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Notes on taking work off people's plates.

64 pieces on AI employees, one-process builds, and the parts that still need a person. Written for operators, not for a prompt.

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A notebook with a seven-day grid sketched in pencil

Build · 28 Aug 2026 · 6 min

A 7-day AI employee sprint

One process, from the first call to something running, in seven days. Pick, map, build, hand over.

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A quiet desk at dusk with a laptop and a notebook

Build · 4 Aug 2026 · 6 min

How to pick the first process

The first AI employee should take a pile you can name in hours, not a strategy project you cannot finish in a quarter.

A clipboard in a warehouse aisle

Build · 14 Jul 2026 · 6 min

Map the workflow before you build

If you cannot walk a stranger through the steps, you are not ready to connect a model to your tools.

Two cups and a notebook by a window at dusk

Build · 23 Jun 2026 · 6 min

Connect to tools you already use

The point is to take work off the team, not add another tab they will forget to check.

A headset and notepad on a dark support desk

Build · 2 Jun 2026 · 6 min

Escalation that does not lose context

People should receive a case they can decide, not a chat log they have to reconstruct.

An empty clinic corridor at night

Build · 12 May 2026 · 6 min

Testing an AI employee before go-live

Go-live is not a feeling. It is a test set, a miss rate you can explain, and a person who still owns the weird cases.

A short stack of paper resumes on a wooden table

Build · 21 Apr 2026 · 6 min

Handover docs your team will actually read

If the write-up needs a second notebook, it will not be open at 2am. Day 7 is a page and a call, not a binder.

A desk phone and a paper calendar in low light

Build · 31 Mar 2026 · 6 min

Monitoring an AI employee in production

Pretty charts do not replace a person who can explain why a case failed. Watch the paths a stranger will shout about.

A policy binder on a conference table at night

Build · 10 Mar 2026 · 6 min

What breaks in week two

Launch week hides the cases you did not sample. Week two puts them on the table. That is normal if you are watching.

A calculator and ledger on a dark desk

Build · 1 Feb 2026 · 6 min

Build vs buy an AI employee

Do not buy a platform to avoid naming a process. Do not build a platform to avoid using the tools you already pay for.