https://www.fredpope.com/blog Builder and investor in Colorado. Exploring the connections between software, business, and economics. Writing to think. en-us fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fredpope.com/blog/ai/agents-and-humans-side-by-side https://www.fredpope.com/blog/ai/agents-and-humans-side-by-side The most useful thing I do for clients is not deploying an AI agent. It is putting the agent and the people in the same room, where the work is visible and everyone learns from watching. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) aiagentsconsultingteam-culturechange-management https://www.fredpope.com/blog/ai/building-persistent-memory https://www.fredpope.com/blog/ai/building-persistent-memory How I built an agent memory system that learns what matters and knows when to forget. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) aiagentsarchitecturememoryknowledge-graph https://www.fredpope.com/blog/architecture/design-patterns-in-action-agent-workflow https://www.fredpope.com/blog/architecture/design-patterns-in-action-agent-workflow A practical exploration of how classic software design patterns come together to create a flexible, human-in-the-loop agent workflow that monitors websites and automates social media posts. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) architecturedesign-patternsautomationaiagents https://www.fredpope.com/blog/development/building-self-driving-entities https://www.fredpope.com/blog/development/building-self-driving-entities A practical blueprint for agentic systems that act, learn, and adapt - going beyond assistants that answer to entities that operate. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) aiagentsarchitectureautomationengineering