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Field notes from the deployment crisis.

Every company is hiring forward deployed engineers. Almost none have built the system those engineers feed — so each deployment still starts from zero. These are notes on the system the role outran, by Cory Haldeman.

Essay · June 9, 2026

The System Every FDE-Obsessed Company Is Missing

Enterprise AI is scaling a role before it has built the operating model that unlocks its value. A Forward Deployed System is what closes the gap.

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The Round Up

The week in forward-deployed engineering.

July 15, 2026
The FDE Round Up — No. 01

Two years ago, "forward-deployed engineer" was a Palantir term of art. This month it became a line item on four of the largest tech balance sheets in the world.…

On the system

The forward-deployment wedge.

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Field notes from the deployment crisis.

The System Every FDE-Obsessed Company Is Missing

The week in forward-deployed engineering.

The FDE Round Up — No. 01

The forward-deployment wedge.

The FDE Boom Can't Save The AI Value Narrative

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The Power of an FDE

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