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Harry Ratcliff

Co-Founder & CEO at DealSage | AI-Native Deal Intelligence Platform for Investment Professionals

How Agents Actually Work

Mar 2, 2026

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16 min read

How Agents Actually Work

The conversation has shifted from what AI agents will do to what they need to do it. A new vocabulary is emerging. Here's what it means for your firm.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
A House of Cards

Feb 23, 2026

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14 min read

A House of Cards

The SaaSpocalypse fallout deepens as risk to private credit is exposed.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
The Only Metric That Matters

Feb 16, 2026

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15 min read

The Only Metric That Matters

Every factor you use to evaluate a deal is about to become secondary to one: how fast can you implement AI?

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
Software Isn't Dead

Feb 9, 2026

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12 min read

Software Isn't Dead

But everything we know about what it is, how it works, and how it's delivered, is about to change.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
Show Your Workings

Feb 2, 2026

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11 min read

Show Your Workings

Why your data is the moat and lineage is what makes it usable.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
The Davos Download

Jan 26, 2026

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13 min read

The Davos Download

No really, there was interesting stuff this time. I promise.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
What Actually Are Agents?

Jan 19, 2026

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13 min read

What Actually Are Agents?

And why you'll be "hiring" not "buying" them

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
Duct Tape Doesn't Scale

Jan 12, 2026

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12 min read

Duct Tape Doesn't Scale

Why building for flexibility is so important right now.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
The Future Is Orchestration

Jan 5, 2026

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11 min read

The Future Is Orchestration

Central control. Structured data. Agents that actually do things. The playbook for 2026 is clear.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
The Acceleration Is Here

Dec 29, 2025

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11 min read

The Acceleration Is Here

Software engineering transformed in 18 months. Finance is next. Most people have no idea.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
The AI Maturity Gap

Dec 22, 2025

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11 min read

The AI Maturity Gap

Megafunds are deploying agentic AI across the deal lifecycle. Everyone else has less margin for error.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
The System of Record Problem

Dec 15, 2025

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11 min read

The System of Record Problem

Everyone's racing to build AI agents. But they're all pulling from the wrong source of truth.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
Implementation Is Not So Easy

Dec 8, 2025

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11 min read

Implementation Is Not So Easy

OpenAI is embedding teams inside companies. HSBC is building purpose-built models. And new research shows why AI deployments are still limited in scope.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
Real AI Use Cases Are Materializing

Dec 1, 2025

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14 min read

Real AI Use Cases Are Materializing

Three PE firms reveal the tools, tech, and strategies they're actually using. The use cases are clear. The approaches vary

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
Jamie Dimon's AI Pivot

Nov 24, 2025

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11 min read

Jamie Dimon's AI Pivot

Embarking on a plan to "fundamentally rewire" the bank for the AI era.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff
The AI Reckoning Arrives (Sort of)

Nov 17, 2025

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10 min read

The AI Reckoning Arrives (Sort of)

Vista Equity will cut a third of its workforce.

Harry Ratcliff
Harry Ratcliff