Real-world AI testing results from the lab. No theory, just experiments and honest outcomes.
Stop taking scattered conference notes. I recorded Biz Dev Camp with Plaud, processed it through Claude AI, and built a system that turned ephemeral experience into documented knowledge assets I use weekly.
Category: brain-food | Result: success | Reading Time: 12 min read
I spent $200 on a prompt library and got generic garbage. Then I built one simple context file and AI finally started giving me answers that actually fit my businesses, my clients, and my family of 11. Here's the exact template and 4 workflows I use
Category: success-stories | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 17 min read
I spent three hours debugging an AI workflow that should've taken 20 minutes. Then Google released their 2026 AI trends report. Here's what they got right, what they're missing, and what it means for your business.
Category: brain-food | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 11 min read
I dug into 50+ sources to test the "SEO is dead" panic. The actual data: 2.5% traffic decline, not 25%. AI drives <1% of web traffic. The panic is overblown—but something real did change.
Category: lab-reports | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 8 min read
I said yes to a webinar before doing the math. 8 days later: 18 slides, an 11-page field guide, and a reusable workflow. Here's exactly how I did it—plus the master prompt you can copy.
Category: lab-reports | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 16 min read
What's actually happening with humanoid robots, what it means for your job, and why the hype-to-reality gap is bigger than they're telling you.
Category: brain-food | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 12 min read
We gave Dad a new golf cart for Christmas. Then I built a landing page to sell his old one—using AI, while on the course with my sons. The workflow took 2 hours. The mistakes were real. The offers started coming before we finished the round.
Category: success-stories | Result: success | Reading Time: 7 min read
Built my wife a tribute website during our family road trip. AI research, 12 iteration cycles, a live site in hours. She wasn't impressed. Here's what I learned about building fast vs. building wisely.
Category: failure-files | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 7 min read
I run businesses that build software for clients—but couldn't build a simple form for myself. So I tested 6 AI coding tools on real projects. Some delivered. Others burned through my budget fixing the same bug in circles.
Category: tool-reviews | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 10 min read
I cut presentation build time from 6 hours to 90 minutes by running multiple AIs in parallel—Claude for story, ChatGPT for flow, Gemini for frameworks—then cherry-picking the best outputs. Plus a visual library that compounds over time.
Category: failure-files | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 8 min read
AI helped me design a treehouse, source materials, and engage 6 kids as builders. It didn't swing a hammer—but it created capacity for what matters most.
Category: success-stories | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 9 min read
AI made my team faster—and more isolated. I’m unpacking the paradox, my own missteps with AI, and why belonging now matters as much as productivity.
Category: brain-food | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 5 min read
My kids asked ChatGPT, not Google. With 800M users and search behavior shifting, AI isn't the future—it's already here. Google's dominance just cracked.
Category: brain-food | Result: fuel | Reading Time: 8 min read
Most agencies waste thousands on AI tools nobody uses. The problem isn't the tools—it's that nobody owns AI strategy. Here's who should.
Category: brain-food | Result: fuel | Reading Time: 13 min read
AI ads are coming fast. I tested ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google's AI ads across my businesses - here's what actually works, what failed spectacularly, and your action plan.
Category: lab-reports | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 9 min read
I spent $12,000 testing AI tools across a marketing agency, wedding venue, AI consulting firm, and family of 9. Here are the honest results—including the spectacular failures nobody talks about.
Category: failure-files | Result: mixed | Reading Time: 14 min read
I testing AI for some time. The Sphere still broke my brain. Here's how Google's AI turned The Wizard of Oz into a $2.3B preview of media's future - and what you can steal for your business.
Category: brain-food | Result: fuel | Reading Time: 7 min read
Clients armed with AI can now generate impressive marketing plans that are completely wrong for their business—making agencies essential as 'truth-tellers' who know when AI's perfect strategies will fail.
Category: brain-food | Result: fuel | Reading Time: 8 min read