SPARK6

👀 WHAT MAKES SPARK6 STAND OUT IN THE CREATIVE AND TECH INDUSTRY?

At SPARK6, we pride ourselves on being more than just a typical creative agency. Founded on the belief that technology has the potential to change the world for the better, our team is passionate about tackling complex challenges in various fields, particularly sustainability 🌎, education 🧑🏽‍🎓, and health 🏋🏼‍♀️.

Our Approach & Specialties:

📱 Solutions for Digital Products: Our team is an even blend of artists and engineers. We have the best-in-class talent to deliver branding, logos, user experience design, user interface design, websites, e-commerce, and mobile applications. 

💪🏼 Commitment to Excellence: Our business model revolves around delivering outstanding results at fair prices, ensuring that our clients receive the best value.

🚀 Startup or Fortune 500: Our clients range from some of the biggest names in tech to those who aspire to be their size. We love working with dreamers with ideas on napkins just as much as we do with far-reaching ventures.

👁️ Our Vision: At SPARK6, our vision extends beyond the scope of conventional creative agencies. We are committed to using technology as a force for good, making a tangible impact on the world by addressing critical challenges.

🧠 Our Philosophy: We believe in the power of collaboration and innovation. Our hybrid work environment in Salt Lake City and Santa Monica fosters a culture of creativity and inclusivity, enabling us to deliver solutions that are not only effective but also socially responsible.

🖥️ Join Us: To explore how technology and creativity can create a better world, visit https://www.spark6.com/.

Vouch Vault, Inc.

WHAT MAKES VOUCH A GAME-CHANGER IN DIGITAL RECOMMENDATIONS?

At VOUCH, we've revolutionized the way people share and discover recommendations. Our innovative mobile app, the VOUCH, offers a free digital locker where users can store and share the items they love and endorse. Our mission is to enhance the experience of recommendation sharing, making it easy and enjoyable.

❤️ Our app allows users to follow individuals whose tastes and opinions they trust, ranging from personal acquaintances to public figures and brands. This feature not only fosters a community of trust but also aids in discovering new and exciting products and services.

🎯 Key Features of VOUCH:

➡️ Digital Locker System: Safely store your favorite items and recommendations.
➡️ Social Discovery: Follow friends, influencers, and brands to see what they recommend.
➡️ Effortless Search: Easily find items, people, and hashtags to explore new recommendations.
➡️  Community Building: Connect with a community that values genuine and trustworthy endorsements.

🙌🏼 Our Vision: 

At VOUCH, we are dedicated to creating a platform that simplifies the process of sharing and discovering trusted recommendations. We believe in the power of personal endorsements and aim to create a space where these can be shared freely and reliably.

🖥️ Visit Us: To experience the future of digital recommendations, visit Vouch: https://www.vouchvault.com/

Co-Founder

LOCUS New Media

CRAFTING USER EXPERIENCES AND STRATEGIES AT LOCUS NEW MEDIA:

During my tenure at LOCUS New Media, I embraced the dual role of a User Experience Designer and Business Strategist, focusing on enhancing user engagement and driving business growth.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements:

📱 User Experience Design: 

My primary responsibility was to design intuitive and engaging user interfaces for various digital platforms. This involved conducting user research, creating wireframes and prototypes, and iterating designs based on user feedback to ensure optimal user experience.

📊 Business Strategy Development: 

Alongside UX design, I played a pivotal role in developing and implementing business strategies. This included identifying new market opportunities, analyzing industry trends, and proposing innovative solutions to increase company revenue and market presence.

Cross-functional Collaboration: 

Collaborated closely with development, marketing, and design teams to ensure alignment between user experience and business objectives. This synergy was crucial in delivering cohesive and effective digital solutions.

Client Engagement and Feedback Integration: Actively engaged with clients to understand their needs and incorporated their feedback into design and strategy, ensuring solutions were tailored to their specific requirements.

Key Learnings and Contributions:

My experience at LOCUS New Media was instrumental in honing my skills in user-centric design and strategic business planning. I contributed to various projects that not only enhanced user satisfaction but also propelled the company’s growth in the competitive digital media landscape.

Biz Dev

Harcos, Inc.

EMBRACING INNOVATION AND GROWTH AT HARCOS, INC.:

In my role as a Co-Founder at Harcos, Inc., I leveraged a decade of experience in sales and business development within the industrial automation sector. This period was marked by significant professional growth and the application of my accumulated expertise from working with industry leaders such as KUKA Robotics, Cognex Vision Systems, RVSI Northeast Robotics, Intelligent Actuator, and Keyence Corporation.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements:

🚀 Strategic Business Development: 

My primary focus was on driving the growth of Harcos, Inc. through strategic business development initiatives. This involved identifying and pursuing new market opportunities, establishing key partnerships, and expanding the company’s customer base.

