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AI for CEOs

BUILD WITH CLARITY.

A hands-on guide for non-technical executives: the full AI stack, what each tool is actually for, and how to build with your own hands without becoming a developer.

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Part 1: Foundation

The Premise

What this guide is, what it isn't, and where AI actually belongs in your work.

5 min read

The Stack

A clear map of the AI tools worth using and the mental model for choosing which to reach for.

10 min read

Part 2: Building

What AI Builders Actually Are

The mental model that makes everything else in the Building section work.

5 min read

Setup in 20 Minutes

From zero to a working Claude Code environment in one session.

6 min read

Your First Real Project

The right first project and how to define it well enough that Claude Code can build it.

7 min read

Talking to AI Builders

Precision over volume. The patterns that turn vague requests into working tools.

7 min read

CEO Use Cases

Real use cases from real executives. Six categories with briefs ready to paste.

9 min read

Reading Code You Can't Read

You don't need to read the code. You need to understand the build.

6 min read

From Local to Live

Most CEO tools should stay local. Here's what crossing the line actually means.

6 min read

Part 3: Operating

Research and Intelligence

Perplexity, deep research, NotebookLM. Real workflows for the research executives actually need.

8 min read

Writing and Communication

Where AI writing helps, where it undermines you, and how to stay the author when a machine is doing the typing.

7 min read

Meetings and Memory

Fathom, Otter, Fireflies. Setup in ten minutes. The meeting summary arrives before the call ends.

6 min read

Part 4: Practice

Building the Practice

The habits that separate executives who use AI consistently from those who try it once.

5 min read

When Not to Use AI

Every tool in this guide has a place. This chapter defines the edges of all of them.

7 min read

Field Guide Entries

Resource Index

Living Document

The people, outlets, communities, and reading list that keep you at the frontier of this conversation. Updated as the landscape evolves.

8 min read