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The "Spicy" Side of Productivity: How to Give AI "Sudo" Access Without Losing Everything
The "Spicy" Side of Productivity: How to Give AI "Sudo" Access Without Losing Everything
AI & Machine Learning

If you’ve been following the buzz around AI agents like Clawdbot, you’ve probably heard the term "shell access" or "root …

Jan 26, 2026 404 12 min read
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How to Create Your First AI Agent Employee
How to Create Your First AI Agent Employee
AI & Machine Learning

To create your first AI agent employee for your solopreneur or lean startup, move beyond copy-pasting from chatbots by integrating …

Jan 26, 2026 274 15 min read
By Pivot Buddy Read
From Jupyter Notebook to Consumer Product: A Data Scientist’s Intro to Vibe Coding
From Jupyter Notebook to Consumer Product: A Data Scientist’s Intro to Vibe Coding
Vibe Coding

You’ve spent years mastering your craft. You can wrangle messy datasets, build complex predictive models in Python or R, and …

Jan 24, 2026 281 8 min read
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Build-Measure-Learn for AI Products (The Experiment Playbook)
Build-Measure-Learn for AI Products (The Experiment Playbook)
Build, Measure, Learn

Your first pilot lands. That $997 "AI Growth Radar" offer you packaged in Module 3? Your client raves about the …

Dec 27, 2025 1102 7 min read
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Intelligence Arbitrage—The Harsh Economics of Building on LLMs
Intelligence Arbitrage—The Harsh Economics of Building on LLMs
AI & Machine Learning

There is a quiet crisis happening in the world of AI startups.

Dec 15, 2025 1123 9 min read
By Pivot Buddy Read
Your Domain is Your Moat—Why "AI Generalists" are Dying
Your Domain is Your Moat—Why "AI Generalists" are Dying
AI & Machine Learning Podcast

There is a prevailing myth in the tech world right now: To build a successful AI business, you need to …

Dec 10, 2025 1971 16 min read
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From AI Wrapper to AI Superagent: Building Defensible Value in 2026
From AI Wrapper to AI Superagent: Building Defensible Value in 2026
AI & Machine Learning

In late 2022 and throughout 2023, you could build a million-dollar business by wrapping OpenAI's GPT-3 API in a polished …

Dec 08, 2025 2009 8 min read
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The Lean Founder's Edge: AI as the Ultimate Waste Reduction Tool in the Build Phase
The Lean Founder's Edge: AI as the Ultimate Waste Reduction Tool in the Build Phase
AI & Machine Learning

For solopreneurs, learn how Generative AI acts as the ultimate waste reduction tool in the software 'BUILD' phase. Accelerate MVP …

Dec 01, 2025 13086 13 min read
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Stop Coding, Start Defining: The Comprehensive MVP Approach to Building Your First AI Assistant
Stop Coding, Start Defining: The Comprehensive MVP Approach to Building Your First AI Assistant
MVP & Prototyping

Stop treating AI like software. Focus on capacity creation by rigorously defining your Minimum Viable Agent (MVA) using the R-C-O-G …

Nov 10, 2025 19252 10 min read
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The Future of Prototyping: Managing the Black Box Risk in AI-Native Coding for Lean Startups
The Future of Prototyping: Managing the Black Box Risk in AI-Native Coding for Lean Startups
MVP & Prototyping Podcast

Manage the "AI Black Box" risk in AI-native coding for your lean startup. Discover the strategic playbook: use Agentic Builders …

Sep 30, 2025 1300 11 min read
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The Solo Sprint Strategy - AI and Automation—The Solopreneur’s Strategic Co-Founder
The Solo Sprint Strategy - AI and Automation—The Solopreneur’s Strategic Co-Founder
AI & Machine Learning

our New Team: How Agentic AI and No-Code Tools Function as the Solopreneur’s Strategic Co-Founder

Sep 02, 2025 791 6 min read
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Is Your AI Working? A Solopreneur's Guide to Lean MEASUREment
Is Your AI Working? A Solopreneur's Guide to Lean MEASUREment
AI & Machine Learning

Solopreneurs, don't just build with AI – measure its true impact! Learn to track actionable metrics for your AI automations, …

Jun 19, 2025 778 6 min read
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