📊 Sales Leadership: 

As a seasoned sales professional, I led sales efforts by implementing effective sales strategies, nurturing client relationships, and achieving ambitious sales targets. My experience with leading automation companies enriched my approach to sales in the dynamic environment of Harcos, Inc.

🧪 Product Development and Innovation: 

Being at the forefront of Harcos, Inc., I played a pivotal role in overseeing product development, ensuring that our offerings were not only innovative but also tailored to meet the evolving needs of our clients in the industrial automation space.

👏🏼 Team Building and Leadership: 

I was instrumental in building and leading a team of professionals dedicated to achieving the company's vision. My leadership was characterized by a focus on fostering a collaborative environment and driving team members towards excellence.

💰 Fundraising: 

After bootstrapping our first year, I took the lead on raising our Series A round, which was successfully funded.

DRIVING BUSINESS GROWTH AND STRATEGY AT DVT:

In my role as Director of Business Development at DVT, I dedicated two years to spearheading growth initiatives and developing strategic business plans. This period was characterized by a focus on expanding DVT's market reach and enhancing its competitive position in the industry.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements:

Strategic Planning and Execution: 

My main responsibility was to formulate and implement robust business development strategies. This included market analysis, identifying growth opportunities, and devising actionable plans to capture these opportunities.

Client Relationship Management: 

I placed a strong emphasis on building and maintaining relationships with key clients and stakeholders. My approach was centered on understanding their needs and providing solutions that aligned with their business objectives.

Team Leadership and Collaboration: 

Leading a team of business development professionals, I fostered a collaborative environment that encouraged innovation and a results-driven mindset. My leadership style was instrumental in motivating the team to achieve and exceed our targets.

Market Expansion: 

A significant part of my role involved exploring new markets and channels for business expansion. This required a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt our strategies to different contexts.

Revenue Growth: 

Under my leadership, DVT saw a substantial increase in revenue, largely attributed to strategic partnerships, enhanced client relations, and effective market penetration strategies.

Building a Legacy:

My tenure at DVT was a period of significant professional growth and learning. It reinforced my expertise in strategic business development and laid a foundation for my future endeavors in leadership roles.

director biz dev

Apps, sites, & software for startups and the big companies they strive to become.

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👋 Hi there!  

I'm a serial entrepreneur and founder of SPARK6, a software and product innovation agency focused on helping companies implement AI-powered solutions that create effective organizations and products people love. 

After a decade of working in robotics, I’ve started and sold several companies in both CPG and software. 

I post daily on how AI can be a force-multiplier for leadership, business leverage, and personal productivity - for you, your team, and your customers. 

For actionable tips and insights into the latest AI developments, subscribe to my newsletter Framework Friday.  

We specialize in designing and building: 

→ Websites (CMS agnostic) 
→ Custom enterprise software 
→ Mobile apps (iOS and Android) 
→ E-Commerce platforms (Like Shopify) 
→ Workflow automations powered by LLMs 
→ AI strategy, training and change management  
→ Conversational AI experiences for customer service 
→ AI agents for internal and customer-facing workflows 
→ AI-powered telepresence and holographic experiences  

Our clients range from startups to global brands across industries like:  

→ Arts  
→ CPG 
→ Telcom
→ Fintech  
→ Fit-tech
→ Logistics  
→ For-cause
→ Education  
→ Healthcare
→ Personal care 

We've been doing this for 14 years, and over that time, we've built for Fortune 500s and scrappy startup teams alike.  The common thread? High-impact work delivered with strategic care and real technical precision. 

Sound like something you're exploring?  Send me a message. Just don’t open with a pitch-slap. And if you're a bot, I'm looking forward to that dad joke 😉 

Let’s build something amazing. 

- Elijah

Most people design AI like it’s a transaction.  

Until they meet a system that doesn’t.

They optimize for efficiency.  
Not empathy.  

For outputs.  
Not outcomes.  

Then I watched a founder who changed everything.  

He built AI that respected the human layer.  
Every user. Every touchpoint. Every signal.  

No hierarchy in its logic.  
No bias in its attention.  
Just systems serving people.  

Years later, I understood why.  
He’d worked support before he built software.  
He knew what it felt like to be unseen.  

“Machines learn from us,” he said.  
“So we better teach them how to see.”  

That stuck with me.  

When you design systems, you design culture.  
Every automation reflects what you value.  
Every workflow encodes your priorities.  

