@trystuffco Launched my AI assessment offer via cold email.. but I definitely should get some in person events going.
I saw your other post. How did you secure your first client?
People already are saying this kills OpenClaw.
It won’t but it will probably eat a bunch of potential growth away from OpenClaw/OpenAI because this is more secure and requires virtually zero tech knowledge.
I’m tempted to go start advertising a AI seminar in my city because this is the moment the the technical complexity has dropped low enough for the masses to begin actually using AI agents.
You can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks.
It opens your apps, navigates your browser, fills in spreadsheets—anything you'd do sitting at your desk.
Research preview in Claude Cowork and Claude Code, macOS only.
@BowtiedBum The best guide is just starting every task and asking “Can I execute some or all of this in Claude?”
It’s not so much about prompting but the clarity of what good output and being able to measure the AI output against that.
@pjmcgeary@keyan_concrete You likely will have to build something custom.
The win is, you’ll fully control it.
The only perceived loss is 1) hiring someone to do it or 2) spending a few weeks learning how to use Claude Code to spin this up or some other tool like Synta/ Cursor.
3 years ago, I had no playbook running my automation agency.
I was quoting $5K for projects worth $40K.
Saying yes to every client who could fog a mirror.
Building everything from scratch every single time.
I remember one night at 2am, debugging an automation that should have taken 2 hours. It took 12. The client paid me $800.
That was the moment I realized: I wasn't running an agency... I was running a charity with extra steps.
So I started documenting everything.
Every mistake that cost me money.
Every sales call that went nowhere.
Every client who became a case study.
80 teams later, I finally wrote it all down.
What's inside:
→ The 2026 automation landscape and where it's heading through 2028
→ Positioning that gets you past "we already have an IT guy"
→ Marketing engine: authority, content, and lead magnets
→ Sales system: discovery, diagnosis, and ROI-driven closing
→ Fulfillment: onboarding, mapping, build cycles, and handoff
→ Developer hiring and building a high-performance tech bench
→ Delivery standards: QA, architecture, and long-term stability
→ Expansion revenue: upsells, retainers, and multi-department scaling
→ The agency flywheel that makes each system compound
BONUS for the first 100 people: My full detailed pricing guide - exactly how to price yourself so you stop leaving money on the table.
I'm posting this because I keep seeing people who've never run an AI automation agency teaching others how to run one.
This is the actual playbook I use to run mine.
Want access?
1. Like this post and comment "PLAYBOOK"
2. Follow me (must be following)
You must do those 2 things to receive the playbook.
RTs are prioritized.
Automation consultants charge $15K for what Claude Code now does in 2 hours.
I know because we're the ones who used to charge it.
Here's the exact process:
Step 1: Discovery (20 min)
→ Paste your org chart, tool stack, and top 3 bottlenecks
→ Claude interviews you with clarifying questions
→ Outputs a full process inventory ranked by time cost
Step 2: Workflow Mapping (15 min)
→ Describe any department's daily operations in plain English
→ Claude builds a complete process map
→ Every manual handoff, redundant step, and automation trigger flagged
Step 3: Opportunity Audit (10 min)
→ Feed it the workflow map output
→ Returns your top 10 automation opportunities
→ Ranked by ROI, complexity, and build time
Step 4: Architecture Design (20 min)
→ Claude designs the full system architecture
→ Which tools connect where, what the data flow looks like
→ Agents for complex logic, linear flows for the repetitive stuff
Step 5: Build (ongoing)
→ Claude writes the actual workflow JSON
→ Self-documents everything as it builds
Step 6: The output.
A live dashboard your whole team can work from.
→ Clickable process maps for every department
→ Automation opportunities ranked by ROI
→ Implementation progress by phase
→ KPIs updated in real time
→ One link you share with clients, freelancers, or your team to execute
This is what we hand every client at the end of discovery.
The .md file is what makes all of it possible.
Without it, Claude guesses.
With it, Claude builds like a $15K consultant.
Like this post, RT and comment "BLUEPRINT" and I'll send you the full prompt stack and the .md file we use internally. (Must be following so I can DM you)
🎁 Bonus: The first 100 people get a real Precision AI Blueprint — an actual sample audit doc from a client engagement so you can see exactly what the output looks like.
Don’t forget to detach and find pleasure.
Life is meant to be enjoyed as well.
Take it seriously but also don’t take it too seriously at the same time.
Been looking into this myself. The issue is the high end over leveraged consumer that still has income flowing in has been staying resilient.
And the people in distress have every incentive to try to keep kicking the can as long as possible.
WYDE, puts on private credit, could be things to look at but the timing has to be right- you incur daily cost for keeping the position. Plenty of other options that you could do as a long term hold and wait so it doesn’t have to be timed perfectly
Some of you don’t have appreciation for the little things in life.
You’re chasing stuff that actually doesn’t matter.
I can’t make you realize it but there will come a moment in your life where you come to that conclusion on your own.
Often, learning the hard way.
This.
If you feel the need to denigrate someone else’s lifestyle, it suggests a lack of satisfaction or appreciation for your own life.
Everyone has their choice and if they genuinely are getting fulfillment, then who are you to judge?
If you someone desires to be better or change but chooses not to, that’s also not your problem. You can acknowledge it being unwise but you really shouldn’t emotionally invested in that at all.
Brandon is spot on here.
Lots of stuff happening in the world.
All of it matters but also doesn’t matter simultaneously.
Pay attention but don’t tie yourself to it.
For much of human history the focus was on yourself and your tribe. You weren’t hearing about things outside of that on a daily basis.
Be adaptable, flexible, quick to change when needed.
Otherwise, let things be the way they are supposed to and deliver value, keep learning.
All will work itself out
The biggest scam in sales is LinkedIn Gurus who try to sell you on the fact that sales is complex.
It’s 1) understanding the client’s problem 2) figuring out if you can solve all of it or enough of it to make sense for both parties 3) come to terms.
It’s not easy, it’s simple.