Why I Built Bot Boutique (And What a Global Cloud Backbone Has to Do With It)

Nathan Richardson

Published on: 28/04/2026

Bot Boutique founder Nate Richardson shares the IBM Cloud backbone experience that shaped how he builds AI systems for home service businesses today.

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Why Most AI Agents Fail in the First 30 Days - Part 4 of 5

Nathan Richardson

Published on: 21/04/2026

Most AI agents in home services get shut off within a month. Here are the five implementation failures that cause it, and what separates the setups that actually book jobs.

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