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Notes on running companies with one mind.
Essays, build logs and field notes from the team building Qualia. Operator-grade writing. No thought-leadership.
Case study · September 14, 2026 · 6 min read
How Hatay Surf Center Organized Its Knowledge to Spend More Time With Young People
A social impact case study: how Hatay Surf Center brought student records, field operations, volunteer coordination and fundraising follow-up into one shared memory with Qualia.
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Buyer's guide · August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
The AI Employee Buyer's Guide (2026): 8 Questions to Ask Before You Hire
Ownership, memory, actions, failure modes, custom roles, pricing, security, references.
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Positioning · August 4, 2026 · 8 min read
Not a Tool, Not a Chatbot, Not an Assistant: What an AI Hire Actually Is
Ownership, memory that survives, autonomy across your tools.
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Field note · July 27, 2026 · 8 min read
How We Run 12 Apps With 5 People: Our Weekly Operating Cadence
The weekly loop a five-person team uses to run twelve live apps.
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Comparison · July 27, 2026 · 8 min read
AI Chief of Staff vs AI COO: Assisting a Person vs Running the Operation
A chief of staff optimizes one leader's day.
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Comparison · July 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Company Memory vs Company Brain: Why Storing the Why Is Not Enough
Memory answers when you ask. A brain makes the next move on its own.
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Guide · July 13, 2026 · 8 min read
Portfolio Operations: How to Run 3 to 20 Live Products as One Operation
Portfolio operations means running 3 to 20 live games or apps as one operation.
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Comparison · July 7, 2026 · 7 min read
AI COO vs AI Agent Frameworks: What Actually Runs Your Portfolio
Frameworks execute tasks you define.
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Field note · June 29, 2026 · 8 min read
The unwritten playbook of running 12 apps with 5 people
Five failure modes that break single-product playbooks at scale.
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