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Daily Update: Progress on AI Chat Email Tool and UK Residency Update In today’s update, I share my progress on two main fronts. First, I discuss my work on an AI chat email tool that leverages LLMs and agent code to process emails. Although the previous version did not gain much traction, I am repurposing the code for a new free tool that features chat-based interactions, email summaries, and file uploads. I also outline my plan to reduce daily video updates to three times a week to allocate more time for building and shipping projects. Additionally, I update on my UK residency application process, which is a significant personal step given my previous experiences and current freelance commitments. I am excited yet nervous about the transition, as it will soon shift my focus to growing my business full-time and finding actual customers to meet real needs. Overall, I share both technical and personal milestones, asking for feedback on the usefulness of the tool and the suggested change in video frequency.

Daily Update & Star Wars Fan Edit Review Today I provided a detailed update on my work and shared my thoughts on a couple of projects. I explained that I am discontinuing my email summarizer tool integrated with the AI agent API service, as there was little interest in engaging with an LLM through email. I then shifted to discussing a fan edit of a Star Wars miniseries that reinvigorated the storyline I loved as a kid. I critiqued Disney’s handling of the franchise and pointed out the major flaws in episodes one and three, while expressing genuine enthusiasm for this fan-made film, which managed to capture the spirit of the original Star Wars. I also compared this fan edit favorably to other sequels and prequels, and reminisced about my childhood passion for the original films. Overall, I conveyed both a pragmatic decision in my project choices and heartfelt nostalgia for a refreshed Star Wars narrative.

Daily Update: Email Summarizer & Seal Adventure In today’s update, I detailed my progress on an email summarizer tool that extracts key points, action items, and enables chat interaction with an email thread. I discussed the importance of securing the tool from automated bot attacks and my ideas for simplifying the process by integrating email forwarding. I also answered viewer comments and questions about the project. Later, I recounted my personal experience at a coastal bay where I encountered seals up close—one even nearly kissed me, creating a moment of surprise and humor during a boat tour. I described the beautiful, affluent seaside area with its tourist attractions and fresh seafood, sharing my delight in the unique animal interactions and scenic views. I remain open to feedback and continuously look to improve my projects while balancing work and personal adventures.

Today I presented my daily update where I demoed my new tool that leverages an AI agent to summarize emails, including handling raw EML files and email threads. I explained how the tool works—from uploading files to generating succinct summaries and actionable items—and discussed integrating this feature into broader projects like Gmail Chrome extensions. I also shared my personal update about my plans to relocate to London, touching on the challenges of immigration paperwork and my long-standing passion for living abroad, and emphasized my focus on automating processes so developers can concentrate on their core products. I feel enthusiastic about the potential of this tool and optimistic about my future move, as it represents both a technical achievement and a major life transition.

Daily Update - Build and Public Log I provided a detailed update on my progress and challenges working on my email summarizer agent. I explained that I am dedicating time to enhancing the backend so that emails are accurately parsed and cleaned before being sent to an LLM for AI processing. Despite juggling a full-time freelance job, I am trying to spend focused weekends on this project. I also shared my personal ambition to visit every national park in America, mentioning past visits to Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Sequoia, and expressing my excitement about exploring a new national park in California. This update reflects my commitment to advancing my technical work while also pursuing personal passions and achieving a balance between work and leisure.

Daily Update: Building an Email Summarization AI Agent Today I provided an update on my work building an email summarization AI agent. I discussed the technical challenges I’m facing with tuning the prompt and choosing a cheaper model to avoid high API costs for a free demo tool. I also shared a personal story about my long walks and an encounter with patriotic signs commemorating fallen soldiers. This led me to reflect on life, gratitude, and the contrast between optimism and the current pessimistic mood in society, emphasizing how important it is to appreciate being alive and to recognize the fleeting nature of life. I expressed my mixed feelings of technical frustration and personal introspection, highlighting both the challenges of my project and the need for reflection during difficult and uncertain times.

Daily Update on Build and Public Log In my daily update, I share my ongoing work on developing an AI agent tool designed to automate tasks like summarizing emails and generating code. I discuss how the AI performed well on simpler tasks but struggled with complex backend processes, producing overly verbose code and requiring substantial human guidance. I also evaluated the tool's target audience, debating whether it serves developers or end users, and considered potential marketplace strategies. Additionally, I recounted my personal challenges with a recurring stomach condition that has persisted since a past surgery, emphasizing the need to manage both technical projects and health priorities. Overall, I reflect on the art of clean coding and the balance necessary when integrating AI into development workflows.

