Mike Richter https://www.mikerichter.app Talks, demos and reference code from Mike Richter. en-us <![CDATA[Note: The evals gap pro-services firms are learning the hard way]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-14-the-evals-gap-pro-services-firms-are-learning-the-hard-way/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-14-the-evals-gap-pro-services-firms-are-learning-the-hard-way/-2026-06-14 <![CDATA[Note: The production half of agents finally shipped]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-13-the-production-half-of-agents-finally-shipped/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-13-the-production-half-of-agents-finally-shipped/-2026-06-13 <![CDATA[Note: Stop hand-tuning prompts; let the optimizer do it]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-12-stop-hand-tuning-prompts-let-the-optimizer-do-it/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-12-stop-hand-tuning-prompts-let-the-optimizer-do-it/-2026-06-12 <![CDATA[Note: Botsitting is the new bottleneck]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-11-botsitting-is-the-new-bottleneck/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-11-botsitting-is-the-new-bottleneck/-2026-06-11 <![CDATA[Note: The McDonald's drive-thru is the agent UX you should study]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-10-the-mcdonalds-drive-thru-is-the-agent-ux-you-should-study/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-10-the-mcdonalds-drive-thru-is-the-agent-ux-you-should-study/-2026-06-10 <![CDATA[Note: Everyone is buying from everyone now]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-09-everyone-is-buying-from-everyone-now/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-09-everyone-is-buying-from-everyone-now/-2026-06-09 <![CDATA[Note: Chat is dead, long live the surface]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-08-chat-is-dead-long-live-the-surface/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-08-chat-is-dead-long-live-the-surface/-2026-06-08 <![CDATA[Note: Two ways to reorganize around AI]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-08-two-ways-to-reorganize-around-ai/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-08-two-ways-to-reorganize-around-ai/-2026-06-08 <![CDATA[Note: How I blog from VS Code in 30 seconds]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-07-how-i-blog/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-07-how-i-blog/-2026-06-07 <![CDATA[Note: Shipping the site that ships the site]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-07-shipping-the-site/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-07-shipping-the-site/-2026-06-07 <![CDATA[Note: Two AI guardrails landed this week, from opposite directions]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-07-two-ai-guardrails-landed-this-week-from-opposite-directions/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/notes/2026-06-07-two-ai-guardrails-landed-this-week-from-opposite-directions/-2026-06-07 <![CDATA[Talk: Microsoft Build 2026, DEMSP395: Teach AI agents to manage context with Elastic Agent Builder]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-06-03 <![CDATA[Talk: NYCFE Spring Fraud Conference 2026: From Idea to Fraud Lab in Days]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-05-15 <![CDATA[Talk: Microsoft Build 2026, Elastic Speaking Session and Developer Event]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-05-08 <![CDATA[Talk: Intapp CIO Leadership Summit]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-05-04 <![CDATA[Talk: a global CPG enterprise x Microsoft x a process-mining ISV EBC]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-04-14 <![CDATA[Talk: Smarsh CONNECT Roundtable, Session 4 (Capture)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-04-14 <![CDATA[Talk: AvePoint plus Microsoft Agentic AI Workshop]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-04-07 <![CDATA[Talk: Grid Dynamics x Microsoft BFSI Executive Workshop]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-03-26 <![CDATA[Talk: Elastic FSI Roundtable (Singapore)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-03-18 <![CDATA[Talk: ElasticON Singapore]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-03-17 <![CDATA[Talk: Elastic Singapore Meetup]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-03-16 <![CDATA[Talk: ElasticON London 2026 (Customer Event Week)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-02-25 <![CDATA[Talk: Microsoft AI Tour, New York]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2026-01-21 <![CDATA[Talk: Internal Microsoft NY Event (Post-Ignite Demo)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2025-12-01 <![CDATA[Talk: Icertis Connect 2025 (NYC Flagship)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2025-09-09 <![CDATA[Talk: Icertis Connect 2025, Microsoft Partner Dinner]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2025-09-09 <![CDATA[Talk: Microsoft Build 2025]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2025-05-01 <![CDATA[Talk: ElasticON London]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2025-02-06 <![CDATA[Talk: ElasticON London Meetup]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2025-02-05 <![CDATA[Talk: a process-mining ISV Process Intelligence Forum (Chicago)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-12-11 <![CDATA[Talk: a process-mining ISV Process Intelligence Forum (NYC)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-12-10 <![CDATA[Talk: Elastic Post-Ignite Workshop (NYC)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-12-05 <![CDATA[Talk: Elastic plus Microsoft Pre-Ignite Meetup (SF)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-11-18 <![CDATA[Talk: ElasticON NYC]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-11-13 <![CDATA[Talk: Elastic NYC Meetup (Pre-ElasticON)]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-11-12 <![CDATA[Talk: Icertis Connect East 2024]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-09-10 <![CDATA[Talk: ElasticON San Francisco]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-09-01 <![CDATA[Talk: Elastic Partnership Video Feature]]> https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.mikerichter.app/#speaking-2024-07-09 <![CDATA[Demo: Customer Support Agent]]> https://bcfips.mikerichter.app https://bcfips.mikerichter.app-