If we build for speed alone,  
we’ll create systems that move fast and miss people.  

But when you build for dignity  
you design tools that scale humanity, not replace it.  

Respect costs nothing.  
Yet it changes everything.  

Not because of what your AI can do for you.  
But because of what it can do *with* you.  

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Elijah Szasz

Founder | Follow to leverage AI in Products & Leadership

The people who criticize your progress the loudest

are usually the ones making none of their own.

When I started building AI systems for clients,
a few people assumed I'd lost the plot.

Not quietly either.

I got messages like:
"Isn't this just prompt engineering?"
"Why wouldn't they just use ChatGPT?"
"You're building something that'll be free next year."

What they missed:
progress feels threatening
to anyone who hasn’t moved in a while.

The people who are actually building,
they don’t mock experimentation.

→ Engineers don’t roll their eyes  
  at cleaner system design

→ Operators don’t judge you  
  for automating recurring work

→ Founders don’t laugh  
  at your early prototypes

They get it, because they’ve lived the messy part.

The loudest critics are usually the ones
who never shipped anything uncertain.

They cling to familiar workflows.
They avoid new tools.
They fear being replaced,
so they criticize those who adapt.

Don’t let that noise steal your momentum.

AI is not a trend.
It’s an acceleration layer.
And early movers always look “strange”
to people who stopped moving.

Here’s what critics never see:

→ Your tenth rebuild  
→ Your first broken workflow  
→ Your willingness to learn fast  
→ Your reps with new automations  
→ Your patience while the system stabilizes

They only see the part they can comment on.

So keep going.

Keep refining your internal processes.  
Keep documenting workflows that scale.  
Keep building agents that remove friction.  
Keep designing tools that move work forward.

Because the real risk is not adopting AI too early.
It’s waking up one day and realizing
you outsourced your future to someone braver.

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Mastery isn't taught. 

It's earned in chaos, failure, and fire drills. 

Real mastery shows up when things break  
Not when everything runs clean. 

In AI and automation, the lessons usually arrive as outages,  
bottlenecks, failed handoffs, and edge cases nobody predicted. 

You don’t understand workflow design  
until an automation loops itself at 2am. 

You don’t understand data quality  
until an AI agent makes the wrong decision with confidence. 

You don’t understand systems thinking  
until a “small fix” knocks over three other processes. 

Theory is tidy. 
Systems are messy. 
Only one teaches you how to build for scale. 

Here’s how to use that to your advantage:

1. Ship before you feel ready  
↳ AI models improve in the real world, not in your notebooks  
↳ Deploy fast, observe fast  
↳ Feedback is the real fine-tuning

2. Turn every failure into an architecture upgrade  
↳ Document your last three breakdowns  
↳ Identify the constraint behind each  
↳ Convert those into new rules, guardrails, or automations

3. Say yes to complexity earlier than you want to  
↳ Integrate the tool  
↳ Test the agent  
↳ Connect the systems  
Courage precedes competence in technical environments

In AI, in systems, in business,  
experience is the most expensive education  
but also the one that hardens your intuition. 

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Most people blame the system. 

Here's why few ever build a great one.

They see outcomes and call them luck.  
They don’t see the micro-decisions that made them.

Every result in your life right now  
is a reflection of a system you designed,  
intentionally or not.

Systems are invisible until they break.  
Then suddenly, everyone sees them.

→ The missed workouts.  
→ The reactive emails.  
→ The unplanned meetings.  
→ The unclear goals.  

Tiny leaks.  
Each one insignificant alone.  
Together, they sink the ship.

When founders finally grasp this,  
everything changes.

They stop chasing motivation.  
They start refining inputs.  
They stop blaming outcomes.  
They start building infrastructure.

Because systems don’t care how you feel.  
They care how they’re built.

Every business, every body, every relationship  
runs on feedback loops.  
Good systems amplify the right signals.  
Bad ones multiply noise.

Design replaces blame.  
Iteration replaces excuses.

Want different results?  
Change the system that creates them.

Start small.  
Decide once, automate forever.  
Build a system so solid  
you can trust it on your worst day.

The future doesn’t care what you intend.  
Only what you design.

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Real power has no performance clause.  

It just works quietly in the background.

We see it every day in systems, in people, in nature.  
The strongest ones rarely broadcast their strength.  
They simply hold everything together.

That’s the difference between power and performance.  
Performance is loud.  
Power is stable.

It’s like a great AI model or a seasoned founder.  

No noise.  
No panic.  
No bravado. 

Just clarity, direction, and follow-through.

The best leaders I’ve met operate the same way.  
They don’t chase attention.  
They build systems that make attention irrelevant.

