Issue 47 Sundays · Pacific time · ~10 min read
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About the writer
Most weeks, I read more about AI than is probably healthy — papers, podcasts, threads, and the long ones no one else finishes. On Sunday, I sit down and write what I wish someone had written for me: a synthesis for people running a business, not building models.
Before this, I spent fifteen years building shopVOX, a cloud-based ERP for small and mid-sized businesses. I learned how to talk to SMB owners about technology the hard way — by walking thousands of them through the desktop-to-cloud transition, one objection at a time. Now I want to help with the next transition: from cloud and SaaS to agentic AI.
Anatomy of an issue
No tool dumps. No model updates. No hot takes on regulation. Just a tight, repeatable structure that respects your time.
§ 01 · OPEN
One high-signal idea, CEO-memorable — the thing worth repeating in a Monday meeting.
§ 02 · BODY
Three to five insights, each in two to four sentences, with the business implication spelled out.
§ 03 · TURN
One to three counterintuitive observations. Stated plainly. No hedging.
§ 04 · IMPACT
What founders and operators should do, which opportunities are opening up, and which risks are underestimated.
§ 05 · TREND
A forward-looking note on a trend or inflection point worth tracking.
§ 06 · FRAME
A simple model or analogy that makes the issue stick.
§ 07 · DO
Three concrete actions a founder or operator should take this week based on these insights.
§ 08 · CLOSE
Short, punchy, and cohesive — small enough to hold in your head until next Sunday.
Every issue answers the same three questions:
01
What new capability exists this week that didn't last week?
02
Which businesses can't do this yet — and how long until they can?
03
How could you turn it into a service, a product, or a billable hour?
Who actually reads this
You're trying to figure out where AI actually meets your work — without sitting through another forty-minute YouTube explainer or another vendor demo.
// owner / operator
You don't need another roundup. You need to know which AI shifts will reach your business in the next six months — and which are just noise. The newsletter is built around that question — and reads like a single trusted advisor, not a feed.
Typical reader: founder, COO, head of ops, GM
// freelancer / consultant
Your clients are trying to figure out where to invest. You need a coherent view they trust, in language that doesn't sound like a vendor pitch. Forward an issue to a prospect on Monday morning and the conversation changes by Tuesday.
Typical reader: solo consultant, small agency, fractional CTO
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One synthesis a week, written for the desk you actually sit at. No upsells, no course funnel, no "premium tier."
— Ravi Duvvuri
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