AI AgentsThe One KPI Your AI Agent Should Be Graded On (And 5 That Just Look Impressive)
Vendors will show you tickets closed, tokens processed, and hours saved. None of it tells you whether the agent is actually earning its retainer. Here is the one number that does.
AI AgentsThe 3 Documents Your AI Agent Vendor Should Hand Over Before You Sign
You would not buy a car without a title. You would not sign a lease without seeing the property. Somehow small businesses sign 12-month AI agent contracts without a single hand-over doc. Here is the shortlist to demand.
AI AgentsThe 7-Day AI Agent Trial: What to Measure Before the Second Invoice
Most AI agent trials end with a vendor waving a demo video. Here is what to actually track in the first week so you know whether to renew, renegotiate, or walk away.
AIWhen You Should NOT Hire An AI Agent For Your Business
Every AI agency and vendor will tell you their agent fits your business. Here are the seven situations where it does not, plus the cheaper thing to try instead.
AIGPT-5.6 Luna Just Made Cheap AI Agents Actually Work For Small Businesses
OpenAI's new $1-per-million-token tier changes what agent workflows a non-tech business can afford to run. Here is the math, the tradeoffs, and what to build first.
AIHow To Tell If An AI Agent Will Actually Save Your Business Money (Before You Buy One)
A five-question diagnostic any non-technical founder can run in 15 minutes on any AI tool, agent, or agency quote. Passes with real math or fails on paper before you spend a dollar.
AILinkedIn Killed The Cold Outbound Playbook. Here Is What SMB Owners Should Stop Doing Today.
LinkedIn sued Proxycurl into shutdown, removed Apollo and Seamless's pages, and sued ProAPIs for industrial-scale scraping. If your outbound relies on scraped LinkedIn data, your pipeline is on borrowed time.
AIThe Cheapest Profitable AI Agent For A 5-Person Business
Under $50 per month, one workflow, one clear ROI. What actually works for a five-person team, and what to skip until you have proof it pays.
AI AgentsHow Much Does an AI Agent Really Cost in 2026?
Sticker prices and reality rarely match. Here is what an AI agent actually costs once you add in setup, compute, oversight, and the things nobody puts on the slide.
StartupsFrom $0 to First 100 Users: The Only Feature That Matters
Most early founders build ten features hoping one lands. The data says the opposite works better. Here is the one thing that actually moves you from zero to your first hundred users.
AI AgentsAgentic Teams vs Hiring: What Actually Saves You Money
The pitch for AI agents is always 'cheaper than people.' That's lazy math. Here's the honest comparison, including the costs nobody puts on the slide.