Rafael Mendieta-Cruz

OpenAI Agents SDK now connects to live web data through fetch, extract, and crawl tools.

Test feature logic against realistic mock data before pipeline development takes time or money.

Data readiness, not feature ambition, determines which AI products actually ship and scale.

Define data pipeline ownership early to avoid cascading hidden costs in live-web AI features.

Match your crawl schedule to how fast your data actually changes, not what's easiest to configure.

Build enrichment systems that gracefully fail instead of blocking signups.