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How I Used AI to Forecast a Full Year of Inventory From Shopify

My ops team needed per-product inventory projections for the rest of the year. I had my AI coworker rebuild 18 months of daily sales from...

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How I Used AI to Measure Whether Our TV Ads Actually Worked

TV has no click and no pixel, so most brands never really know if it worked. I had my AI coworker build a geo holdout test from Shopify o...

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My AI Wrote 5 Commercial Scripts. They Were All Terrible.

I asked my AI coworker to write 5 commercial scripts for a sleep supplement. They were all terrible. So I wrote my own concept and used t...

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I Turned My AI Coworker Into My Personal Trainer

I asked my AI coworker to program my workouts, track my diet, manage my Spotify playlist, and hold me accountable every single day. Here'...

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I Asked My AI to Fact-Check a Competitor's Instagram Reel

I saw an Instagram Reel claiming llms.txt and markdown mirrors help you rank in Google. I sent it to my AI coworker and asked if it was l...

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Viktor AI Promo Code: $50 Off + $100 Free Credits (2026)

Looking for a Viktor AI promo code or coupon code? There is no checkout code. The real deal is a referral link that auto-applies $100 in ...

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I Made My Website Legible to AI Search by Asking an AI

I saw a Reel claiming llms.txt helps you rank better. My AI coworker corrected the claim, then set the whole thing up in 10 minutes. Twic...

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I Rebuilt My Company Website by Talking to an AI in Slack

The site you are reading was built by me typing messages in Slack. No page builder, no developer. Here is exactly how my AI coworker rebu...

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I Asked an AI to Pick a Wrist Brace for Pickleball. It Took 4 Tries.

I tweaked my wrist playing pickleball and asked my AI coworker to pick me a brace. It got it wrong three times, I corrected it, and then ...

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My Genuine Viktor Review: 2 Months of Daily Use (Holy S***)

I ran $10M/mo in ad spend and sold my agency. Viktor is the first AI coworker that actually changed how I work. My honest review after 2 ...

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Why We Started Pushing Free Samples in Every Abandonment Email (And Grew Revenue 24%)

There is a belief that free samples cheapen your brand. We tested the opposite with a premium brand, grew revenue 24%, then proved it by ...

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Benefits of Hiring a Fractional CMO

Benefits of Hiring a Fractional CMO

In today’s dynamic business landscape, the role of a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is more critical than ever. However, hiring a full-tim...

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