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What's worth automating, and where to start.
Practical blog posts and free tools. No vendor takes, no hype.
The Blog
10 essays Latest Jul 5, 2026
What Big Companies Get Right About Operations (and What to Ignore)
I spent years inside LinkedIn/Microsoft watching how well-run companies operate. Four of their habits now fit a 20-person budget. One never will, and you don't want it anyway.
Read → Jun 15, 2026
AI Automation Consulting Pricing: What It Actually Costs
Jun 15, 2026What 95% of AI Pilots Have in Common
Jun 12, 2026What to automate first: a scoring framework
Jun 8, 2026Automation for professional services firms
Jun 2, 2026Questions to Ask Before Hiring an AI Consultant
May 28, 2026Make vs Zapier vs n8n: an honest comparison
May 21, 2026The 45-Minute Audit
May 14, 2026Your first AI project should not be a chatbot
May 7, 2026What we mean by automation that actually runs
Tools & Frameworks
Free to use 01
107 Ways to Put an AI Agent to Work
A field guide of real use cases, sorted by how hard each is to set up.
Open → 02Process Mapping Intake
Map one workflow and find out whether it is worth automating.
Open → 03The 45-Minute Audit
Find the workflow worth automating first. No software required.
Open → 04The 3-Question Vendor Test
Three questions to ask before buying any AI tool.
Open → 05AI Readiness Scorecard
A five-minute self-assessment for owners weighing AI.
Open → 06Custom Build vs Platform
Custom build or off-the-shelf? A plain-English decision guide.
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