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BUILD 10 · Connected tools & automation
AI automation for small business: hiring your first scheduled AI employee
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Runs on schedule — no leave, no wages
Written guide · action prompts
Currently the long-form prompt version; being remade lesson by lesson to the recorded standard of Builds 39 / 40 / 16. Progress is logged in the member area under "Latest updates".
What you walk away with
Clocks on by itself. Takes no leave, draws no wage. Everything you've installed so far has one thing in common: it does one job when you say one thing. This build winds up the clockwork — write the instructions once and it turns up for work on schedule every day. Laptop shut, you out on a job site — it runs anyway. Once this is in, the mail officer and meetings officer you hired earlier can all be wound onto the same clockwork.
How the lesson goes
- Step 1 Meet the entry point: it lives in the cloud, not on your computer
- Step 2 Write the "morning-brief officer" task instructions
- Step 3 Set the rhythm: 7am daily
- Step 4 Ignition: set tonight, verify tomorrow morning
- Step 5 Build the staff roster
- Acceptance checklist
- If it won't install
- Put your staff on it
- Advanced plays (come back once installed)
Real status
Currently the long-form prompt version; being remade lesson by lesson to the recorded standard of Builds 39 / 40 / 16. Progress is logged in the member area under "Latest updates".
Check this lesson’s tool and computer requirements. The setup lesson covers Claude Code / Codex on Mac and Windows.
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FAQ
Do I need to code?
Beginner and everyday-work lessons are designed for non-technical users. Website, software and automation lessons require practice and testing; copying instructions does not guarantee a working deployment.
What do I install first?
Check the tools and account requirements in this lesson. Start with Build 39 if you have not installed Claude Code or Codex. The Codex app is not the ChatGPT chat interface.
Is this lesson free?
This is a public preview of the existing member library. Full materials remain subject to existing membership access. The new four-week course is a separate teaching programme and is not accepting payment. Try a free task first, then read the course details.