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Notes on agents that own the work.

Essays and field notes on AI agents, the AI Chief of Staff, and building a company that runs on agent labor instead of headcount.

June 15, 2026 · 4 min read

How to Run a Weekly Review Without Spending Time on It

The weekly review is the highest-leverage habit most founders abandon by month two, and agents are the reason that changes.

June 3, 2026 · 2 min read

Does a Seed-Stage Startup Need a Chief of Staff in 2026?

You need the chief of staff function long before you can afford the chief of staff hire. In 2026 that gap finally closed.

June 1, 2026 · 4 min read

Why Founder Sales Follow-Through Breaks (and How Agents Fix It)

The pipeline leak killing your close rate is not your pitch, it is everything that happens after the pitch.

May 29, 2026 · 4 min read

The Founder's Email Triage Problem (And How Agents Fix It)

Labeling emails is not triage. Closing the loop is.

May 26, 2026 · 11 min read

7 Best AI Chief of Staff Tools for Startup Founders in 2026 (Ranked by What They Actually Do)

Most AI chief of staff tools surface information and send alerts. A smaller group actually does the work. Seven tools, ranked by how completely they cover a founder's operational surface.

May 26, 2026 · 2 min read

What Is an AI Chief of Staff? (And Why Founders Are Building One)

Not a smarter search box. A team of agents that owns the boring, load-bearing work of running an operation.

May 26, 2026 · 2 min read

Agents That Own the Outcome, Not Just the Task

There is a quiet failure mode in almost every AI product shipping right now: the task gets completed, the outcome does not.

May 26, 2026 · 2 min read

Software Is Becoming a Commodity. Agent Labor Isn't.

The software was the asset for two decades. That bet is eroding, and the value is moving to the work the software performs.