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Short posts on automation, AI and process — written for owners and operators, not engineers. Each one ends with a numbered list of actions.

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Automation14 Oct 2026 · 4 min read Which Task Should You Automate First? A 15-Minute Way to Decide Most small teams have a dozen things they could automate and no idea where to start. Here is a simple scoring method to find the one that pays off first. Read the post →

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  1. 4 min read Which Task Should You Automate First? A 15-Minute Way to DecideMost small teams have a dozen things they could automate and no idea where to start. Here is a simple scoring method to find the one that pays off first. Automation
  2. 3 min read Apple will tighten Full Disk Access on the Mac: what the permission exposes and what to checkOn 2 October 2026 Apple told developers that it will add controls to the macOS Full Disk Access permission because of AI agents. This article lists what Apple said, what the permission exposes, what is not known, and the checks to do on a work Mac. AI
  3. 2 min read Meta Muse for Small Business: what it connects to and what it can changeMeta released an AI agent for small businesses on 29 September 2026. This article lists the connected tools, the stated functions, the limits of the evidence, and the checks to do before you connect your accounts. AI
  4. 3 min read AI now answers your customers' calls. Soon it will make them too.Voice agents now resolve most routine calls at large companies, and Google is testing Gemini calling businesses for its users. What a business that runs on the phone should decide this week. Automation
  5. 2 min read Airbnb's AI writes 60% of its code. The other 40% matters more.Airbnb's CEO says AI generates 60% of new code and resolves 40% of support issues. What that means for a business running a software or support team, and four things to do this week. Web
  6. 6 min read Your Business Is Already in an AI Cybersecurity War. Here's How to Not Lose It.Anthropic just revealed an AI model that finds zero-days in every major operating system. Iran is disrupting US water and energy. Here's what business owners should do this week. AI
  7. 4 min read The SaaSpocalypse is already hereDatadog named it the SaaSpocalypse. VMware is losing half its customers. SAP missed its own cloud targets by €2 billion. Here's what it means for your SaaS stack. Process
  8. 3 min read Your Legacy Code Has Vulnerabilities You've Never Found. AI Just Changed That.AI can now audit legacy code — even 40-year-old assembly — faster and cheaper than traditional security engagements. Here's the practical workflow and what it means for your business. Web
  9. 5 min read 290 million products, no VCs: what PopSockets gets rightPopSockets sold 290 million products across 115 countries with no institutional capital. Here's what the story actually reveals about when bootstrapping works — and when it doesn't. Process
  10. 3 min read Your AI vendor is now a brand statementChatGPT uninstalls surged 295% after OpenAI's Pentagon deal. Claude's downloads grew. Here's what the AI trust war means for your business. AI
  11. 4 min read Context is the moat: why your AI is only as good as what you feed itMost AI tools underdeliver not because of the model, but because of poor context. Here's how to fix that — and why it's the only AI advantage that's actually hard to copy. AI
  12. 2 min read Block Cut 40% of Its Staff and the Stock Jumped 23%. That's the Whole Story.Jack Dorsey's AI-framed layoffs at Block triggered a 23% stock jump. What this reveals about the new corporate incentive structure every business leader needs to understand. AI
  13. 3 min read How to audit your stack before AI agents start touching itBefore you connect your CRM, payment processor, or email to an AI agent, here's the four-step audit every business owner should run. AI
  14. 6 min read The AI Investment Boom Hasn't Reached Your Business Yet. That's the OpportunityThe OpenAI COO admitted AI hasn't penetrated enterprise processes. McKinsey puts active deployment at 22%. VCs poured $1.1B into AI chips in one day. Here's what that gap means for consultants and business owners who can bridge it. AI
  15. 1 min read Hello WorldOur first blog post. A quick introduction to what we'll be sharing here. Automation
  16. 4 min read The Anthropic Paradox: Their AI makes you worse at coding, and that's why they need you to keep using itAnthropic published data showing AI assistance reduces developer skill mastery by 17%. That's not a bug in their product. It's the business model. AI