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Featured · AI CRM · Jan 2026

The honest economics of AI voice agents in outbound

Voice agents will not replace your sales team. They will change what your sales team is worth. Here is what the numbers actually look like after 24 months of deployment.

Rahul Menon

Head of Revenue Operations, Lockene AI CRM

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Compliance · 5 min read

Why BIS filings slip — and how the good ones do not

The variance between a 42-day BIS filing and a 90-day one is not the regulator. It is what you did in the first six days of the mandate.

Anjali Rao

Principal, Lockene Compliances

Real Estate · 4 min read

Why the senior advisor still walks the property

For premium residential mandates, the single practice that most consistently protects clients from bad acquisitions is unglamorous — a senior person physically walks the property.

David Hardson

Partner, Locacres Real Estate

Hospitality · 5 min read

Ten outlets in six months — what we actually learned

Opening ten outlets across six cities in six months taught us less about scaling and more about which parts of the launch pack really matter.

Vikram Malhotra

Chief Operating Officer, Styx Sports Cafe