→ The strongest founders build teams that outgrow them.  
→ The smartest thinkers ask more questions than they answer.  
→ The wealthiest creators optimize for time, not things.  
→ The happiest ones value peace over proof.

Quiet strength scales.  
Because it’s sustainable.  
Because it doesn’t depend on validation.

If you’re always trying to prove your worth,  
you’re probably running someone else’s playbook.

When you stop performing,  
you can finally start leading.

And when you start leading,  
you no longer need the spotlight
you become the source of light.

Real power doesn’t need to prove itself.  
It just keeps building.

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Mental overload isn’t from work volume.

It’s from the systems that manage it.

If you want to think less and create more,  
you need systems that quiet the noise and sharpen the signal.  

1. Offload the Noise  
Most mental clutter comes from trying to remember everything.  
AI tools like Mem or Notion AI can hold your thoughts for you 
so your brain can focus on ideas, not storage.  

↳ Try this:  
Use Mem or Notion AI to capture every idea instantly.  
Tag and summarize automatically.  
Set up daily AI recaps of your notes.  

The less your brain stores, the more it creates.  

2. Automate the Routine  
Repetition drains focus.  
Let AI handle the predictable stuff, scheduling, drafts, replies  
so you can put your energy where it matters.  

↳ Try this:  
Use ChatGPT or Claude for repetitive messages.  
Automate scheduling and confirmations.  
Build Zapier workflows to trigger AI actions.  

Every task you automate gives you back a block of clarity.  

3. Build a Second Brain with AI  
Your best ideas deserve structure.  
Use systems like Notion or Obsidian with AI  
to surface insights you forgot you even had.  

↳ Try this:  
Feed your notes into an AI knowledge base.  
Let AI connect related ideas and summarize for quick refreshers.  

AI can remember what you can’t, and reveal what you’ve missed.  

4. Streamline Decisions  
Decision fatigue kills focus.  
AI can simulate outcomes or highlight tradeoffs,  
helping you decide faster with confidence.  

↳ Try this:  
Ask AI to list pros and cons.  
Use structured prompts to stress-test ideas.  
Forecast results from past data.  

Smart systems remove emotion so you can act with clarity.  

5. Design Focus Rituals  
Clarity needs rhythm.  
Use AI to design rituals that protect your energy  
from focus blocks to recovery cues.  

↳ Try this:  
Automate focus sessions in your calendar.  
Use AI journaling prompts to close each day.  
Get summaries of your mood or energy trends.  

Rituals keep you sharp; systems keep them consistent.  

6. Curate What You Consume  
Input defines output.  
Let AI filter what deserves your attention  
so your mental diet matches your goals.  

↳ Try this:  
Use Refind or Readwise for curated reading.  
Let AI summarize long articles.  
Create smart folders that learn what matters to you.  

Control your inputs and clarity becomes effortless.  

7. Reflect and Refine with Data  
Your clarity compounds when you measure it.  
AI can reveal patterns in your focus, energy, and habits  
turning reflection into optimization.  

↳ Try this:  
Connect your productivity tools to AI dashboards.  
Ask AI to summarize weekly patterns and wins.  
Adjust your routines from real insight, not guesswork.  

Data turns reflection into evolution.  

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7 Ways to stop overthinking & start creating

Everyone's teaching AI to think like humans.
 
DeepMind did the opposite.
 
They taught it to dream like a system.
 
Most people see AI as the dreamer.
I see it as the mirror.
 
In 2016, AlphaGo made a move no human would make.
Move 37.
Game 2.
 
Experts called it a mistake.
It looked wrong.
Felt wrong.
 
Then it won the game.
 
But here's what that moment really revealed:
 
AlphaGo wasn't trying to think like a human.
It was thinking like a system.
Exploring spaces we couldn't see.
 
And in doing so, it showed us something about ourselves.
 
The best Go players didn't reject that move.
They studied it.
Absorbed it.
Evolved because of it.
 
Lee Sedol, the human champion, said:
"I thought I knew everything about Go.
But AlphaGo showed me I was wrong."
 
That's the mirror effect.
 
AI doesn't just solve problems.
It reveals our blind spots.
Our assumptions.
The dreams we didn't know we had.
 
Here's what most people miss about AI:
 
→ It's not about making machines more human
→ It's about discovering what we haven't seen in ourselves
→ The breakthrough happens when systems challenge our patterns
 
If we design AI to only reflect us,
we miss the point.
 
But if we let it show us what we can't see?
 
That's when both human and machine evolve.
 
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Starting over with AI isn't a setback.
 
