The Taku Blog
Ideas worth building on.
Stories, product notes, and perspectives on how AI gets discovered, used, remixed, and shared.
August 18, 2026
Best Workflow Apps in 2026: Personal, Team, and Automation
Workflow apps split into three types that get compared as one. Here's what each is for, an honest comparison, and how to pick without a three-month migration.
August 17, 2026
Agentic AI Architecture: The Five Parts and How They Fit Together
A plain diagram of agentic AI architecture — model, planner, memory, tools, and orchestration — with the patterns teams actually ship and where each one fails.
August 17, 2026
Automating Business Processes: A Step-by-Step Method That Holds Up
How to automate a business process without automating the mess — a six-step method, the strategy questions to answer first, and the four failures that kill projects.
August 17, 2026
Best AI Agents in 2026: What Each One Is Actually Good At
A comparison of the leading AI agents by job — coding, research, computer control, and unattended projects — plus the setup cost nobody mentions.
August 17, 2026
Best AI Business Plan Generator: 7 Tools Compared by What They Output
Which AI business plan generator fits a bank loan, an investor deck, or a first draft — compared on financial modeling, editability, and what still needs a human.
August 17, 2026
Best Decision Automation Solutions for Operations Teams
Decision automation tools compared for ops teams — rules engines, DMN platforms, and AI-assisted decisions, with the governance question that decides which fits.
August 17, 2026
Computer Using Agent: How AI That Clicks and Types Actually Works
A computer using agent controls software by looking at the screen and acting on it. Here's the loop it runs, what it unlocks, and why it's still slow and fragile.
August 17, 2026
Examples of Automation: 14 Workflows Teams Actually Run
Real workflow automation examples from marketing, finance, HR, support, and solo operations — with the trigger, the steps, and where each one tends to break.
August 17, 2026
No Code Integration: Connecting Tools Without Writing Code
How no-code integration actually works, the best no-code platforms by job, and the point where every no-code project runs out of road.
August 17, 2026
Process and Workflow Management: What Each One Actually Means
Workflow management runs the steps. Process management decides whether the steps are right. Here's the difference, why it matters, and how to do both.
August 17, 2026
Workflow Engine: What It Does and Which One You Need
A workflow engine executes and remembers long-running processes. Here's what separates one from an automation tool, plus the open source options compared.
August 15, 2026
Taku 2.0 Is Here: Discover, Remix, Create, and Share AI in One Place
What is Taku 2.0? One place to discover AI apps and workflows other people built, run them without setup, remix them into your own, create from scratch, and share what you make.
August 14, 2026
Cool AI Apps: How to Tell the Keepers From the Demos
Most cool AI apps get opened twice and forgotten. A practical test for which ones survive, what the good categories are, and where Android differs.
August 14, 2026
Best AI Apps for iPhone: What's Actually Worth Installing
A short list of AI apps for iPhone and iPad that earn their space — what each is genuinely best at, which free tiers are real, and what to skip.
August 14, 2026
Business Process Automation Services: What You're Buying
BPA services sell implementation, not software. What providers actually deliver, how engagements are priced, and when you're better off doing it yourself.
August 14, 2026
Coding Agents: What They Do Well and Where They Break
A coding agent runs a write-test-fix loop instead of suggesting lines. The shapes available, what they're genuinely good at, and the failure modes to plan for.
August 14, 2026
Content Automation: Which Parts Actually Automate
Content automation works on the pipeline around writing, not the writing itself. What to automate first, what to leave alone, and how quality collapses.
August 14, 2026
How to Create an AI: The Three Routes, and Which One You Need
Most people asking how to code an AI don't need to train a model. The three real routes to building AI software, what each costs, and how to pick.
August 14, 2026
LLM Agent: What It Is and How It Differs From an LLM
An LLM agent is a language model given tools and a loop, so it can act instead of only answering. What that adds, where it helps, and when it's overkill.
August 14, 2026
Process Management Software: What the Category Actually Covers
Process management software spans documentation, execution, and full BPM platforms. What separates the tiers, what each costs you, and how to avoid overbuying.
August 14, 2026
Product Marketing Tools: The Stack by Job, Not by Category
Product marketing tools sorted by the five jobs the role actually does — research, positioning, launch, content, and enablement — plus where AI helps.
August 14, 2026
Taku 2.0 Beta: Built With Users, Not Just for Them
Why are we calling it Beta? Because the next Taku should be built with its users, not just for them. What to expect, and what we're asking of the first people in.
August 13, 2026
AI Marketplace: What They Are and Which Kind You Need
AI marketplaces split into four types — models, agents, enterprise apps, and tools. What each actually sells, how they differ, and how to judge whether a listing will run.
August 13, 2026
Automation Software: How to Pick the Right Type for the Job
Automation apps fall into four types, and picking the wrong one wastes months. A practical guide to task automation tools, IT automation platforms, and what each is actually for.
