Stories from the Trenches
We use AI in real business — managing restaurants, running marketing campaigns, creating content, and automating everything we can. This is our journal.
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AI WorkflowI Built an Entire AI Marketing Team — 11 Agents, 6 Real Clients, 6 Weeks
Agencies charge $5,000-$10,000/month for Website Audit + Copy Analysis + Competitor Research. I built an AI Marketing Team of 11 agents that works with real clients daily — using Claude Code.
AI GuideWhy AI Isn't Growing Your Business — The Smart Intern Rule That Changes Everything
AI isn't magic — it's a Smart Intern that needs coaching. 3 simple rules that transform how you use AI from 'okay' to 'excellent,' with real-world examples from agency work.
AI NewsClaude Hit #1 on the App Store — Why People Are Leaving ChatGPT
Claude by Anthropic reached #1 on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, overtaking ChatGPT for the first time — after the Pentagon drama over AI in autonomous weapons. But I've been using Claude for real work long before the headlines.
AI GuideWhat is Claude Cowork? — AI That Actually Works for You, Not Just Answers Questions
Learn Claude Cowork from scratch — an AI agent that opens files on your computer, manages documents, creates reports, and automates repetitive tasks. No coding required.
AI WorkflowAI Caught Fake Pricing — When 'Cheaper' Doesn't Mean 'Available'
We built an AI system to monitor competitor prices for an E-commerce client — scraped 600+ products, matched them automatically, compared prices, checked stock, and discovered competitors were faking prices on out-of-stock items.
AI for RestaurantAI-Powered Inventory for Restaurants — From Excel Chaos to Full Traceability
How we went from an Excel spreadsheet that nobody updated to a system tracking 757 bags/month with unique Bag IDs and full audit trail using Airtable + SQLite + AI.
AI WorkflowBuilding a Blog with 7 AI Agents Working in Parallel — Behind INK by DopeLab
We used Claude Code Agent Teams to build INK by DopeLab from scratch — 7 AI agents working simultaneously to create an About page, CLI scripts, and a comments system in a single session.
Developer ToolsControl AI from Your Phone — A Remote Dev Setup That Actually Works
How to set up Tailscale + Termius + tmux to run Claude Code AI from anywhere using just your iPhone. No laptop required.
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AI WorkflowKarpathy Proved It — AI Agents Without a Validation Harness Will Fail Every Time
Karpathy's March of Nines math is brutal: 90% accuracy sounds great until you chain 10 steps and get 35% success. Here's how we built a 32-check Validation Harness to fix it.
Content MarketingRestaurant Sales Dropping? 7 Free Checks Before You Spend a Dime on Ads
Before throwing money at Facebook Ads, check these 7 things first — all free, all actionable today. Sometimes fixing just one brings sales back.
AI WorkflowVision Eval — AI That Checks AI (Using Gemini Vision to QA AI-Generated Images)
We generate 20-30 AI images daily but never QA them — covers miss safe zones, images too dark, text gets blocked. We built vision-eval.py with Gemini Vision: 8 criteria, scored /80, 3 presets, compare mode.
AI WorkflowClaude Channels + Telegram — Control Claude Code From Your Phone, No SSH Required
Anthropic released Claude Channels — an MCP plugin that connects Telegram to your Claude Code session. Deploy, fix code, transcribe voice messages, view images — all from your phone. No Tailscale, no tmux.
AI GuideOrganize 500 Files in 5 Minutes — Claude Cowork EP.2
Use Claude Cowork to organize hundreds of messy files — rename, categorize, build folder structures, all with a single command. No dragging and dropping required.
Content MarketingAI-Powered Monthly Content Calendar — 30 Posts in Under an Hour
What should we post this month? The question that haunts every business, every month. AI helps you plan 30 posts with topics, captions, content pillars, scheduling, and hashtags — works for any business.