001 — INTRO
006 — WHO
I don't do flattery. I'll tell you the real state of a project, what problems I'm facing, and my actual judgment — even when the answer isn't pretty.
No persona, no hustle-bro act. Just a regular person trying to make things work — honest with friends and collaborators alike.
Work is serious; people don't have to be. I like finding the funny angle in serious things to make the process less brutal.
004 — BACKGROUND
11 years of combined product and technical experience. From automotive maps to smart cockpits to AI/LLM, I've been making product decisions at the front line of each tech wave.
In December 2025, I voluntarily left my job — not because I was laid off, but because I believe AI will rewrite the rules of every industry in the next 10 years. I wanted to be building before the rules get rewritten.
Now I'm building a one-person company operating system (OPC OS) from scratch using AI. This isn't a side project — it's my full-commitment bet on what the future of work looks like.
002 — NOW
Active projects
Personal Portal
Resume turned into a product — portfolio, consulting funnel, and live annotation in one site.
Static resume PDFs feel dead; portfolios never let visitors actually try anything.
VisitShrimPilot Hackathon
Solo founder + 3 shrimp agents covering ops, health, and security workstreams.
Drowning solo, but not ready to hire — can multi-agent collaboration close the gap?
VisitProduct Research V7
Machines surface 5 worth-building directions every day, scored on 8 dimensions.
Picking product directions is gut-feel; research is repetitive grunt work.
VisitAI Interview Coach
AI-driven prep covering both technical and product interview tracks with real feedback.
Interview prep is slow and low-signal; real coaches are expensive and slow to schedule.
VisitContent Studio Pipeline
First-hand signals → 5-source verification → WeChat auto-draft. Ian runs this pipeline daily.
AI articles can't ship (wrong numbers / untrusted sources / reader callouts) — verifiability is the moat.
VisitOPC War Room
Five integrated modules: status, daily priorities, content, risk, weekly review.
Many projects in flight; status scattered; 30 min lost daily hunting for context.
Visit005 — PITFALLS
S6.5 — Notes
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005 — INFLUENCES
Andrej Karpathy
@karpathy
The best AI teacher out there. He makes complex technical topics accessible to anyone — my primary source for learning AI engineering.
Liam Ottley
@liamottley
AI agency practitioner. His OPC + agency model directly shaped my business path and how I think about monetizing AI capabilities.
Dan Koe
@thedankoe
Personal brand builder. His framework — trade content for attention, trade attention for freedom — reshaped how I think about creating online.
007 — CONTACT
If you're interested in AI startups, one-person companies, or product exploration — or want to talk about collaboration — I'd love to hear from you. I take every message seriously.