AI Automations
What counts as a real AI automation, and how to build ones that actually run in production.
Free Claude Training for Our Coworking Neighbors in Portland, Maine
Conor on offering free one-on-one Claude training to Cloudport Coworking members in Portland, Maine, and how a session with Scott Bursey of Maine Technology Institute turned into two more.
When Claude.ai Isn't Enough: Building a Custom Claude Application
Sometimes you can't use Claude.ai — your users don't have access, or you need a specific interface. Here's when a custom Claude application is the right call.
How Claude Automates the Work That Slows Your Team Down
Claude doesn't just answer questions — it executes multi-step workflows across your business systems. Here's how automated Claude workflows actually work.
What It Looks Like When TEG Sets Up Claude for Your Team
Most teams install Claude and don't get far. TEG configures your entire Claude environment in four structured meetings — built around your workflows, your tools, your team.
Claude Can Answer Questions. But Can It Actually Work Inside Your Business?
MCP is the secure bridge that connects Claude to custom applications, proprietary databases, and legacy systems that standard integrations can't reach.
Merriam-Webster Just Added 1,400 New Words. Here's What the AI Ones Actually Mean.
AGI, compute, vibe coding, slop — these words made the dictionary this week. Here's what each one actually means if your team is using Claude at work.
Does Claude remember your conversations now? What B2B teams need to know
Anthropic gave Claude persistent memory across Claude.ai and Cowork, on by default, in late August. Here's what it actually remembers, what it means for your team's AI workflows, and how to control it.
Why inbound leads don't get followed up (and how automation fixes it)
Most missed leads aren't a motivation problem, they're a routing problem. Here's how automated lead routing works and what it takes to build one that runs reliably.
What counts as a real AI automation, and what's just a demo
The difference between an automation that's actually running in production and one that only looks good in a meeting.
What Claude Skills are, and why we build inside Claude instead of a new app
How a packaged Skill teaches Claude your exact process, no new interface required.
What custom GPTs are, and why we build inside ChatGPT instead of a new app
Putting your playbook inside the ChatGPT your team already opens every day.
What Gemini Gems are, and why we build inside Google Workspace instead of a new app
Custom AI built right into Gmail, Docs, and Drive.
Claude and ChatGPT connectors: give AI the right context without copy-pasting
Authorize the tools your team already uses and the AI reads from them, no pasting, no context gaps.
MCP: how we connect AI to the tools your team already runs
The open protocol we use to wire AI into HubSpot, Slack, Jira, and custom internal systems.
How Coachonix is transforming network marketing with AI coaching
Know who to contact, what to say, and when, so warm relationships stop going cold.