@PeterDiamandis Osho predicted in 1974 - 1976 that humanity would soon carry a device the size of a cigarette package in their pockets, which would hold all the world’s libraries.
He was indeed called insane.
"Agent control plane" is starting to look like a real category.
A few months ago the question was whether agents even needed a control layer. Now it's which one.
Over the last few weeks a handful of products showed up around the same problem, seeing what agents are doing, scoping what they can touch, keeping a human in the loop when it matters. Not for some hypothetical future. Because agents are already wired into real systems and real data, today.
When a bunch of companies start building the same layer at the same time, that's usually what a category forming looks like.
SITUATION UPDATE: OpenAI has released a new version of Codex that integrates into productivity applications to help users with non-coding tasks, in response to Anthropic's Claude Cowork.
I had to stop counting/updating my spreadsheet(s) because the numbers of killed Hizballah members jumped to a level I hadn't seen in years. They're still staggering the releases, but the numbers lost have been through the roof.
I mapped every AI automation opportunity across 25 industries.
10-15 pain points each. With the exact positioning, pricing range, and who to sell to.
This took me 4 years and 80+ client engagements to figure out.
A lot of AI agencies pick a niche and pray.
They don't know the actual pain points.
They don't know who the buyer is.
They don't know what these companies are already paying for broken solutions.
They don't know what the realistic project size is.
So they end up competing on price for generic "AI automation" gigs.
I've worked with marketing agencies, recruiting firms, e-commerce brands, law firms, real estate companies, healthcare practices, financial services, SaaS companies, manufacturing, construction, logistics, and more.
Every single one has 10-15 processes that are bleeding money because they're still done manually.
Here's what the guide covers for each industry:
→ The top 10-15 automation pain points (ranked by ROI)
→ Who the actual buyer is (CEO, COO, ops manager, etc.)
→ What they're currently paying for manual labor or broken SaaS
→ Realistic project pricing ($5K-$60K+ depending on scope)
→ The discovery questions that unlock the deal
→ How to position yourself as the expert even if you've never worked in that industry
→ Red flags to avoid (industries and company sizes that aren't worth it)
25 industries and 300+ specific automation opportunities.
This is the cheat code for picking your niche and knowing exactly what to sell before you ever get on a call.
Like + RT + reply "NICHE" and I'll send you the full guide (Must be following so I can DM)