min read

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Insights | The realfast view

Don't go AI native

Going AI Native means one thing: your customers get superhuman speed and superhuman quality no competitor can humanly match. A Head of AI and a Center of Excellence won't get you there: Parnas, Conway, and Jevons explain why.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Mar 30th 2026 | 8 min read

There is no product

Insights | The realfast view

There is no product

The "SaaS is dead" debate is fixated on pricing. The real shift is deeper: AI is converting one class of software after another from a scarce asset into cheap, replicable inventory, and below that line, there is no product.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Feb 19th 2026 | 10 min read

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Insights | The realfast view

Nobody sets out to build a context graph

We tried to fix our timesheets and accidentally built a context graph. Here's what we learned about why operational discipline matters more than architecture.

By Aniket Hendre | Jan 30th 2026 | 7 min read

Abstract data visualization with glowing cubes and streaming data lines representing unified context architecture

Engineering | From engineering

Three context layers every Agentforce implementation needs (and how to build them)

Salesforce spent $8B on Informatica because AI agents need unified context. Here's how to build the data architecture that makes Agentforce actually work in production.

By Nikhil Mannikar | Jan 7th 2026 | 7 min read

What happens when you deploy AI agents without restructuring

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What happens when you deploy AI agents without restructuring

35% of companies are already using agentic AI, with another 44% planning deployment soon. But few have restructured how they deliver projects. That gap is where implementation timelines extend and where fixed-price engagements turn into scope management problems.

By Sumanth Raj Urs | Dec 3rd 2025 | 4 min read

TASC Outsourcing AI Agents case study

realfast labs | From the Labs

What we learned deploying AI agents for TASC Outsourcing

We built two Agentforce agents for TASC Outsourcing that handled 5,100+ sales interactions and improved their email response rates from 0.33% to 1.93%.

By Harsh Jain | Nov 26th 2025 | 8 min read

The $21,600 Problem: Why Salesforce Developer Onboarding Costs More Than You Think

realfast labs | From the Labs

The $21,600 Problem: Why Salesforce Developer Onboarding Costs More Than You Think

Developer onboarding costs $21,600 annually per 20-person team. See how ExoPair compresses 3-5 days of onboarding into day-one production deployments.

By Aravind Karthik | Oct 18th 2025 | 5 min read

Nobody wants to update tickets. So we automated it

realfast labs | From the Labs

Nobody wants to update tickets. So we automated it

Developers hate updating tickets. Managers hate chasing updates. We use Exo, our internal AI agent, to make the whole problem disappear.

By Harsh Jain | Oct 7th 2025 | 4 min read

Meet ExoHelp: the AI that eliminates Salesforce delivery friction

Insights | The realfast view

Meet ExoHelp: the AI that eliminates Salesforce delivery friction

ExoHelp turns 3-5 day Salesforce requirements into 30-minute sprints. See how AI analysis eliminates clarification cycles and delivers developer-ready tickets instantly.

By Saurav Shah | Aug 20th 2025 | 5 min read

Why the best engineers are becoming Consultants again (They just don't call It that)

Stories | Field notes

Why the best engineers are becoming Consultants again (They just don't call It that)

The best engineers used to be consultants who built foundational software. Then consulting became uncool. Now Forward Deployed Engineers are making it desirable again by solving real business problems instead of hiding behind JIRA tickets.

By Sumanth Raj Urs | Aug 19th 2025 | 9 min read

Inside look: how AI-native teams deliver Salesforce projects 3X faster

realfast labs | From the Labs

Inside look: how AI-native teams deliver Salesforce projects 3X faster

See how Salesforce work lands in days, not months.

By Sumanth Raj Urs | Aug 14th 2025 | 8 min read

Building realfast: solving the last mile problem in enterprise AI and what we learned

Stories | Field notes

Building realfast: solving the last mile problem in enterprise AI and what we learned

Two leaders who scaled Gojek to 7M daily orders share why most enterprise AI fails and what actually works beyond demos. Lessons from building realfast.

By Sumanth Raj Urs | Jul 1st 2025 | 7 min read

Salesforce Agentforce flex credits: from $2 a conversation to 10¢ an action

Engineering | From engineering

Salesforce Agentforce flex credits: from $2 a conversation to 10¢ an action

Salesforce Agentforce flex credits changes everything. From $2 per conversation to 10¢ per action - pay only for real work done. Game changer.

By Sumanth Raj Urs | Jun 9th 2025 | 5 min read

The 25% of Agentforce Interactions That Consume 75% of Your Budget

Engineering | From engineering

The 25% of Agentforce Interactions That Consume 75% of Your Budget

The AI Effort Paradox: Why trying harder costs more

By Sidu Ponnappa | May 29th 2025 | 5 min read

The 3X performance gap: Why your Agentforce prompts need batch testing

Engineering | From engineering

The 3X performance gap: Why your Agentforce prompts need batch testing

Discover why single prompt testing fails in production. Learn how batch testing revealed a 3x performance gap between AI models and the simple technique that boosted Agentforce speed without sacrificing quality.

By Aniket Hendre | May 29th 2025 | 5 min read

When Reasoning Becomes Productized: AI Transformation x IT Services

Stories | Field notes

When Reasoning Becomes Productized: AI Transformation x IT Services

AI is transforming IT services' economic model by decoupling revenue from headcount

By Sidu Ponnappa | May 20th 2025 | 5 min read

Scaling hiring with AI: How realfast uses AI Interviews to save time

realfast labs | From the Labs

Scaling hiring with AI: How realfast uses AI Interviews to save time

We were drowning in intro calls. So, we brought in an AI interviewer to do the talking for us, literally. Here’s how it’s helping us scale faster, stay human, and still make great hires without burning out.

