Miguel Carvalhal

22 | AI agents and research | running & martial arts

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

Becoming a Jack of all trades.

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

6 things I learned building an AI Agency from 0-100k/month:

Cold outreach is hard as fuck.

99% of the Agency gurus get all their deals from youtube. aka selling you a dream.

OFFER, OFFER, OFFER.

Acquisition system is a must.

Build a CRM for your cold outreach.

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[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@aryanXmahajan SKILLS

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@thomvlieshout I will yes!

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@adilmania Just like AI

[Malvin @ManOfFocus_]

Neverrrrrrrr Everrrrrrr underestimate how much of a blessing it is to have zero health problems and your mom still alive.

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

Companies that say "AI isn't there yet" won't fall behind because they can't adopt AI later. But because their workflows will already be five years out dated.
The real advantage isn't the tools, it's re-engineering how your company works, so AI can run on its own later

[Zara Zhang @zarazhangrui]

If you've adopted AI at your company but haven't seen any tangible results, read this 1990 article: "The Dynamo and the Computer" by Paul David.

When electricity first arrived, factories that "adopted" it barely got faster. They just swapped the steam engine for an electric one and ran everything else exactly as before: same machine layout, same workflow, same management. Electricity in, no real gains out.

The most common mistake with any new technology is to drop it into the old organization and then declare the transformation done.

The real leap came decades later, when each machine got its own small motor. Suddenly machines no longer had to be lined up around one central drive shaft. They could be rearranged around the actual flow of work.

The productivity gains didn't come from electricity. They came from REDESIGNING THE ENTIRE FACTORY around it.

AI is the same. Bolting it onto your existing process gets you a faster steam engine. The payoff comes when you redesign the work itself.

(link to paper in comments)

[Zara Zhang @zarazhangrui]

If you've adopted AI at your company but haven't seen any tangible results, read this 1990 article: "The Dynamo and the Computer" by Paul David.

When electricity first arrived, factories that "adopted" it barely got faster. They just swapped the steam engine for an electric one and ran everything else exactly as before: same machine layout, same workflow, same management. Electricity in, no real gains out.

The most common mistake with any new technology is to drop it into the old organization and then declare the transformation done.

The real leap came decades later, when each machine got its own small motor. Suddenly machines no longer had to be lined up around one central drive shaft. They could be rearranged around the actual flow of work.

The productivity gains didn't come from electricity. They came from REDESIGNING THE ENTIRE FACTORY around it.

AI is the same. Bolting it onto your existing process gets you a faster steam engine. The payoff comes when you redesign the work itself.

(link to paper in comments)

[Daksh Gupta @dakshgup]

boris cherny goes on a podcast every three months and says something like “i’ve stopped breathing now i just wrote a breath.md” and the next day everyone in sf stops breathing

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@vitaliidodonov PDF

[rahul @0interestrates]

if you’re still writing loops that prompt coding agents you’re falling behind. you need to build a meta agent that infers what loops you would have wanted based on your vibe and then write those loops

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@hthieblot The latest mackbook. Maybe a Studio Display as well

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@thomvlieshout I'l apply Thanks!

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@thomvlieshout I definitely am! Is there a job post on the website?

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@ZeMariaMacedo Isn't this (from the little I saw) basically a staffing company? Find good talent -> Deploy it in projects/Companies based on their partnerships . So an AI focused KPMG or Deloitte no?

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@thomvlieshout Thank you! Btw how are you finding it at EF? I see Daniel videos and the infrastructure you are building is impressive.

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

@vitaliidodonov MRR

[kache @yacineMTB]

you can outsource your thinking
but you cannot outsource your understanding

[Miguel Carvalhal @mecls1]

I am truly amazed with Hermes.