Notes from the field.
AI Strategy When does a small business need an AI advisor, and what does one cost?
The signs a small business is ready for an AI advisor, what one actually does, and what it costs in Australia.
Claude How do you roll Claude out past one person in the office?
Packaging what you have built so other people in the business can use it, and getting out of being the one person in the office who does all the AI.
Claude When should you let Claude drive your computer?
What computer use is good for today, what it is still slow and unreliable at, and the permissions to think about before you switch it on.
Claude Can a Claude scheduled task write your Monday report?
Turning a recurring manual report into a scheduled Claude task, what breaks when it runs unattended, and how to find out that it failed.
Claude Which Claude connectors are worth it, and which should stay read-only?
Connecting Claude to the systems your numbers already live in, the permission scopes to read before you approve them, and when an export is still the right answer.
Claude Which jobs are worth turning into a Claude skill?
Which repeated jobs are worth packaging as a Claude skill, how to tell before you build one, and what a skill is actually made of.
Claude How do Claude projects stop you re-explaining your business?
Setting up a Claude project so you stop explaining your own business every session, and what belongs in project memory versus a folder.
Claude Where should your Claude instructions go: global, project or folder?
Global, project and folder instructions, what to put in each one, and how to stop retyping the same standing rules every session.
Claude How do you get documents from Claude you don't have to redo?
Closing the twenty minute gap between what Claude hands you and something you can send, using your own templates, formats and house style.
Claude Why does briefing Claude beat prompting it?
Why short instructions get weak results, what a real brief contains, and the difference it makes to the output when you write one.
Claude Which Claude Cowork approval mode should you use?
The three approval settings in Claude Cowork, what each one actually lets it do without asking, and how to choose one on purpose rather than by accident.
Claude How do you connect a folder to Claude Cowork for a first task?
Connecting a local folder to Claude Cowork, the permission prompt worth reading properly, and a first job you can run in fifteen minutes on a folder you were ignoring anyway.
Claude What is the difference between Claude chat and Cowork?
The difference between Claude chat and Claude Cowork, why an edit made in chat leaves your original file untouched, and how to tell which mode a job belongs in.
AI & Automation How much can a rapid MVP build do in a weekend?
We build rapid MVPs for clients. Here's the one we built for ourselves: a self-updating tracker of every Australian federal bill, amendment and recorded vote, and the process that made it a weekend job.
AI & Automation What can AI find in the data exports your business never opens?
I pointed AI at three years of my own listening history. It came back with an accurate, slightly embarrassing portrait of me - and a tidy lesson about the data your business is sitting on and never opens.
AI & Automation Can Claude Code build a business website in three weeks?
Three weeks, 15-20 hours, one Brisbane consultant - what I learned briefing Claude Code to rebuild secureminded.au from scratch.
Claude How do you teach Claude to write in your voice?
Stop getting generic AI writing. This 30-minute setup teaches Claude your actual voice and style so every conversation sounds like you wrote it.
Business Automation How do you document a business process before automating it?
Want to automate but can't explain how your process actually works? Here's a practical framework for documenting what your team does so you're ready.
AI Agents What are AI agents, and is your business ready for one?
AI agents go beyond chatbots - they take action, not just answer questions. Here's what they actually do and how to know if your business is ready for one.
AI Strategy Will AI take your job in 2026, and what should your business do?
The breathless predictions were wrong. The dismissive ones were too. Here's my two cents on what's happening, why some of it keeps me up at night, and what businesses can do about it.
Claude How do you build living reference documents with Claude?
Conversations with Claude disappear. Reference documents don't. Learn how to build living docs that capture your knowledge and grow smarter over time.
Claude How do you build a Claude skill that works your way?
Stop re-explaining your preferences to Claude every conversation. Build a skill once and it remembers your standards, templates, and context automatically.
AI Productivity Why didn't AI work for your business, and what fixes it?
AI gave you generic rubbish because it didn't know your business. Here's the missing piece that turns it from a frustrating toy into a genuine productivity tool.
Power Platform How much does a Power Apps business app cost in Australia?
Custom business apps used to cost six figures and take forever. Low-code platforms like Power Apps changed that equation completely.
AI & Automation Is AI-assisted coding a revolution or just the next step?
From Ada Lovelace to AI pair programmers - coding has always evolved. Here's why AI-assisted development is the logical continuation, not a revolution.
Power Platform What is Power Automate, and is it already in your Microsoft 365?
Power Automate can eliminate hours of repetitive work your team does every week. Here's a plain-English guide to what it does, what it costs, and where to start.
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