Fractional CTO in Austin — 15 years, 50+ products shipped. Every Tuesday, The AI Leader's Weekly Playbook sends one practical AI play for your business: real builds, real numbers, what actually worked. No hype, no "10 ChatGPT prompts" filler. If you want AI doing real work in your company, this is your Tuesday edge.
The $43K AI agent that should've been a $20 prompt
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Justin McKelvey | Fractional CTO & AI Consultant
Fractional CTO in Austin — 15 years, 50+ products shipped. Every Tuesday, The AI Leader's Weekly Playbook sends one practical AI play for your business: real builds, real numbers, what actually worked. No hype, no "10 ChatGPT prompts" filler. If you want AI doing real work in your company, this is your Tuesday edge.
Three of the points will surprise you. Most teams miss all three. Hi there, Your team shipped code an AI wrote. Did they check it? Not "does it work." That's table stakes. I mean: did anyone check whether it'll get you sued, breached, or shut down? I just built a 20-point security checklist specifically for codebases where AI did the writing. Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable, Replit, Bolt — doesn't matter which tool. The mistakes rhyme. Three of the points that surprise people the most: 1. API...
I've watched all five hire me — usually too late. Hi there, Five types of business owners using AI. I've watched all five hire me — usually one rung too late. There are patterns. Five, specifically. 1. The Tourist. Tried ChatGPT once. Said "neat" and went back to email. No system, no curiosity, no urgency. 2. The Tinkerer. Has 14 AI tools. Uses three. Can't articulate which one made them money this month. Mistakes activity for progress. 3. The Embedded Operator. Picked one tool, made it part...