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Building with AI task windows

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Five hours to figure out the JSONL was always on disk

I opened the RAG Factory task window with a one-line ask. Six task windows, delta RAG each, remind me which skill to trigger. What followed was five hours of trust breaking down between me, the skill I built, and the task windows themselves. I want to walk through what happened, because the failure mode is not a bug in any single piece. It is the assumptions each piece carries about the others. If you run Cowork task windows for anything more than throwaway chats, you are going to hit this. Here is what I got wrong, what I finally got right, and the protocol I now use to make sure the next delta RAG takes minutes instead of hours.

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The SaaS Meltdown

Software ate the world. Now AI is eating software.

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The Suppressed Builder

Why your education, your career, and your caution were all working against you. And why 45 is exactly the right age to start.

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Five hours to figure out the JSONL was always on disk

I opened the RAG Factory task window with a one-line ask. Six task windows, delta RAG each, remind me which skill to trigger. What followed was five hours of trust breaking down between me, the skill I built, and the task windows themselves. I want to walk through what happened, because the failure mode is not a bug in any single piece. It is the assumptions each piece carries about the others. If you run Cowork task windows for anything more than throwaway chats, you are going to hit this. Here is what I got wrong, what I finally got right, and the protocol I now use to make sure the next delta RAG takes minutes instead of hours.

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SupporterArticle - 15 min

The SaaS Meltdown

Software ate the world. Now AI is eating software.

SupporterArticle - 8 min

The Suppressed Builder

Why your education, your career, and your caution were all working against you. And why 45 is exactly the right age to start.

FreeArticle - 12 min

Five hours to figure out the JSONL was always on disk

I opened the RAG Factory task window with a one-line ask. Six task windows, delta RAG each, remind me which skill to trigger. What followed was five hours of trust breaking down between me, the skill I built, and the task windows themselves. I want to walk through what happened, because the failure mode is not a bug in any single piece. It is the assumptions each piece carries about the others. If you run Cowork task windows for anything more than throwaway chats, you are going to hit this. Here is what I got wrong, what I finally got right, and the protocol I now use to make sure the next delta RAG takes minutes instead of hours.

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Why I Started 1nicorn Builders

I'm not a software engineer. Never have been. But in the past three months, I single-handedly built a production-grade AI platform that would have taken a team of ten engineers a year to ship. This is the story of how - and why I'm now teaching others to do the same.

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Domain Expert to Operator

A 30-day playbook for going from domain expert to AI operator. Pick a tool, ship a prototype, launch a product, get your first customers.

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How to Operate Without a Team

A practical guide for non-technical founders. Build production software with AI by describing what you want in plain language.

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Replace Your Team with AI

What AI replaces, what it does not, and how a domain expert can ship enterprise software solo. Cost comparison, transition path, and honest risks.

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The $222/Month AI Stack

The exact AI tool stack a solo founder runs to cover 12 startup departments for about $222 per month. Tools, costs, and trade-offs.

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What is a 1nicorn?

A 1nicorn is one person plus AI running a real company solo. Learn the model, why it works now, and how to start.