It's a core part of your business evolution.
 
Most people rush to master the latest tools.
But mastery comes from slowing down,
...then systemizing what sticks.
 
 Here's what I'd do differently if I was starting over:
 
1️⃣ Master Fewer Tools
Everyone chases every new AI trend.
The winners go deep, not wide.
Depth compounds, novelty fades fast.
 
↳ Choose one model and learn it deeply.
↳ Build around systems, not hype.
↳ Track small improvements weekly.
 
 Depth scales. Trend-chasing burns time.
 
2️⃣ Automate Better Thinking
AI isn't just for doing more, it's for thinking better.
Use it to refine logic, not just speed.
 
↳ Prompt daily to challenge your perspective.
↳ Summarize to find blind spots.
↳ Ask "why" before "how."

AI works best when you slow down first.

3️⃣ Embrace the Early Chaos
Your first systems will fail, good.
Every crash teaches structure.
 
↳ Launch early, fix fast.
↳ Document what breaks.
↳ Treat bugs as feedback.

The mess builds the muscle.

4️⃣ Keep Systems Simple
Complexity kills consistency.
Great systems are clear, repeatable, and boringly efficient.
 
↳ Cut steps until it flows clean.
↳ Focus on one goal per flow.
↳ Make it easy enough to teach.
 
Simple systems survive. Complex ones collapse.
 
5️⃣ Upgrade Yourself First
AI mirrors your clarity, or your confusion.
Better thinking builds better outputs.
 
↳ Create frameworks before prompts.
↳ Ask sharper questions.
↳ Reflect weekly on what worked.
 
AI scales your mind, for better or worse.
 
6️⃣ Use Human Judgment
AI predicts patterns, not values.
Keep humans in the loop, always.
 
↳ Review results manually.
↳ Add a human approval step.
↳ Question every "perfect" answer.
 
Judgment is the edge machines can't copy.
  
7️⃣ Build Your Second Brain
Capture what you learn.
Let AI remember what you forget.
 
↳ Store prompts, notes, and workflows.
↳ Tag by topic for easy retrieval.
↳ Review and refine weekly.
 
PS Your second brain compounds faster than your first.
 
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What I wish I knew before I built my first system

The danger isn't AI, 

It's forgetting how to think without it. 

In a world built on AI,  
the real risk isn’t the tech.  
It’s losing ownership of your own thinking.

Every day, you’re surrounded by systems engineered to decide for you:

→ Feeds that predict what you’ll click  
→ Tools that complete your sentences  
→ Notifications that interrupt your clarity loop
→ Models that shape what you see as “normal”  

These aren’t malicious.  
They’re efficient.  
But efficiency has a hidden cost:  
it quietly lowers your cognitive defenses.

Here’s how I stay intentional while building AI systems for others:

1. Treat your attention as system-critical  
↳ Inputs become beliefs  
↳ Beliefs become decisions  
↳ Decisions shape outcomes  
Your attention is the root function. Guard it.

2. Maintain manual control cycles  
↳ AI should accelerate thinking, not replace it  
↳ Keep moments where your brain runs the process, not the model  
↳ Whiteboard before prompting, reflect before automating

3. Build mental redundancy  
↳ Always ask: “What assumption is this system making?”  
↳ “Does this align with my goals or the algorithm’s goals?”  
↳ Friction isn’t failure, it’s awareness

4. Schedule uninterrupted compute time  
↳ Quiet thinking is becoming a rare advantage  
↳ No tabs, no tools, no suggestions  
↳ Let your internal model run without interference

AI is powerful.  
Systems are powerful.  
But neither has more inherent risk than the mind that stops questioning.

Clarity is your real firewall.  
Everything else is downstream.

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Here's how to scale without burning out.  

But only if you upgrade your thinking.

1️⃣ Manual tasks → Systemized workflows
Most bottlenecks are not skill problems.  
They are system problems.  

🚫 “I’ll just knock this out myself”  
✅ “If I automate this once, I never touch it again.”
When you replace repetition with systems,  
your team stops grinding and starts growing.

2️⃣ Reactive workflows → Proactive intelligence
Most teams wait for problems to appear.  
AI can surface them before they hit your desk.

🚫 “Ping me if something breaks”  
✅ “Let the agent flag issues and route fixes automatically.”
Proactive beats heroic.  
Every single time.

3️⃣ More people → Better leverage
Throwing bodies at complexity does not scale.  
Clear systems do.

🚫 “We need another hire to keep up”  
✅ “We need a workflow that removes the busywork.”
AI agents create leverage that hiring alone cannot.  
They never get tired and they never forget.

