Forward Deployed (forwardeployed.com)
About Forward Deployed
Media, community, and consulting for forward deployed engineering and applied AI.
What we cover
Forward Deployed studies the practical side of AI: how builders, founders, operators, and engineering leaders turn models, tools, and agentic workflows into systems that actually work inside companies.
The core surfaces are a podcast, fireside chats, written field notes, and a growing Learn AI Engineering hub. The consulting work focuses on helping PE firms, enterprises, and mid-market teams deploy AI in real business workflows.
Why forward deployed engineering
AI projects rarely fail because a model cannot produce text. They fail at the last mile: data access, workflow design, evaluation, security, user adoption, and ownership. Forward deployed engineering keeps strong technical judgment close to the operating context where those constraints appear.
Who leads it
Forward Deployed is led by Basil Chatha, previously a Product Manager at Intuit Credit Karma and founder of an AI consulting practice focused on image, voice, and agentic AI systems for retailers, insurers, and private equity firms.
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Basil Chatha
Basil was previously a Product Manager at Intuit Credit Karma before starting an AI consulting firm focused on building image / voice agents for big-box retailers, insurance companies, and private equity firms.