By Sumanth Raj Urs | May 7th 2025 | 1 min read

Peeking inside the Mind of the Machine

Engineering | From engineering

Peeking inside the Mind of the Machine

On setting up reporting for Agentforce and why reporting is the heart of AI reliability

By Harsh Jain | Apr 15th 2025 | 6 min read

Some useful best practices for Agentforce implementations

Engineering | From engineering

Some useful best practices for Agentforce implementations

Best practices and tricks of the trade that ensure your Agentforce agents operate accurately and consistently, even under complex conditions.

By Prashant Mittal | Apr 14th 2025 | 3 min read

So you think running API calls in a loop makes an agent?

Insights | The realfast view

So you think running API calls in a loop makes an agent?

New research reveals that simple AI agents fail at enterprise tasks over a third of the time. And the solution isn't just better models.

By Harsh Jain | Mar 7th 2025 | 6 min read

Going x to 10x on high-volume recruiting with Agentforce

Engineering | From engineering

Going x to 10x on high-volume recruiting with Agentforce

Let's look at how Agentforce can do the heavy lifting so time-starved recruiters can focus on building relationships and making successful placements.

By Aniket Hendre | Feb 26th 2025 | 3 min read

4 surprising things we learned testing agents on Agentforce

realfast labs | From the Labs

4 surprising things we learned testing agents on Agentforce

We ran into some unexpected quirks while testing Salesforce agents. Here's what you need to know before starting.

By Harsh Jain | Feb 7th 2025 | 8 min read

Making sense of data without losing your mind

Insights | The realfast view

Making sense of data without losing your mind

Dashboards are the wrong interface for asking a question.

By Nikhil Mannikar | Feb 3rd 2025 | 6 min read

What do you pay for while using Agentforce?

realfast labs | From the Labs

What do you pay for while using Agentforce?

While the base pricing for Agentforce seems straightforward, the real cost structure involves understanding conversations, Einstein requests, and data credits – each with its own nuances and optimization opportunities.

By Vinay Mimani | Jan 28th 2025 | 7 min read

Why AI-first Salesforce implementation changes everything

realfast labs | From the Labs

Why AI-first Salesforce implementation changes everything

Salesforce is a powerful tool, but traditional implementations often lead to data chaos within months. An AI-first Salesforce implementation changes that.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Jan 7th 2025 | 2 min read

Async work is where the juice is.

realfast labs | From the Labs

Async work is where the juice is.

Agents that can do work asynchronously will be crucial to make GenAI scalable and viable for enterprise workloads.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Sep 24th 2024 | 2 min read

Speed up Salesforce Implementations by 2x with Vayu

Stories | Field notes

Speed up Salesforce Implementations by 2x with Vayu

How Vayu, our agentic platform for Salesforce teams, cut the daily operational load, change-request turnaround, and testing cycles in 2024.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Sep 23rd 2024 | 2 min read

Here's how to evaluate AI Agents for Enterprise use-cases

Insights | The realfast view

Here's how to evaluate AI Agents for Enterprise use-cases

A problem evaluation framework we've developed over the past year for both GenAI founders and investors.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Sep 20th 2024 | 3 min read

Speed is the name of the game.

realfast labs | From the Labs

Speed is the name of the game.

Speed sells AI tooling, not cost savings.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Sep 18th 2024 | 3 min read

Dumb agents beat smart ones.

Insights | The realfast view

Dumb agents beat smart ones.

You want your agents to be just smart enough to do the task consistently and reliably, and not any smarter than that.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Aug 20th 2024 | 3 min read

For AI Transformation, it helps to start small.

realfast labs | From the Labs

For AI Transformation, it helps to start small.

It actually helps to be less ambitious when starting out with AI transformation and take small, meaningful steps toward increasing velocity and throughput.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Aug 9th 2024 | 2 min read

For Applied AI, Data = Work

Insights | The realfast view

For Applied AI, Data = Work

Foundational AI and Applied AI operate on entirely different planes. So, the approach you take to build an applied AI company will also be very different.

By Sidu Ponnappa | May 15th 2024 | 2 min read

Our unit test agent is now in production.

realfast labs | From the Labs

Our unit test agent is now in production.

We're talking 12-16x faster test creation, with 95%+ code coverage.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Apr 24th 2024 | 2 min read

Agents are minimum viable intelligences

realfast labs | From the Labs

Agents are minimum viable intelligences

For typical enterprise workloads, LLMs are raw material. You will need software engineering to turn them into a scalable resource.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Apr 12th 2024 | 1 min read

Evals for agents are a hard problem

Insights | The realfast view

Evals for agents are a hard problem

Evaluating an AI tool's performance in real-world workflows is inherently more complex than benchmarking the models themselves on established datasets.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Apr 2nd 2024 | 2 min read

Beyond wrapper tech

Insights | The realfast view

Beyond wrapper tech

Wrapping an API in an interface is not the hard part.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Mar 21st 2024 | 2 min read

Hello World!

Stories | Field notes

Hello World!

IT services is being rebuilt around agents.

By Sidu Ponnappa | Dec 11th 2023 | 2 min read