4️⃣ Information hoarding → Knowledge activated
Knowledge sitting in docs is wasted potential.  
Knowledge inside workflows is power.

🚫 “The process is written down somewhere”  
✅ “The system triggers the right step at the right time.”
When your SOPs become actions,  
work stops slipping through cracks.

5️⃣ Working harder → Building compounding systems
Hard work is admirable.  
Compounding systems win.

🚫 “I hope I have the energy to push today”  
✅ “My systems push even when I’m tired.”
Momentum doesn’t come from motivation.  
It comes from architecture.

Which shift could create the biggest lift for your team?

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Most people treat AI like a calculator.

The ones pulling ahead treat it like a junior employee.

They're not just using tools, they're building systems.  
Not asking better questions, architecting better processes.

The edge isn't knowing AI exists.  
It's knowing how to make it work for you.

Here's how to shift from user to builder:

1. Learn how the tools think  
↳ Don't just use ChatGPT, understand why it answers the way it does. Pattern recognition is power.

2. Build your own prompt library  
↳ Every workflow you document becomes reusable leverage.

3. Train AI on your actual work  
↳ Feed it your writing style, your frameworks, your decision trees. Make it sound like you.

4. Automate decisions, not just tasks  
↳ Free up mental bandwidth for strategy. Let AI handle the repetitive thinking.

5. Create feedback loops  
↳ Review outputs, refine inputs, repeat. Good systems improve themselves.

6. Embed AI into your daily flow  
↳ SOPs, meeting notes, client communication. Make it invisible infrastructure.

7. Build small agents that compound  
↳ One automation saves 10 minutes. Ten automations change your day.

8. Treat AI like a team member  
↳ Give it context, not just commands. You're coaching, not copy-pasting.

9. Document your system as you build it  
↳ Your process evolution is intellectual property. Capture it.

10. Stay in experiment mode  
↳ The next advantage won't be knowing prompts. It'll be designing new roles for AI.

The people training AI aren't replacing themselves.  
They're scaling themselves.

That's the real edge: intelligence that compounds while you focus on what matters.

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Some people stop when it gets hard.  

Others build systems that keep going anyway.  

Failure hurts.  
So does frustration.  
But quitting is the fastest way to guarantee both.  

I’ve learned this building companies, teams, and AI systems alike:  
Persistence isn’t a personality trait.  
It’s a process.  

Here’s how the ones who last approach it differently:  

1. They redefine failure.  
↳ It’s not final, it’s feedback for the next iteration.  

2. They shorten their recovery loops.  
↳ They debug fast and get back to shipping.  

3. They believe in compounding progress.  
↳ Small daily wins outscale big occasional ones.  

4. They turn rejection into redirection.  
↳ Every “no” improves the model.  

5. They seek discomfort on purpose.  
↳ Growth lives where things break.  

6. They celebrate incremental improvement.  
↳ Momentum matters more than milestones.  

7. They choose believers over doubters.  
↳ Environment is the invisible algorithm of success.  

8. They trust the process, even when the outcome lags.  
↳ Systems compound; emotions fluctuate.  

Most people stop one iteration before breakthrough.  
They exit the simulation right before the data converges.  

The world is full of brilliant people who gave up too soon.  

Don’t be one of them.  
Keep building. Keep training the model. Keep showing up.  

The system learns because you stayed in the loop.  

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We keep training AI to be more “human.”
 
But half the time, we forget to be.
 
As a founder, it’s easy to get lost in optimization mode.
New systems. New automations. New outcomes.
 
But lately I’ve been thinking
there’s a version of me in 10 years who’ll miss this exact stage:
 
The quiet mornings before the inbox wakes up.
The faces on Zoom I actually *know* by name.
Even the chaos of building something that still feels fragile.
 
So I’ve been slowing my system down, too.
 
Actually tasting my coffee instead of scanning my feed.
Letting a conversation run past the calendar slot.
Listening fully before moving to the next “input.”
 
Because the best systems aren’t just efficient.
They’re human.
They make space for life between the lines of code.
 
AI doesn’t feel nostalgia.
But we do.
 
So maybe the real upgrade is remembering
that the good old days are happening right now.
 
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I watched my AI agent do $2,400 worth of work 

while I sat at my daughter's gymnastics class.

No exaggeration.

I had this moment with my AI agent last week.

I was stuck in our CRM building a report.
The UI was clunky.
The conditional logic made no sense.
And every time GPT suggested a rule,
I’d check the dropdown and it simply wasn’t there.

So I opened the CRM inside Atlas.
I asked my agent what was going on.
It looked at the screen and said,
"You actually need an automation for clean data. Want me to build it?"

