Waypoint #01 4 min read
Before you automate a process, make sure the process works
Automation is a multiplier. Point it at something broken and you get broken faster, at scale, with a subscription fee attached.
Read the note Trail Guide 9 min readA Trail Guide to choosing AI tools without getting lost
Six questions that sort genuinely useful tools from expensive demos — and one question most buyers never think to ask until renewal.
Read the guide From the Field 6 min readThe recurring meeting that should have been a system
A standing weekly meeting is often a process failure wearing a calendar invite. Here’s how to tell the difference, and what to do about it.
Read the note- Field Notes
- Short observations and lessons from real work.
- Trail Guides
- Longer, practical resources you can follow start to finish.
- Waypoints
- One idea, small enough to act on this week.
- From the Field
- What happened when someone actually tried it.
- Contrarian Notes
- Unconventional approaches worth arguing about.
- The Search
- Longer research into genuinely complicated questions.
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A Wildfoot channel is in the works
Same material, shown rather than described — walking through real tools, real systems and the parts that don’t work on the first try.