--- title: "Home" date: 2026-01-28 author: Matt url: https://www.mattwarren.co/ --- # Home AI, business, and practical systems # Turn AI ideas into business results. Practical essays, case studies, and build notes for operators who want to use AI, automation, software, and marketing systems to save time, grow revenue, and ship work that matters. [See real projects](https://www.mattwarren.co/portfolio/) [Start reading](#latest-essays) Latest essays ## THINGS ARE MOVING FAST Fresh writing on AI, automation, software, marketing, entrepreneurship, and the systems that turn good ideas into useful work. ‹ › - [![Claude Fishing: When Building Becomes the Cheap Part](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/featured.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/09/claude-fishing-when-building-becomes-the-cheap-part/) ## [Claude Fishing: When Building Becomes the Cheap Part](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/09/claude-fishing-when-building-becomes-the-cheap-part/) This is going to make a new kind of entrepreneur much more common. They will not begin with a twenty-page… [AI & Automation](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/ai-automation/), [Entrepreneurship](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/entrepreneurship/) · September 1, 2026 - [![The Feature Became an Afterthought](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/featured.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/08/the-feature-became-an-afterthought/) ## [The Feature Became an Afterthought](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/08/the-feature-became-an-afterthought/) For the WPBL season, we built a live baseball stats system that updates the website while the game is happening.… [AI & Automation](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/ai-automation/), [Software Engineering](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/software-engineering/) · August 23, 2026 - [![Loop Engineering: Managing the Agents That Manage the Work](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/blog-loop-engineering-featured.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/06/loop-engineering/) ## [Loop Engineering: Managing the Agents That Manage the Work](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/06/loop-engineering/) Most people are still treating AI agents like better chat windows. Ask a question. Get an answer. Fix the answer.… [AI & Automation](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/ai-automation/), [Software Engineering](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/software-engineering/) · June 10, 2026 - [![Can AI Build a Production SaaS? The Save.Cooking Experiment](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/featured-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/05/can-ai-build-a-production-saas-save-cooking/) ## [Can AI Build a Production SaaS? The Save.Cooking Experiment](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/05/can-ai-build-a-production-saas-save-cooking/) At the beginning of 2026, AI coding tools had crossed an important line. They were no longer just autocomplete. They… [AI & Automation](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/ai-automation/), [Experiments](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/experiments/), [Software Engineering](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/software-engineering/) · May 31, 2026 - [![Agentic-First Development: Build Software Agents Can Actually Use](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/featured.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/05/agentic-first-development/) ## [Agentic-First Development: Build Software Agents Can Actually Use](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/05/agentic-first-development/) Most software teams are about to run into a weird problem: they are going to ask for “agent support” and… [AI & Automation](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/ai-automation/), [Experiments](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/experiments/), [Software Engineering](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/software-engineering/) · May 29, 2026 - [![How to Make AI Watch Your Most Important Business Numbers](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/featured-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/04/how-to-make-ai-watch-your-most-important-business-numbers/) ## [How to Make AI Watch Your Most Important Business Numbers](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/04/how-to-make-ai-watch-your-most-important-business-numbers/) Most businesses don’t have a data problem. They have an attention problem. The numbers are already somewhere — Shopify, Triple… [AI & Automation](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/ai-automation/), [Entrepreneurship](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/entrepreneurship/), [Experiments](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/experiments/) · April 13, 2026 - [![From BYOD to BYOA: The New Workplace Shift Nobody’s Naming Yet](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/featured.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/04/bring-your-own-agent/) ## [From BYOD to BYOA: The New Workplace Shift Nobody’s Naming Yet](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/04/bring-your-own-agent/) Work has been offloading its infrastructure onto workers for years. First the commute. Then the device. Then the office. Now… [AI & Automation](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/ai-automation/), [Entrepreneurship](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/entrepreneurship/), [Experiments](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/experiments/) · April 3, 2026 - [![Executive Coaching Is Expensive. Daily Accountability Doesn’t Have to Be](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/featured-5.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/03/executive-coaching-is-expensive-daily-accountability-doesnt-have-to-be/) ## [Executive Coaching Is Expensive. Daily Accountability Doesn’t Have to Be](https://www.mattwarren.co/2026/03/executive-coaching-is-expensive-daily-accountability-doesnt-have-to-be/) One of the most useful things for personal productivity isn’t a to-do app. It isn’t a new notebook, a better… [AI & Automation](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/ai-automation/), [Experiments](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/experiments/), [Productivity](https://www.mattwarren.co/category/productivity/) · March 24, 2026 [![AI Executive Coach product screenshot](https://i0.wp.com/www.mattwarren.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hero.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1)](https://www.mattwarren.co/product/ai-executive-coach/) Product highlight ## Daily accountability, powered by AI. AI Executive Coach is a desktop app built for operators who want proactive check-ins, persistent context, and a practical system for staying focused on the work that matters. 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