You've been building AI wrong. So were we. Here's the proof.
100+ GTM leaders showed up to our AIxGTM event in NYC last week. While most AI companies are going all-in on digital, we keep getting on planes. here's why...
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You've been building AI wrong. So were we. Here's the proof.
60 days ago we announced our $6M raise. today we're on a billboard in Times Square. neither one feels as big as the seven words on that wall.
We're burning thousands on AI tokens every month and getting nothing back. That's the plan.
We spent $20K last month on AI tokens for users who will never convert.
$113K: The invoice that went viral and the story nobody told correctly.
Reddit called it front page worthy with 26,000 votes.
AI isn't replacing jobs. It just found its natural habitat.
The CEO of Anthropic just predicted AI will make most jobs obsolete.
Someone tried to steal our entire AI playbook. Here's why we let them.
Every company has two columns.
I tried to kill my own company. Here's what I found.
Nobody says this out loud.
The best AI operators aren't Engineers. They're Scientists.
At Swan, we're building an autonomous business.
Your AI agents aren't dumb. They're just unskilled.
Your AI agent is dumb.
We spent $400 on AI. It drove $3M in pipeline.
Last week, we announced our $6M raise, funding to build what we believe is the first truly autonomous business.
We raised $6M to build the first autonomous business.
In 2025, we built Swan AI into a real GTM operation.
AI Didn't Fail. The Shortcut Seekers Did.
Everyone's calling it the "vibe coding collapse."
The autonomous business: Year One.
Hi, I'm Amos. One year ago I bet my career on a model everyone
Content AI Framework Issue
Hi I'm Amos, I'm building an Autonomous Business: a company that
The 100× Human Model
Hi I'm Amos, I'm building an Autonomous Business: a company that
The Age of Agents, What Jensen Got Right (and What Comes Next)
Last week, Jensen Huang walked on stage at GTC and declared:
78% of leaders agree: AI demands a new operating model
IBM and Oracle's new Agentic AI's Strategic Ascent report just confirmed what we've been building toward all along:
How AI Changed the Way We Communicate
Every founder has a version of this story. Mine just happens to include AI.
Cog Culture Vs Zone of Genius
Since launching Swan 6 months ago, it's just been 3 co-founders and a swarm of AI agents.
AGI, Mediocrity, and the Future of Your Business
In the age of AGI, mediocrity calcifies into code.
What's your AI moat? Wrong question
"What's your AI moat?"
The AI World Just Split in Two
The AI world just split in half.
Why Your AI Stack Can't Save a Broken System
Every week, I get another version of the same story:
The Org Chart of the Future Has 3 Key Roles
At Swan AI, we're not optimizing for headcount.
When Headcount Dies, So Does Venture Capital
At Swan AI, we're building towards $10M ARR per employee with just three founders and a swarm of AI agents. No employees atm. Just intelligent leverage.
AI Won't Save Your Bloated Startup
At Swan AI, we're building towards $30M ARR with just three founders and a swarm of AI agents. No employees. No bloated teams.
The Biggest AI Agents Trap
At Swan AI, we're building towards $30M ARR with just three founders and a swarm of AI agents.
The Rise And Fall of AI SDRs
(In case you're new here, my name is Amos and I'm the founder and CEO of Swan AI, where we're building the first autonomous business scaling to $30m ARR with…
The End of Dumb Automations
95% of 'AI startups' aren't actually AI companies. They're automation companies wearing AI makeup. And they're about to get eaten alive by the second wave.
The $317K Moat
We're now spending $317,000 yearly on our AI agent. That's more than a VP of Sales, a Head of Product, and a Customer Success Leader combined.
Our $5K/Month Mistake
We spent 3 months building our internal AI agents in-house because we didn't know any better. That ignorance just helped us discover something that's changin…
AI's Biggest Lie
132 Businesses. 32,471 monthly conversations. One AI agent.
Your AI Is Getting Dumber Every Day
Here's why traditional AI onboarding is setting you up to fail, and what we learned by flipping the model inside out.
WTF is a collective intelligence?
The next evolution of the Autonomous Business OS just went live, but it's not what you think.
Why We Killed Our Entire GTM Motion (And What Happened Next)
When scaling meant choosing between hiring fast or dying slow, we chose option C.
The Startup Playbook is Dead, The Age of Autonomous Businesses Has Arrived
While some startups are tightening budgets and letting go of talent, a quiet revolution is unfolding.
Welcome to The Big Shift
The Autonomous Business OS isn't just an idea, it's happening now.