Daily Build and Vlog Update - In this video, I provide a detailed update on my week, sharing both the struggles and small victories in my freelance work and building process. I discuss the challenges of manually performing painful tasks despite having AI assist me, and how I experimented with an AI tool called Claude Taskmaster to generate detailed specifications for an AI summarizer tool. I explain the tool’s slow performance, its tendency to cheat by mocking data, and how I had to manually craft robust email parsing code. I also share my experiences with unit testing from my past work, reflecting on the evolution of test runners and the frustrations of legacy systems. The video highlights my determination to improve this build, and though the process has been grueling and frustrating at times, I remain committed to refining my product and learning from each setback.

My Daily Update: Building AI Agent Projects Today, I shared my progress on improving my AI agent code, including a bug fix for generating chapters and a live demo feature that tracks how often an agent is run. I discussed my ambition to create a marketplace for high-quality, vetted AI agents where developers can earn money based on usage. I also reflected on the importance of showing up and building small habits every day, drawing inspiration from Atomic Habits, despite the challenges of my intense freelance work. Additionally, I shared a random story about discovering an old band, Crystal Castles, experiencing a resurgence on Spotify due to TikTok, which reminded me that success can come unexpectedly. Overall, my update was a blend of technical achievements, personal reflections on maintaining progress, and insights on cultural trends, underlining my commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in my projects.

My Daily Update on AI Tools & Startup Journey Today I discussed my experiments with AI-driven vibe coding tools and my skepticism about their production-readiness, particularly comparing them to Cursor, which I feel has deteriorated in quality. I explained how I’m using detailed PRD files to guide code generation and shared my plans to build an email agent tool that can process raw emails into actionable workflows. I also recounted my experiences with deep tech startups and tech incubators, reflecting on the challenges of customer discovery and the need to balance expert confidence with genuine learning. Overall, I highlighted my journey to leverage AI innovation despite setbacks and the frustration caused by clunky tools, while also emphasizing the potential benefits of a well-structured development approach.

Daily Update: Build and Market Insights I shared my daily update on my build and public log, explaining the challenges I faced while debugging a mysterious error with my YouTube transcript agent. I discussed testing various AI models for chapter summarization, notably comparing Gemini and OpenAI solutions, and the improvements as well as persistent bugs I encountered. I also described tweaks on the landing page and product strategy, highlighting my mixed feelings about marketing versus product development. Later, I recounted my personal market experiences, shared investment timing advice from past financial crises, and expressed concerns over upcoming economic downturns amid rapid technological and global changes. My reflections combine technical updates with market outlooks, underlining risks of a potential recession as influenced by unprecedented global shifts.

Daily Update: Build Progress and World Series Adventure Today I shared my progress on my build and public log. I completed a basic deployment showing key stats and introduced a simple new logo to represent 'agents code'. I also experimented with AI influencer technology for short video content to address marketing challenges and compared it with the realities of traditional marketing. On top of the tech talk, I recounted a memorable and expensive trip to the World Series, detailing the hectic airport experience, last-minute ticket purchases, and the overall exhaustion but immense satisfaction of witnessing a truly unforgettable baseball game. My narrative weaves together both technical development and personal travel adventures, highlighting the struggle and rewards of pursuing passion projects while learning from each setback.

Daily Update - AI Agent API Build In today’s update, I detailed my ongoing work on building an AI agent API service and a public dashboard to showcase real-time performance metrics. I explained how I’m facing fierce competition from well-funded teams while managing my project as a solo entrepreneur, and shared my frustrations about the slow progress, low user sign-ups, and some discrepancies in the dashboard’s data. I also recounted my personal experience of being woken up by disruptive fire trucks and an early morning school marching band, which added a layer of daily annoyance to my life. Despite these challenges, I remain focused on improving the dashboard and advancing my project, and I welcome feedback and ideas from the community to help design better agents.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log In today’s update, I detailed my progress on building a dashboard to gain better visibility into user activity and API usage. I discussed my initial struggles with Posttog, eventually leading me to create a custom dashboard under the /open endpoint. Additionally, I recounted my experience with UK immigration requirements, where I had to redact sensitive chat logs using AI. By breaking the data into manageable chunks and leveraging GPT-4.1, I significantly improved the redaction process over my earlier trials with GPT-3. I also shared a personal anecdote about attending a rodeo, where despite my primary interest in tech and drones, I enjoyed the uniquely American experience and the impressive drone show. Overall, the update highlights my continuous efforts in refining AI agents, optimizing workflow, and embracing both tech innovations and real-life experiences.

