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AI CPQ: The Defensive Post Is a Market Signal
When a legacy vendor says a new approach is impossible, but puts it on their roadmap, that's not a thesis. It's a timestamp for a market shift.
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JUN 11, 2026 · 6 min read
Build a Product Brain, Not Another Product Catalog
A product catalog tells you what exists. A product brain tells you what to do next. It's time to stop managing static content and start building living intelligence.
JUN 26, 2026 · 8 min read
What Is a Product Brain? The Engine of Modern CPQ
Deal friction isn't a training issue; it's an architectural one. Your CPQ is only as good as its source of truth. Where does your product actually think?
In brief
APR 30, 2026 · 6 min read
Is This the End of the Rigid CPQ Interface?
A salesperson typed "I have a house from 1940" and a system produced a correct elevator proposal. This is the moment the front end of B2B sales quietly changes.
MAY 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Guided Selling That Fits: Match CPQ to Buyer Personality
You can have the perfect configuration and still lose the deal. The friction isn’t in the product; it’s in how you present it to different buyer personalities.
MAY 18, 2026 · 6 min read
CPQ’s Blind Spot: Translation Before Configuration
We spent decades modeling products when the real job is modeling conversations. Your CPQ only wakes up after a rep translates vague buyer needs into structured inputs.
MAY 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Product Clarity Beats Completeness: The Art of Configuration
Giving sales the full options list isn't generous, it's friction. They don't need your whole catalog: just the right options, in the right order, for the right deal.
Deep dives
Deep Dive·21 articles
CPQ Reasoning
Software that helps the user understand the rules of a complex offering and uses them to generate a correct, explainable proposal from partial inputs.
Deep Dive·11 articles
pricing
Pricing strategy in CPQ: discounting, margin control, customer pricing and governance for better profitability.
Deep Dive·18 articles
process
CPQ process best practices: requirements, workflows, governance, adoption and continuous improvement for scalable sales.