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Building in public. Lessons from the trenches.

508 Tools, a Talking Agent, and $60/Month

Week 1 of building in public: 18+ projects shipped, 88+ Docker containers, an AI agent that makes phone calls, a household management app, and architectures that parallel MIT research 2014 all on two $30/month servers.

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Building a LinkedIn MCP Server: 16 Tools for Automated Social Media

How I built a custom LinkedIn MCP server with 16 tools for automated posting, analytics, and engagement tracking—all accessible through natural conversation with Claude.

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What 10 Years in Service Businesses Taught Me

The hard-won lessons from a decade of running crews, closing deals, and building systems. What I wish I knew on day one.

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The n8n Workflows Running My Businesses

A behind-the-scenes look at the actual automations powering my operations—from lead capture to client management.

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Setting Up MCP Servers for Small Business AI

How to give AI assistants secure access to your business tools without the enterprise price tag.

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Why I Left a $432K Business to Build Automation

The story of walking away from a profitable service business to solve the problems that nearly broke it.

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