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The Forward Deployed Decade

Why the role Palantir invented in 2003 is the highest-leverage seat of the next ten years — and the labor-market repricing that's already underway.

FDEOS EditorialMay 19
Thesis11 min

FDE vs. McKinsey · the economics of the 2026 implementer market

Two FDEs at $267K each beat a $1.5M McKinsey engagement — and they ship the code. Here's the math operators are running.

FDEOS EditorialMay 12
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