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Build Log #1: The Spark (Dec 2025)
A 2018 reflection on time and attention sat dormant for 7 years. Then AI removed the last barrier — the fear of starting.
Jan 20, 20267 min
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Building in the Open
A 7-part series documenting how Picking Solutions was built in 30 days with AI — and the ongoing autonomous company experiment.
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Build Log #2: Day 1-7 — From Idea to First Signals
Initial DeepAgent prompts, feed architecture decisions, and the first data flowing through the system. The messy reality of starting from zero.
Jan 27, 202610 min
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Build Log #3: Week 2 — Tools & Calculators
Building battery revenue calculators, home savings tools, and the prices ticker. When utility meets market intelligence.
Feb 3, 20269 min
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Build Log #4: Week 3 — Premium Lumen & Convergence Pillars
The forecaster tool, tokenized asset tracking, and building a reports pipeline. Layering premium intelligence on top of free signals.
Feb 10, 202610 min
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Build Log #5: Week 4 — Visuals, Metrics & the Flywheel
Charts, on-chain integrations, social automation, and the content flywheel. Making data beautiful and self-sustaining.
Feb 17, 20269 min
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Build Log #6: Lessons from 30 Days Solo with AI
What worked, what didn't, real costs, token counts, prompting strategies, and honest surprises from building a full platform with an AI co-pilot.
Feb 24, 202612 min
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Build Log #7: What's Next — The Autonomous Company Experiment
From AI-assisted build to AI-operated company. 5 agents, 17 leadership personas, parametric sliders, and the zero-human vision.
Mar 3, 202611 min