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Circula.com

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solarisBank AG

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payleven Global Mobile Payments

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Fundraising - Internship

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I train business professionals on AI and automation: workshops, online courses, live sessions, all the way down to custom company training programs

Alexandre Kantjas

This is definitely one I didn't have on my bingo card this year: Meta just bought Manus AI for $2B. Thoughts:

While everyone's still talking about who has the best model, Zuck bets on another field: the application layer where the real value gets created (and captured).

The AI stack is splitting into two battles:
→ 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google competing on foundation models
→ 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: Where AI actually does work people pay for

Meta struggled with models this year. They know it.

By doing this, Zuck doesn't panic buy: he repositions.

Manus already has:
→ Over $125M revenue run rate
→ Millions of active users
→ A general AI agent that actually executes tasks
→ Proof the application layer is where money flows

Meta didn't buy Manus because they're behind.

They bought it because they're ahead.

If you can't win the infrastructure battle, own the consumer experience.

Thoughts?

Kaboom! Anthropic just launched Cowork and made Claude Code accessible to non-developers. 

Yesterday, Anthropic launched Cowork as a research preview - a simplified version of Claude Code designed for business users who don't write code.

This is a big deal.

Claude Code has been the hottest AI tool since its release. Developers used it for coding. Then for everything else. Then business users started playing with it.

The problem: most business users found it too intimidating to adopt.

Cowork should fix that.

Here's what I'm expecting from it:

𝟭. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
Claude Code is powerful but complex. Cowork simplifies the interface specifically for non-technical users. Anthropic knows that business adoption requires lowering the barrier to entry - and they're betting big on making this accessible.

𝟮. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲
Cowork comes with restrictions by design. I'm curious to understand what trade-offs Anthropic made - and whether those limitations actually help or hurt adoption for typical business use cases.

𝟯. 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱
Enterprise buyers need controlled environments. If Cowork delivers better security guardrails while maintaining usefulness, it becomes the tool you can roll out to every employee.

Anthropic is executing on business AI better than anyone right now.

While other providers focus on developer tools or basic chat, Anthropic is building a complete stack for enterprise adoption - from power users (Claude Code) to everyday business users (Cowork).

If your company is still on the fence regarding which AI provider to standardize on: Anthropic is making the strongest case right now.

AI transformation isn't a 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 problem. It's a 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 one.

The bottleneck isn't technical skills. 

It's organizational structure.

These three 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 are a must to bring AI across the entire organization:

𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 
Without this role, your AI pilots never get the resources to scale. Evangelists make AI a strategic priority, not a side project:
- Sell the vision from the top. 
- Get executive buy-in.
- Secure budget. 

👤 𝘞𝘩𝘰: Founders, C-levels, VPs 
✨ 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴: vision, storytelling, strategic thinking, stakeholder management 
📊 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴: Budget secured, initiatives launched, board approval
--

𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Without this role, your AI strategy stays a PowerPoint deck. Champions bridge strategy to execution and drive adoption:
- Lead by example
- Drive change management
- Train teams and communicate wins

👤 𝘞𝘩𝘰: Middle management, AI Transformation Leads, Department heads, Regional heads 
✨ 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴: Leading by example, change management, training & communication 
📊 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴: Pilot success rate, user adoption, training completion, cross-team usage
--

𝐀𝐈 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬
Without this role, your AI initiatives become legal nightmares. Guardians keep AI safe, legal, and ethical:
- Manage AI ethics and governance
- Navigate regulatory requirements
- Assess and mitigate risks

👤 𝘞𝘩𝘰: Legal counsel, Risk managers, IT security officers 
✨ 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴: AI ethics & governance, regulatory knowledge, risk assessment 📊 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴: Incidents prevented, compliance rate, audit pass rate, policy adoption
--

You can have the best AI Operators, Builders, and Engineers in the world. 

But without Evangelists to fund it, Champions to drive it, and Guardians to protect it, you're building on sand.

