Guides
Guides
Start with one of the core guides, then pick the shorter guides that fit what you’re working on.
- Pick a taskChoose one job that already takes too long.
- Test itRun it alongside your usual way for a week or two.
- Measure itTrack time, mistakes, and whether people trust the output.
- Keep or stopDecide at the end, and write down why.
Build AI into your work
More on this topic- Core guideHow to put AI into your small businessA practical roadmap for owners. Choose one job, write down how it runs today, test AI alongside the old way for a week or two, and expand once it proves itself.
- Build AIPick the first workflow: pain × low riskList the work that’s already causing problems, rate how much damage a bad AI draft could do, and choose one workflow to start with.
- Build AIShadow-mode pilots in one to two weeksHow to test AI on a real workflow safely. Keep the current process running, compare the AI’s drafts against it, and review anything before a customer sees it.
- Build AIWhat to measure without fake ROITrack how long the task takes, the specific mistakes you catch, and whether your team trusts the drafts. Skip the made-up percentages.
- Build AIBuild an AI workflow into your own jobFor employees who want AI agents helping with their day-to-day work. Check what’s allowed, pick a task you own, set it up properly, and share what works.
- Build AIGrowing a startup with AI agents before you hireFor founders doing every job at once. How to hand recurring work to AI agents, write your processes down as you go, and keep costs from creeping up.
Adoption strategy
More on this topic- Core guideAn adoption strategy that survives the first 90 daysA realistic plan for your first three months with AI. Take stock, test one workflow, roll it out once it works, handle pushback, then grow it or stop.
- AdoptionAssess before you buyBefore another subscription lands, take stock of the tools you already pay for, who does the work, and which data needs protecting.
- AdoptionWhen to bring Managed AISigns it’s time to bring in a team to run AI with you, what Managed AI covers, and how a short Fractional CTO engagement leads into it and LaunchpadOS.
Grok Bot and emerging tools
More on this topic- Core guideGetting started with Grok Bot and AI agentsWhat SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot does, how it works alongside Claude, ChatGPT, and your other tools, and how to try new AI agents on real work.
- Emerging toolsGrok Bot as a desktop teammateHow to set up a Grok Bot as the place one workflow lives, with the files it needs, drafts first, careful access, and a person who approves what goes out.
- Emerging toolsLaunchpadOS and AgentOS in plain wordsWhat LaunchpadOS and AgentOS do for a small business or growing team, explained without jargon. Tools, an orchestrator, and the screens your team works from.
Using AI tools together
More on this topic- Grok BotAdding Grok Bot to the AI tools you already useAlready getting good use out of ChatGPT or Claude? How to bring in Grok Bot for recurring work and let each tool handle the part it does best.
- Grok BotMixing AI tools without picking a sideYour team doesn’t have to standardize on one AI company. How to bring in Grok Bot, keep Claude and ChatGPT where they work, and give each tool a clear job.
All guides A–Z
- Adding Grok Bot to the AI tools you already use
- An adoption strategy that survives the first 90 days
- Assess before you buy
- Build an AI workflow into your own job
- Getting started with Grok Bot and AI agents
- Grok Bot as a desktop teammate
- Growing a startup with AI agents before you hire
- How to put AI into your small business
- LaunchpadOS and AgentOS in plain words
- Mixing AI tools without picking a side
- Pick the first workflow: pain × low risk
- Shadow-mode pilots in one to two weeks
- What to measure without fake ROI
- When to bring Managed AI