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AI BUILDER'S PLAYBOOK — 6-PART SERIES
A progressive series that teaches non-technical business owners how to think about, talk to, and build with AI. Tool-agnostic — works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or whatever comes next.
AI Isn't Magic — It's a Conversation
LIVEThe mental model that makes every AI tool useful.
How to Talk to AI (So It Actually Helps)
LIVEPrompt structures that work across any platform.
Your First Build: From Idea to Working Tool
LIVEThe step-by-step build loop.
The Iteration Loop
LIVEWhy v1 should be bad, and how to get to v3 fast.
Build vs Buy
LIVEWhen to build custom vs buy SaaS.
Your AI Toolkit
LIVEFrom one tool to a system.
THE CRAFT OF SMALL TOOLS — 6-PART SERIES
Building real software from scratch — privacy tools, deployment, branding — with an audience of one. From the Textstone Labs newsletter.
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Hybrid AI: Why the Future Isn't All-or-Nothing
Why the best AI implementations combine human judgment with machine capability.
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10 Free Business Tool Prompts
Copy-paste prompts that build real business tools. CRM, invoicing, inventory, and more.
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