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Notes on friction, cost, and where AI fits

No filler, no recycled listicles. Practical frameworks for the decisions this work involves.

Diagnosis

Why most businesses should diagnose friction before buying AI

Buying an AI tool before you understand the problem usually adds a new tool without removing the old friction. Here's a better order of operations.

7 min read

Cost & ROI

How to calculate the real cost of repetitive work

"It only takes ten minutes" adds up faster than most people expect. A simple, conservative way to put a real number on repetitive work.

6 min read

AI Strategy

When the right AI solution is no AI solution

AI is the right tool for some problems and the wrong one for others. A practical way to tell which one you're facing.

6 min read

Diagnosis

Build, buy, improve, integrate, or leave it alone

Five honest options for any operational problem, and a framework for choosing the smallest one that works.

8 min read

Diagnosis

What a business friction audit should uncover

Not every audit is worth paying for. Here's what a good one produces, and how to tell before you hire anyone.

7 min read

Systems & Scale

Five signs your business has outgrown its current systems

Growth usually breaks operations quietly, well before revenue notices. Five patterns that show up first.

6 min read

Systems & Scale

Why adding another tool can make the problem worse

Every new tool is a new thing to log into, maintain, and reconcile with everything else. Sometimes subtraction beats addition.

6 min read

AI Strategy

How to evaluate whether an AI agent is worth building

Before you scope an AI agent, answer six questions. Most of the time, the answers tell you what to build instead.

8 min read

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