AI Workflow Notes
One operator, eight departments,
and the AI workflow that makes it possible.
Real playbooks from a solo studio: skill files, agent teams, post-mortems, and the honest math behind “working hours halved, project volume doubled.” New posts weekly.
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AI Workflow · August 11, 2026 MOFU
One-Day Civic Tech Demo: AI Rapid Prototyping
How a policy staffer and I used Claude Code to ship a childcare map, open repo, and red-teamed deck in 7.5 hours.
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AI Workflow · August 11, 2026 BOFU
Open-Source Claude Code Skill Stack: 4 Skills
I open-sourced four production Claude Code skills from my studio, including the design decisions and failure modes.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 TOFU
8 Admin Tasks to Automate First as a Solo Founder
A ranked list of the 8 admin tasks I automated first as a solo founder, with real hours saved and rough dollar figures per week.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 MOFU
Admin Automation Log: 60% Cut in 90 Days
A week-by-week diary of shrinking admin from 18 hrs to under 7 hrs across quotes, invoicing, and meeting notes. Real breakage included.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 BOFU
AI Agent ROI: 3 Variables That Decide in 90 Days
The math behind AI agent ROI: task volume, loaded hourly cost, and error cost. Three worked examples across solo, small team, and mid-size builds.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 MOFU
AI Agent Teams: 5 Patterns for Solo Founders
Five concrete multi-agent patterns I run daily in my one-person studio, with skill file structures and real failure modes.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 BOFU
The $50/Month AI Agent Trap: 3 SMB Post-Mortems
Three small businesses bought $50/mo AI SaaS, watched it stall, then rebuilt custom. Here is what broke and what actually shipped.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 TOFU
Build Your First Claude Code Skill in 20 Minutes
A hands-on 20-minute walkthrough. Fork the starter, edit one SKILL.md, and ship your first working Claude Code skill today.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 TOFU
Claude Skills vs Subagents: 70-Skill Decision Tree
After building 70+ Claude Code skills for my 8-department studio, here's the decision tree I actually use.
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Event Production · August 4, 2026 BOFU
Event Livestream Pricing: 3 Tiers From $1.2K
Real USD pricing for event livestreams from $1.2K single-cam to $5K+ three-cam with backup network, plus the venue Wi-Fi trap.
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Event Production · August 4, 2026 MOFU
Event Photo vs Video: Why You Need Two People
Why one person can't cover both photo and video at your event, what each role actually delivers, and what a real two-person crew buys you.
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Event Production · August 4, 2026 MOFU
Event Photographer Prep: 5 Things to Send
A working photographer's list of the five documents that decide whether your event coverage lands clean or scrambles all day.
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Event Production · August 4, 2026 BOFU
Event Video Pricing: 3 Tiers From $500 to $25K
Three real pricing tiers for corporate event video in the US, plus the hidden factors that swing quotes 40% either way.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 MOFU
Is AI Safe for Company Data? 7-Point SME Checklist
A 7-item checklist for small teams evaluating whether to feed company data into ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM vendor. Grounded in real incidents.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 BOFU
AI Automation Cost: 3 Pricing Models Compared
A pricing breakdown of three AI automation paths in USD, with real numbers, tradeoffs, and a decision tree for solo operators and small teams.
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AI Workflow · August 4, 2026 MOFU
Solo Stack Method: Run a Studio with AI Agents
A four-part method — Signal, Strategy, Skill, Ship — for restructuring a solo operation into eight AI-run departments. Ten years running the studio, two years running the method. Working hours halved, project volume doubled.
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Event Production · August 4, 2026 TOFU
Why Corporate Headshots Look Fake: 4 Reasons
The reason corporate portraits look plastic isn't the subject. It's four production defaults that quietly strip the person out of the frame.