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AI tips

12 curated ai tips for FDEs, Deployment Strategists & Solutions/Sales Engineers. Expand any row for typed details.

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Give the model the role and the reader

Say who it is writing as and for whom (e.g. 'a CFO who skims'). Output changes more from audience than from adjectives.

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type Tip = {
  title: "Give the model the role and the reader";
}
Say who it is writing as and for whom (e.g. 'a CFO who skims'). Output changes more from audience than from adjectives.
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Paste the source, don't describe it

Paste call notes, docs or logs. Summaries of summaries lose the details that matter.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Paste the source, don't describe it";
}
Paste call notes, docs or logs. Summaries of summaries lose the details that matter.
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Ask it to flag gaps instead of guessing

Add 'If the input doesn't support an answer, write NEEDS REVIEW.' This cuts made-up details in customer-facing work.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Ask it to flag gaps instead of guessing";
}
Add 'If the input doesn't support an answer, write NEEDS REVIEW.' This cuts made-up details in customer-facing work.
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Use structure for reusable outputs

Request fixed sections or a table so status updates and POC docs look the same every week.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Use structure for reusable outputs";
}
Request fixed sections or a table so status updates and POC docs look the same every week.
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Iterate in two passes

First ask for a draft, then ask it to critique the draft as the skeptical buyer, then revise.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Iterate in two passes";
}
First ask for a draft, then ask it to critique the draft as the skeptical buyer, then revise.
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Keep a personal prompt library

Save prompts that worked with your [BRACKET] variables. Our prompts page is a starting point.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Keep a personal prompt library";
}
Save prompts that worked with your [BRACKET] variables. Our prompts page is a starting point.
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Check your company's data policy first

Don't paste customer data, credentials or contracts into tools your company hasn't approved.

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type Tip = {
  title: "Check your company's data policy first";
}
Don't paste customer data, credentials or contracts into tools your company hasn't approved.
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Verify every number and claim

Treat model output as a draft. Check figures, product capabilities and competitor claims before they reach a customer.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Verify every number and claim";
}
Treat model output as a draft. Check figures, product capabilities and competitor claims before they reach a customer.
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Use AI for demo data, not demo truth

Generate fake but realistic sample data; never let the model invent features your product doesn't have.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Use AI for demo data, not demo truth";
}
Generate fake but realistic sample data; never let the model invent features your product doesn't have.
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Turn tribal knowledge into runbooks

Paste Slack threads and ask for numbered steps with verification and rollback. Then test the runbook once yourself.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Turn tribal knowledge into runbooks";
}
Paste Slack threads and ask for numbered steps with verification and rollback. Then test the runbook once yourself.
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Prep with a role-play

Ask the model to play the skeptical buyer or security reviewer and run through your demo or answers.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Prep with a role-play";
}
Ask the model to play the skeptical buyer or security reviewer and run through your demo or answers.
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Learn how your tools connect to AI

Standards like the Model Context Protocol let assistants reach your tools and data; understanding them is quickly becoming part of deployment work.

TipFDE Radar2026-10-16
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type Tip = {
  title: "Learn how your tools connect to AI";
}
Standards like the Model Context Protocol let assistants reach your tools and data; understanding them is quickly becoming part of deployment work.
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