Notes

Thoughts on operations,
without the fluff.

Occasional, honest notes on customer support, outsourcing, and building operations teams that don't need supervision.

September 2026
What AI won't answer for you
AI handles tier-one support very well. The problem isn't what goes away, it's what stays: the exceptions, the judgment calls, the unhappy customers. Automation doesn't make the hard work disappear, it concentrates it.
August 2026
The real reason outsourcing fails (and what we do differently)
Most founders don't outsource wrong because they picked the wrong provider. They outsource wrong because nobody warned them what "success" actually requires. Here's what we've learned.