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Essays on small businesses, AI, and turning hard-earned judgment into operating leverage.

The true cost of AI for a small business (it's not the AI)

The model is the cheapest line item on the invoice. The real money goes to teaching a system how your business actually works — and there's a way to buy that without funding a $90,000 surprise.

· 8 min read · Field Notes

The SMB advantage nobody talks about in AI

Building got cheap for everyone. The scarce asset now is knowing which problems are worth solving — and domain experts already own it.

· 2 min read · SMBs & AI

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