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AI strategy, tool breakdowns, and real lessons from building custom AI products for top creators. No fluff, 5-minute read.
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CTRL+ALT+BUILDTM is where I share the same thinking that goes into my premium engagements, just in a format that's accessible to everyone.
Whether you're exploring AI for the first time or already deep in it, this is where you stay sharp. It's also the best way to understand how I think before deciding if working together makes sense.
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😵💫 I Think I Have Token Anxiety
I had a chat that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. You might feel the same.
🥊 Washington - 1, Claude Fable - 0
Anthropic released their smartest model ever, and the government shut it down 72 hours later. Here is what happened.
🧨 Agentic Era Is Wild & It’s Here
Anthropic files for IPO, Google drops Gemini 3.5, and OpenAI overhauls ChatGPT. Here's what it all means for your business.
🎯 Implementation
Stop watching, start building. The next 6-12 months will separate the doers from the dreamers.
🪦 Search Is Dead; Long Live Search
What happened at Google I/O 2026 changes how we do business online + join me in Austin?
👻 Why Users Are Ghosting
The next wave of AI isn't about better answers. It's about better timing.
😬 We’re Failing Because of This
The data is clear: focused AI > broad ones. Also, check the last paragraph.
👀 Who’s Reading Your Emails?
A client asked me this live. The answer changed how they think about AI.
🔌The New USB-C of AI
If you're tired of starting from zero every time you open a new chat, read this.
⚠️ AI Will Bury You for This
And I built something for you to fix it.
💵 We Are Leaking Money
Trials, flat retainers, hourly billing - all of it looks different in an AI-first market.
🥋 I Know Kung Fu
Stop re-explaining yourself to AI every single session. These 5 Skills fix that.
🧨 OpenAI Keeps Hitting Delete
3 products axed. A Pentagon deal rewritten. A "superapp" pivot. Here's what it all means.
⚖️ We Want AI… And We Don’t
81,000 people interviewed about what they want and fear on AI. This is good.
🐶 A Dog, Cancer, and AI
A wonderful story about love + AI and what's possible with determination!
⏱️ Why Your Day Got Longer
And it’s not because of daylight savings time..
🕵️♂️ Inside the 0.04% Club
This chart is going to blow you away, and then you’re going to do something about it.
🧠 Outsmart Inbox AI
How to make your emails smarter in the age of AI & what to look out for.
🤖 Left the Party to Check His Agents?
Agentic AI is now where we must live, and it’s everything we actually want.
🔎 Google Took 58% from Us
Here's the new real talk about SEO.
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