Free Lesson
How to Make the Build-Buy-Partner Call on AI Capabilities
30 min
Jul 15, 2026 1:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
Evaluate AI Sourcing as a Capital Decision
Assess whether to build, buy, or partner for AI based on cost, control, and strategic trade-offs.
Avoid the Two Most Expensive AI Sourcing Mistakes
Recognize when over-building burns capital and when vendor dependency creates lock-in you can't escape.
Defend the Sourcing Call to Executive Leadership
Frame your AI sourcing recommendation in the language of capital allocation, not engineering preference.
Why this topic matters
Your engineers want to build it. Your leadership wants to buy it. Both can be wrong — and the tell is a number most leaders can't quote. Learn to place any AI capability on the build-buy-partner spectrum using a break-even line and the "own your orchestration" rule, treating it as capital allocation, not an engineering preference. Bring the debate you're having now; leave with a defensible call.
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