Strategy & adoption
Before automating the report, ask what would break without it
An argument for starting with the next decision, not the existing document. Compare ways of completing the work before automating the current handoff.
4 min read
Articles to help you understand AI and make technical decisions.
You are running a business or preparing a software product. These articles explain how to choose a tool, check what it does and organize your team’s work. Examples show the decisions involved and their consequences.
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Visibility & content
How AI may describe your business before a customer contacts you
Prospects may ask AI to compare providers before visiting your website. Make your services clear enough for them to understand what you offer.
AEO/GEO series · 1/10
4 min read
Coding agents
Using AI to build a software feature: deciding who checks the result
A maintenance-software example explains what AI can build and what your team needs to decide before customers use the result.
Coding-agent series · 1/8
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Strategy & adoption
Before automating the report, ask what would break without it
An argument for starting with the next decision, not the existing document. Compare ways of completing the work before automating the current handoff.
4 min read
AI architecture & reliability
Check that an AI assistant has carried out the customer’s request
A delivery-address example shows how to test an AI assistant’s actions, handle blocked requests and give employees the information needed to take over.
3 min readCoding agents
Using AI to build a software feature: deciding who checks the result
A maintenance-software example explains what AI can build and what your team needs to decide before customers use the result.
Coding-agent series · 1/8
4 min readVisibility & content
How AI may describe your business before a customer contacts you
Prospects may ask AI to compare providers before visiting your website. Make your services clear enough for them to understand what you offer.
AEO/GEO series · 1/10
4 min read
Strategy & adoption
AI felt faster. The stopwatch disagreed.
Read METR’s productivity findings in context, then use two hypothetical calculations to distinguish complete effort, freed capacity and actual spending reductions.
5 min read
AI architecture & reliability
The information your AI needs to answer customer questions
A course-date change illustrates which rules, customer agreements and current availability an AI assistant needs before preparing a useful answer.
3 min read
Coding agents
After an AI changes the code, test the version you will release
Follow a software change from request to release and learn how to keep test results connected to the version customers will actually use.
Coding-agent series · 2/8
4 min read
Visibility & content
How an AI answer uses information from your website
An AI answer can combine several web pages. Learn to inspect its links and identify missing or misleading information on your website.
AEO/GEO series · 2/10
4 min read
Strategy & adoption
How to assess a recommendation for an AI tool
An internal IT support example explains how a business owner or founder can assess an AI proposal and understand the technical choices behind it.
3 min read
Coding agents
Explain the feature you need before asking AI to build it
An Excel download example shows which decisions to make before assigning a software feature to AI and how to check the result.
Coding-agent series · 3/8
4 min read
Visibility & content
Choose content topics from the questions your customers ask
Use questions asked before a sale to choose which pages and articles to improve. Follow an example from a customer concern to a useful topic.
AEO/GEO series · 3/10
4 min read
Coding agents
Your coding AI needs an application it can actually run
Prepare a runnable application, fictional data and useful instructions before asking AI to build and test a software feature.
Coding-agent series · 4/8
4 min read
Visibility & content
Check how AI assistants describe your business
Ask customer questions, save the AI answers and check what they say about your business. Use a small, repeatable method to find specific corrections.
AEO/GEO series · 4/10
4 min read
Coding agents
A broken export passed all three tests. Here is why.
A reproducible, dependency-free experiment shows how an export can pass three checks while returning another customer’s record. Script, output and limitations included.
Coding-agent series · 5/8
4 min read
Visibility & content
Check that search services can read your website
Have a specific page checked before paying for a redesign. Understand access checks and the difference between AI search and model training.
AEO/GEO series · 5/10
4 min read
Coding agents
Limit a coding AI’s access to the work it needs to do
A practical example explains why writing code, running tests and releasing a feature require different permissions.
Coding-agent series · 6/8
4 min read
Visibility & content
Explain exactly what your service includes
A service page should explain what you deliver and what the customer must do. A consulting example and our mentoring offer show how to make this clear.
AEO/GEO series · 6/10
4 min read
Coding agents
After an AI-assisted software error, fix the effects on customers too
A repaired feature can leave incorrect files in users’ hands. A fictional incident shows how to identify those files and organize recovery.
Coding-agent series · 7/8
4 min read
Visibility & content
Correct business information published on other websites
An old listing may describe a service you no longer sell. Find and correct the information before seeking more visibility.
AEO/GEO series · 7/10
4 min read
Coding agents
Measure whether coding AI actually helps your team deliver software
Compare the complete work with and without AI: setup, coding, checking, correction and support after release.
Coding-agent series · 8/8
4 min read
Visibility & content
Turn your team’s knowledge into useful articles
Interview the person who knows the work to produce a useful article. Keep their examples, reasoning and limits through each format.
AEO/GEO series · 8/10
4 min read
Visibility & content
Find out whether AI search brings you potential customers
Track visits, enquiries that fit your service and signed customers. Compare counts as well as percentages before deciding on a budget.
AEO/GEO series · 9/10
4 min read
Visibility & content
A three-month plan to improve how your business appears in AI answers
Start with one offer and two pages. This 90-day plan helps you choose corrections, follow enquiries and decide what effort to fund next.
AEO/GEO series · 10/10
4 min read
Start with your question
Choose the question that matches your project. The articles explain the reasoning, useful checks and limits of each approach.
- Deciding what to automate: Understand the delay before choosing a solution.
- Checking an AI tool: See why a successful demo is not enough for daily use.
- Preparing information for an AI assistant: Explain your company’s rules and exceptions.
- Building without being a developer: See how mentoring helps with product decisions.
- Helping AI answers describe your offer: Choose the customer questions your website should answer.
- Assigning development work to AI: Decide what the agent can do alone and what a person must check.
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Describe your project, the people who will use the software and the decision you are considering. We can discuss enterprise advisory or development work, or mentoring for a founder building their own product.