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Aboard

Aboard

Silver sponsor of Shift UX 2026
Aboard

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About Aboard

Aboard is a solution engineering firm. We combine AI-accelerated software delivery with the skills and craft we developed across two decades of software consulting. AI is powerful, but only if you manage the risks. And that’s why we don’t put AI in charge—we put it to work, to help us build reliable custom software for industry leaders in a fraction of the time it used to take. We typically partner with clients for a year or more to clear their roadmaps, integrate AI into existing data and workflows, and ship platforms that actually fit their needs.

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Aboard Article: Maybe the Valley could listen a little

Maybe the Valley could listen a little

By convincing everyone that they can do everything, craft and care has given way to a casual hobbyist mindset," Aboard CEO Rich Ziade writes in a recent installment of the Aboard newsletter. "The results are not very good. While top-tier engineers can benefit greatly from AI’s coding capabilities, shipping great software that actually makes its way into real users’ hands turns out to be really hard.