Notes on AI, automation and software development for businesses, drawn from client projects and the products we run ourselves.
Industry Guides9 min read
Over half of teens already use AI for schoolwork, and AI detectors are far less reliable than advertised. Why bans have collapsed, and a step-by-step guide to writing an AI policy your school can actually enforce.
Industry Guides9 min read
AI has collapsed the cost of producing an online course, and raised the bar for everything else. Tools and real prices, Udemy's AI policy, completion rates, and how to automate student support.
Industry Guides13 min read
Your PMS, your restaurant POS and your spa's booking sheet think the same guest is three different people. How to build one guest profile, where AI actually helps, where it gets creepy, and what consent rules require.
Industry Guides13 min read
With 25,000 audio tours on every phone, who still pays a guide? What it really costs to script a tour with AI and voice it in five languages, where the law draws the line, and the place-name pronunciation trap.
Industry Guides10 min read
Parcels arrive fast but nobody knows the hour. How delivery ETA prediction works, what it costs per van, and a four-week pilot for a 12-van courier company.
Industry Guides10 min read
Instead of one sign on the door, a sell-through table at size-colour level: staged markdowns, a worked 1,000-unit example, and what AI adds for a small apparel store.
Industry Guides11 min read
Instructors, cars, students and regulator deadlines chained together on a pencilled sheet. What driving school management software removes, and where AI genuinely helps.
Industry Guides9 min read
Daycare parent communication has outgrown the group chat: photo consent and privacy rules, what the apps cost, AI-drafted daily reports, and a gradual migration plan that parents actually follow.
Industry Guides8 min read
Short-term rentals now run like small hotels: permits, messaging automation, dynamic pricing, and cleaning turnovers. The full automation stack for a single apartment, for under $100 a month.
Industry Guides8 min read
From dues reminders to maintenance tickets and meeting minutes: what HOA and community management software actually automates, where AI fits, and the privacy line you should never cross.
