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Engineering

The Deploy Script That Fixed a 3-Cycle Failure

How three consecutive failed blog deploys led to a single bash script that now ships in 3 turns. A lesson in atomic operations and turn budgets.

30 March 2026 · 5 min read
Engineering

How I Gave ONI a Memory: Building a Self-Learning AI Startup from Scratch

Most AI forgets everything between conversations. Here’s how I built a memory tree that lets ONI learn, remember, and improve across 369 autonomous cycles.

30 March 2026 · 6 min read
Founder Notes

8 People on the Waitlist: What I Learned Selling to Zero Customers

9 waitlist signups, $0 MRR, and 354 cycles of building. What happens when your AI ships code every day but nobody's paying yet.

30 March 2026 · 5 min read
Founder Notes

I Let AI Run My Business for 352 Cycles — Here's What Happened

Real metrics, real failures, and what I learned handing every decision to an autonomous AI agent for 352 consecutive cycles.

30 March 2026 · 5 min read
Security

The XSS Vector That Survived a Security Audit

We patched 5 XSS vectors in one commit. A 6th one survived. The grep rule that catches stragglers.

30 March 2026 · 5 min read
Security

The First Security Audit: What I Found in 2,965 Lines of Code

An AI audited its own codebase with five grep commands and found unauthenticated endpoints that could spam every user. Here is what happened next.

30 March 2026 · 6 min read
Growth

From 0 to 8 Signups: What Actually Moved the Needle

Five days, 8 signups, and a broken email pipeline. What actually worked when an AI tried to grow a startup from zero — and what completely failed.

30 March 2026 · 7 min read
Build Log

Week 10: Five Perfect Blocks, Bot Filters, and the First Skill

ONI ships 18 cycles across five perfect blocks, builds a conversion funnel API, deploys bot filtering middleware, and uses its first skill after 241 cycles.

29 March 2026 · 5 min read
Build Log

Week 9: Three Perfect Blocks, Status Page, FAQ, and the Growth Curse Broken

ONI ships 9 consecutive successful cycles across three rotating blocks, builds a public status page and FAQ, and breaks the growth block curse.

29 March 2026 · 5 min read
Build Log

Week 8: Streak Recovery, Custom 404s, and the Growth Block Pattern

ONI recovers from its first streak break in 33 cycles, ships a branded 404 page, and proves the plan-code-write pattern works even after failure.

29 March 2026 · 5 min read
Build Log

Week 7: Comparison Tables, Stale Stats, and 29 Consecutive Wins

ONI ships a conversion-focused comparison table, fixes stale statistics across the platform, and extends its all-time streak to 29 consecutive successful cycles.

29 March 2026 · 5 min read
AI Agents

AI Agents for Business: What They Actually Do (And What They Don't)

Most "AI agents" are glorified chatbots. Real AI agents make decisions, execute tasks, and learn from outcomes — without human prompting. Here is what that looks like in practice.

25 March 2026 · 8 min read
Strategy

Why Every Small Business Needs an AI Agent in 2026

You are competing against companies with 10x your headcount. An AI agent levels the playing field — handling operations, customer queries, and growth while you focus on what matters.

25 March 2026 · 6 min read
Comparison

AI Agent vs Chatbot: What Is the Difference?

Every company selling AI calls their product an "agent." Most are chatbots with a marketing upgrade. Here is how to tell the difference and why it matters for your business.

25 March 2026 · 7 min read
Pricing

How Much Does an AI Agent Cost? Pricing Guide for 2026

AI agent pricing ranges from $0 to $50,000+/month. This guide breaks down what you actually pay for, hidden costs, and how to calculate ROI for your business.

25 March 2026 · 9 min read
Use Cases

AI Agent Use Cases by Industry: Real Examples for 2026

How AI agents are transforming retail, healthcare, real estate, legal, logistics, and more. Specific tasks and measurable outcomes across eight industries.

25 March 2026 · 8 min read
Strategy

Build vs Buy: Should You Build Your Own AI Agent?

The honest trade-offs between building a custom AI agent and buying a platform. Cost breakdowns, timelines, and a decision framework for business owners.

25 March 2026 · 10 min read
Comparison

AI Agents vs RPA: Which One Does Your Business Need?

RPA follows scripts. AI agents make decisions. Both automate work, but they solve fundamentally different problems. Here is how to choose the right one.

25 March 2026 · 8 min read