Sure. Go for it.

A few minutes later it’s clicking around.
Slowly, but with intent.
Doing something I’d never done before.
Something I’d have needed to learn.

And it worked.

So I queued another task.
And another.
And another.

Fast forward an hour:
I’m at my daughter’s gymnastics class
with five Atlas browser tabs open,
each one quietly grinding through workflows
that used to eat my afternoons alive.

Here’s what hit me in that moment:

→ Speed doesn’t matter if I’m not the one doing the work  
→ Accuracy improves when the system can see the actual UI  
→ The mental tax of “I’ll do it later” disappears when an agent can own it  
→ Parallelization changes everything (5 browsers, 5 tasks)

This is the promise of agentic AI.
Not hype.
Not sci-fi.
Not someday.

It’s the shift from "assist me" to "go do it."

And once you see it working in real time,
you stop thinking about AI as a tool.
You start seeing it as workforce.

What’s one tedious workflow you’d hand off first?

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Trying to build new systems can feel impossible.

But it’s usually just unfamiliar, not impossible.

The first time you wire AI into your workflow,
it feels like you’re breaking something.

The first time you automate a process,
you second‑guess every step.

The first time you hand a task to an agent,
you wonder if you can trust the output.

That discomfort isn’t a signal to stop.
It’s a signal that you’re in new territory.

And new territory is where leverage lives.

→ When you build custom AI agents
↳ You stop doing repetitive work entirely

→ When you document your workflows
↳ You gain clarity you didn’t know you were missing

→ When you automate 20% of your week
↳ You unlock a different version of yourself

Here’s the truth I wish someone told me earlier:
Systems don’t get easier because you get smarter.

They get easier because you get **reps**.

Every awkward first attempt
is buying you competence later.

Every small automation
is buying back future hours.

Every new AI workflow you install
is increasing your surface area for opportunity.

You’re not behind.
You’re just early in the learning curve.

And early is a powerful place to be.

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Everything that ever went well in my life
 
started with getting out of my own way.
 
I used to be proud of being the bottleneck.
The one who double-checked every task,
tweaked every line, approved every message.
 
As a generalist (which isn't so bad in the age of AI),
this is a huge challenge.
I've even been called a "Swiss Army Knife."
 
It felt responsible.
It felt like leadership.
 
It wasn’t.
It was fear disguised as control.
 
And fear slows everything down.
 
I learned this the hard way running my first company.
Projects lagged not because of bad code or bad tools
but because every decision waited for me.
 
I was the delay.
I was the failure point.
 
Today, automation changes all of that.
 
When we started building AI workflows
to handle scheduling, reporting, and QA
everything accelerated overnight.
 
Less friction.
Fewer handoffs.
More creative bandwidth.
 
Here’s what I realized:
 
1. Clarity is automation’s foundation.
→ If the task isn’t crystal clear,
no system can save it.
 
2. Systems are empathy at scale.
→ They protect people from chaos, not replace them.
 
3. Every repetitive task steals momentum.
→ Automate it once, reclaim it forever.
 
4. Humans should handle exceptions,
not expectations.
 
5. A well-built system makes freedom possible.
→ You can step away without fear.
 
I used to equate control with quality.
Now I see automation WITH
a human in the loop
as trust in motion.
 
Because when humans jam the system,
it’s not code that breaks, it’s growth.
 
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You don't need more intensity to build your exit. 

You need less chaos.

Not a bigger leap.
A calmer foundation.

One protected block a day is enough to start.
Forty-five minutes you refuse to negotiate with.

That block becomes your quiet lab.
Your place to build skills without pressure.
To test ideas without chaos.
To launch tiny projects that grow legs.

When you stack those days, things change.
Because progress compounds,
and so does clarity.

But here’s the part most people overlook:
Your system matters more than your willpower.

If the tools you use create noise,
you’ll avoid the work.
If they bury you in tabs and tasks,
your mind goes into overdrive.
If they scatter your attention,
your energy gets hijacked.

The right setup does the opposite.
It creates calm.
It creates rhythm.
It creates psychological space.

That’s the kind of system worth building.

→ Automations that remove mental load  
→ Workflows that reduce decision fatigue  
→ Simple structures that keep you focused  
→ Tools that feel like support, not stress  

Because the goal isn’t to quit your job tomorrow.
The goal is to build something steady enough
that your nervous system actually relaxes
as you move toward your exit.

Most people chase intensity.
The smart ones design environments
that make intensity unnecessary.

Start with forty-five minutes.
Start with one clean, supportive system.
Start with less chaos, not more effort.

