Superpowers for Cooperators: My Session at the USAEDC Forum
I am speaking at the USAEDC Forum in Baltimore on Wednesday, November 18, 4:00 PM, Maryland Ballroom ABC. A practical hour on putting AI to work on cooperator data and results reporting.
The Field Report
Dispatches on AI, trade and strategy from the field.
21 pieces and counting. Written between engagements, usually about something that just broke.
The AI Second Brain That Runs My Working Life
How I built an AI second brain: a plain-text knowledge management system of 5,000 markdown files that gives Claude persistent memory across every working session.
AI Strategy Consulting: What to Look for (and What to Avoid)
How to evaluate AI strategy consulting firms before you hire one. What good AI advisory looks like, what the red flags are, and why most engagements fail.
AI Change Management: Why Most Implementations Stall at the Pilot
The pilot worked. The demo impressed the board. Then nothing happened. Most AI implementations fail not because the technology doesn't work, but because nobody planned for the humans.
Death by a Thousand Cuts — The Real SaaS Threat
The end-of-SaaS debate is missing the point. The real threat isn't someone copying your product. It's a thousand quiet cancellations from people who discovered they can reach the same outcome themselves.
What Is a Fractional Chief AI Officer?
What a fractional chief AI officer does, who hires one, and why most companies need a fractional CAIO before they need a full-time AI executive.
Small Tools, Loosely Joined
Using the summarize CLI alongside Claude Code for a smarter AI workflow
Claude Code and Codex: Shared Memory Across Models
Both AI coding assistants now share context through a single Obsidian MCP server
AI Implementation for Business: A Practical Guide from a Fractional Chief AI Officer
A practical guide to AI implementation and AI change management for established businesses. No hype, no demos that go nowhere. Real AI transformation consulting strategies for leaders who want AI that actually works.
The AI Adoption Gap
Kevin Roose on the growing divide between AI power users and everyone else
The Day Expertise Became Infrastructure
Vercel's skills.sh lets anyone package expertise as executable skills for AI tools. 20,000 downloads in six hours. Expertise becomes infrastructure.
My To-Do List Is Now a Conversation
I keep a file in Obsidian called "whats-next." It's where tasks, ideas, and random thoughts go to live until I do something about them.
The Real AI Superpower Isn't Technical
A scientist friend once told me something that stuck: "The most important words in science aren't 'Eureka, I found it.' They're 'Hmm, that's funny.'"
AI Workflow Automation: How I Replaced 10 SaaS Tools in One Day
Real-world AI workflow automation using Claude Code. How I completed a 10-tool workflow in two hours without opening a single interface—and how you can too.
CLAUDE.md File: The Complete Guide to Claude Code Setup
Learn how to create a CLAUDE.md file for Claude Code setup. Includes a free template and step-by-step guide to building the context infrastructure that makes AI actually useful.
The Future of Computing Doesn't Look Like 1985
Anthropic Cowork brings Claude Code's power to everyone. Same capabilities, accessible interface. The future of computing without 1985 vibes.
Heading to Atlanta for the International Poultry Council
Thanks to Caroline Leroux and the International Poultry Council for inviting me to join the global team of expert speakers and panelists in Atlanta on January 25–26.
How to Use Claude Code: From AI Tool to Operating System
Learn how to use Claude Code to replace browser tabs, automate workflows, and transform AI from a chatbot into infrastructure you work inside daily.
Mockup Sites Are Cooked
Claude Code builds functional prototypes faster than mockup sites render fake screenshots. The gap between showing and building collapsed to zero.
The LinkedIn Phrases That Need to Die
LinkedIn has a content pollution problem. Three phrases dominate: 'But nobody talks about this,' 'Breaking,' and 'How to win at GEO.'
Canada's $100M Food Security Bet
Wittington launches $100M fund for Canadian food security. $5-10M deals focused on infrastructure and everyday essentials, not sexy tech.