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Founder AI
For founders and professionals over 40 who keep hearing about AI and don't know where to begin.
Founder AI is for business owners and professionals over 40 who keep hearing about AI and don't know where to start. There are no 30-second reels here and no promise to automate your whole business. The Read posts explain what AI is, what it isn't and where it earns its keep. The Do posts are jobs you can finish in one sitting with Claude open, and some have a Pro version when you want to go further. Everything here is free to read.
Start here
- READYou can't automate everything, and you don't need toComing
- READIs it too late to learn AI at 50?Coming
- DOWhere to start with AI when you run the businessComing
- READAI terms in plain EnglishComing
- READClaude, ChatGPT, Gemini: why this series uses ClaudeComing
All posts
8 posts
- READYour business doesn't need an enterprise productAll-in-one platforms are good products built for bigger operations. Here's what to do when you're paying for breadth you'll never use.
- DOAudit what you pay for against what you useEvery subscription on one page, plus your true card rate.
- DOStop typing: talk your first draftsSet up voice to text and teach Claude the words it keeps getting wrong.
- READHire for AI skill in the officeThe trades have my respect. In the office, the bar goes up.
- DOBuild an AI skills test for job applicantsA 20-minute test every office candidate gets by email, and a scoring guide only you use.
- READWhy your AI-written job ad isn't helpingEverybody has an ad. Use AI to find out who will stay instead.
- DOThe job-fit questionnaireSame questions for every candidate, reliability weighted first, and you make the call.
- READThe easiest fat to trim is your softwareCosts are rising everywhere. Your software stack is where the waste hides, and AI has made the alternative affordable.
Coming next
- DOYour first spreadsheet with ClaudeNot drafted yet
- READThe AI tools I'd cancel todayNot drafted yet
- READFive free credits, then the billNot drafted yet
About Jef Wilder
Twenty-five years in hospitality and technology, across business development, project management, tech and sales. He helps founders and professionals over 40 put Claude to work, one task at a time.
Founder AI is an independent series by Jef Wilder. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Anthropic. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic.