Notes from active work
Automation teardowns, implementation notes, and honest measurements from things we have shipped.
- AUTOMATION TEARDOWNOct 5, 2026
Automation Teardown #4 — real estate
Inquiry response for real estate teams: how we'd build an agent that answers, qualifies, and routes leads with the paperwork already pulled, what stays human, and honest sizing.
- #automation
- #teardown
- #real-estate
- FIELD GUIDESep 15, 2026
AI automation consulting for small businesses — what it is, what it costs, what to skip
What AI automation consulting actually buys a small business: which workflows to automate first, honest cost shapes, and the red flags to walk away from.
- #automation
- #consulting
- #field-guide
- FIELD GUIDESep 12, 2026
MVP development for non-technical founders — a buyer's guide
How to hire a developer for your MVP when you can't review the code: what to prepare, fixed scope vs. hourly, what AI changes, and the questions that protect you.
- #mvp
- #founders
- #field-guide
- BUILD NOTESAug 24, 2026
Building the /discuss assistant — the model was the easy part
The AI assistant on our own site: a deterministic scoping script, hard spend caps, layered rate limits, deletable transcripts, and a red-team suite that gates every release.
- #ai
- #build-notes
- #assistant
- AUTOMATION TEARDOWNJul 24, 2026
Automation Teardown #3 — professional services
New-inquiry intake for professional services firms: how we'd build the agent, what stays human, and honest sizing on the hours it saves.
- #automation
- #teardown
- #professional-services
- AUTOMATION TEARDOWNJul 21, 2026
Automation Teardown #2 — agencies
The Friday client report for agencies: how we'd build the agent, what stays human, and honest sizing on the hours it saves.
- #automation
- #teardown
- #agency
- AUTOMATION TEARDOWNJul 17, 2026
Automation Teardown #1 — recruiting
Application screening for recruiting and staffing teams: how we'd build the agent, what stays human, and honest sizing on the hours it saves.
- #automation
- #teardown
- #recruiting