You’re not just building an escape plan.
You’re building a life you can actually breathe in.

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The TrapYou're using AI more than ever. 

You're also thinking less than ever.

That's not a coincidence.

High performers know AI without rituals becomes a crutch. 
Here are the 7 monthly practices that keep them sharp, ethical, and ahead.

1. Prompt Maintenance Day  
AI mirrors your clarity. Keep your prompts lean, clean, and precise.

→ Clean Your Inputs  
• Review top prompts monthly.  
• Delete cluttered or vague ones.  
• Tag winners for reuse.

2. No-AI Day  
Silence the algorithms. Let your raw thoughts breathe again.

→ Go Fully Analog  
• Write or sketch by hand.  
• Reflect without tools.  
• Note ideas that felt alive
(Listen to somehting on vinyl for bonus hipster vibes)


3. Exploration Day  
New tools = new thinking. Curiosity is your edge.

→ Test, Compare, Learn  
• Try one new AI model.  
• Compare tone and bias.  
• Capture what surprised you.

4. Build Something Small  
Momentum beats mastery. Small builds shape big skill.

→ Create, Don’t Consume  
• Automate one task.  
• Build one micro-workflow.  
• Ship it publicly.

5. Ethics Check-In Day  
Power means responsibility. Audit how your systems behave.

→ Lead With Care  
• Review one automation ethically.  
• Check for bias or leaks.  
• Update your guardrails.

6. Human Feedback Day  
AI refines, people reveal truth. Invite critique early.

→ Ask, Listen, Adjust  
• Share one AI draft.  
• Gather honest reactions.  
• Apply human insight.

7. Reflection & Reset Day  
Look back to move forward. Learn from your month’s data.

→ Review, Refine, Repeat  
• Revisit what worked.  
• Drop what drained you.  
• Set next month’s intent.

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7 AI Rituals High Performers Keep Monthly

We complain when superhuman intelligence takes 20 seconds.

Think about how insane that is.

Kevin and I were testing a new model the other day. 

What hit us wasn’t the speed, or even the quality.  
It was the contrast.

One tab was instant, nuanced, deeply contextual.  
The other was still “thinking,” twenty minutes later.  

And that tiny gap?  
That’s the future sneaking up on us. 

We say, “this is the worst it’s ever going to be.”  
But tech doesn’t just go up and to the right.  
It gets better, then worse, then better again.  

Progress is lumpy.  
But directionally, it’s undeniable.

What impressed me most:  
→ It retained a huge amount of context  
→ It retrieved answers instantly  
→ The writing felt natural and precise  
→ It mapped itself to the document like it was part of it  

This is why people are excited.  
Not hype.  
Access.  

The point of access is where everything changes.  
When friction drops to near zero,  
behavior shifts overnight.  

The same way broadband unlocked YouTube.  
The same way the iPhone unlocked the app economy.  
The same way agentic AI will unlock workflows we can’t imagine yet.  

We’re not just getting smarter models.  
We’re getting closer distance between intent and output.  

And once that gap collapses,  
every industry reorganizes.  

Enjoy the glimmers.  
They’re the early signs of a new baseline.  

PS - I had a great time recording this week's "AI at Work" with Kevin Williams. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Link is in the first comment. 

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Your AI systems aren't broken.  

They're just too noisy to think with you.  

Most teams want better AI output,  
but skip the foundations that make it possible.  

Here are 7 ways to design systems that  
actually think with you (not against you):

1. Reduce digital noise  
↳ Delete redundant data sources feeding your AI  
↳ Consolidate everything into one organized hub  
↳ Limit prompts to only essential information  

2. Clarify system logic  
↳ Create simple steps for recurring decisions  
↳ Convert those steps into reusable prompts  
↳ Add correct and incorrect examples intentionally  

3. Refine prompt structure  
↳ Compress long prompts into short templates  
↳ Save modular versions for common workflows  
↳ Reuse prompts instead of rewriting every time  

4. Automate repetitive workflows  
↳ Automate data collection into one pipeline  
↳ Trigger workflows at scheduled recurring times  
↳ Integrate AI with the tools you already use  

5. Assign focused roles  
↳ Build separate AIs for separate responsibilities  
↳ Narrow each system’s purpose intentionally  
↳ Remove multi-purpose tasks causing confusion  

6. Iterate system performance  
↳ Update workflows weekly based on outcomes  
↳ Store corrected outputs as training references  
↳ Add constraints whenever mistakes repeat  

7. Start with simplicity  
↳ Pick one daily task to systemize today  
↳ Build a basic workflow in ten minutes  
↳ Refine only after steady repeated usage  

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