Cole Fortman

Fortman Digital

Fortman Digital stands as your trusted ally in the realm of business automation. We equip agencies, consultants, and B2B organizations with the power to transform their operations through our no-code systems. Discover the simplicity of automating tasks and consolidating software with our user-friendly applications, all meticulously crafted to optimize your business processes - without the need for coding.

Founder/Consultant

Outerview

White Label Tools

A directory of different White Label companies across the internet. Browse different companies and categories with White Label offers. Built using Airtable, Softr, and Zapier. 

Acquired 12/23

Chief Technology Officer

Upseed

This role consists of both strategizing which no-code/low-code tech stacks are best suited for the problem at hand as well as a role in actually building the product/software using the specified tech stack.

Cheif No-Code Officer

The Grilled Cheese Dude

What started out as a side project has quickly spiraled into a full-fledged food brand.

I started in college going to parties and selling grilled cheese and with the power of social media, I have made grilled cheese for influencers with millions of followers resulting in over 100k organic impressions on my Instagram account and 3 million impressions on Youtube.

in 2020 I was in talks with an investor about opening up a ghost kitchen in Chicago but the deal fell through. But that won't stop me. I WILL OPEN A GHOST KITCHEN SOMEDAY!

Food Entrepeneur

DIY Lead Generation

Duties Included:
- Strategizing Go-To-Market Plan
- Create Social Media Channels + Content
- Create paid acquisition plan.

Digital Marketing Consultant

Urban Street Window Works

Social media planning and goal setting for the online brand and organic inbound traffic. Creating a promotional strategy, regular publishing schedule, curating relevant and high-quality content and staying relevant in the online world. Helped develop the brand through engagement with the audience and work on audience growth.

Social Content Strategist

Warped Perception Youtube Channel

Youtube Channel focused on slow-motion videography. My role as a camera operator required me to handle the camera and get shots. Experience with Canon camera systems as well as Sony. Shot multiple videos with 1,000,000+ views.

Camera Operator

Dimo's Pizza

During my tenure at Dimo's Pizza, I held a multifaceted role that included:

Crafting dough and preparing cheese, ensuring the highest quality ingredients for our pizzas.
Braving all weather conditions, from the heat of summer to the chill of winter, to deliver pizzas to our customers on my trusty bicycle.
Handling order inputs across various platforms including GrubHub, Dimo's official website, and phone calls, ensuring seamless order processing and customer satisfaction.

Delivery Biker 

Teaching non-tech people how to build and systemize without any coding required.

I run Fortman Digital, a no-code agency and coaching business helping entrepreneurs and SMBs simplify, automate, and scale—without writing a single line of code.

My agency builds custom client portals, automated workflows, and AI-powered systems using tools like Airtable, Softr, and Make.com. As a coach, I also teach non-technical founders how to confidently build and manage their own no-code solutions.

What I Do Best:

Done-For-You Automation: Fully built solutions to streamline your operations.

Personalized Coaching: Friendly guidance that empowers you to create your own tools.

Making Tech Simple: Breaking down complex processes into clear, actionable steps.

Keeping it Fun: Using humor, analogies, and storytelling to make learning enjoyable 😄.

My clients save hundreds of hours, cut operating costs dramatically, and gain the confidence to build independently.

Who should connect? Entrepreneurs, SMB owners, or anyone curious about leveraging no-code to scale their business 🚀.

If you're ready to simplify your operations and grow faster with no-code, let's connect 🤝.

This role consists of both strategizing which no-code/low-code tech stacks are best suited for the problem at hand as well as a role in actually building the product/software using the specified tech stack.



Here’s what I built over the holidays.

$0 startup cost.

100% Opensource

Next step is figuring out how to automate so stay tuned.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!

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Sat down and redid my own personal landing page for my featured section.

Built using Lovable

Would appreciate any and all feedback and hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!

#lovable #webdesign

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