Episode 100: Daily Update for My Build on Public Log In this episode, I share my journey as I launch my basic MVP for an AI agent API service. I describe in detail my long-term goal of committing to 1,000 days of daily updates to build accountability and ultimately a successful business. I recount my past experiences, including leaving a senior software engineering job, the challenges of product development, and failures with previous ventures. I also explain how I built a product that wasn’t perfect but worked well enough to launch, and how I now face the critical task of marketing and pivoting based on real user feedback. My narrative is honest about the hardships of entrepreneurship, financial struggles, and the need for persistence, while outlining my commitment to learn, adapt, and ultimately succeed.

Daily Update: Build and Public Log - April 17, 2025 Today, I provided a comprehensive update on my progress with the AI agent API service and documented the no-code integration process. I showed how to initialize agents by copying nodes and pasting tokens directly into the interface, a method I haven’t seen elsewhere. I also discussed my upcoming plans, such as refining the website, expanding documentation with potential video guides, and launching outreach via cold emailing to build the business further. Additionally, I reflected on my personal journey—from struggling with basic coding concepts and working long hours without a social life to achieving freelance success and financial stability. Despite the challenges present in the rapidly shifting tech landscape and the emergence of AI, I remain determined and optimistic about evolving my approach to align with new opportunities and achieve significant success in the future.

Daily Update - AI Agent API Documentation and Tech Nostalgia Today, I provided an update on my ongoing work on the AI agent API documentation. I discussed the iterative process I went through to settle on the best approach, highlighting my concerns regarding stale documentation and the need for continuous updates. I also explained how I integrated example code for languages like Python and JavaScript, albeit with some shortcuts, and shared my excitement about shipping the updates. Later, I transitioned into a nostalgic personal story about my teenage nephew’s interest in building a computer and how it reminded me of my own early adventures at computer fairs. I reflected on the hands-on experience of building PCs in the past compared to today’s convenience of online shopping, expressing both admiration for modern tech and a longing for the excitement of the old school way of exploring technology. Overall, I provided a comprehensive glimpse into my busy schedule, merging technical progress with personal anecdotes, maintaining a balanced and neutral tone throughout the update.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log - April 14, 2025 Today, I shared my progress on making my AI agent API service full launch-ready. I demonstrated improvements to the documentation that allows users to create an account, generate API keys, and run agents directly from the documentation. I discussed challenges with receiving feedback and styling issues that need to be polished for a smoother user experience. I also shared my thoughts on how companies might adopt this technology either as a plug-and-play solution or as a fully integrated service. Additionally, I recounted a personal experience with a recent earthquake in Southern California, which reminded me of past events and the need for preparedness. This video covers both technical updates and personal reflections on recent events, giving viewers a comprehensive look into my project progress and my experiences.

Daily Update - Build and Public Log | April 12, 2025 I shared my progress on bug fixes, refining documentation, and cleaning up the website to improve my product’s credibility. I am working on an automation process that uses an AI agent to generate summaries and tweets from my daily video uploads, though the results currently sound suboptimal due to prompt issues. I explained my decision to incorporate a human-in-the-loop approach for more reliable outcomes and discussed the need for better AI performance. I also recounted a personal experience about tornadoes and extreme weather, contrasting my observations with those from Kansas. Overall, I provided a transparent look at my challenges and future goals, including cold emailing for customer outreach and enhancing my API service.

Daily Update and Travel Log In this video, I provide a detailed update on my progress with my AI agent API service and website improvements. I discuss my efforts in automating the process to promote my project, working on documentation, and enhancing the landing page to better target potential business customers. I also share my personal travel log spanning the last 10 years, reflecting on my adventures, visa challenges, and experiences traveling to diverse countries. I explain that for me, quality experiences matter more than the sheer number of countries visited. I detail my work on SEO strategies, my plans for an SDK to improve user engagement, and my overall journey in balancing development with explorations around the world, as I prepare for the next phase of my life approaching 40.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log - April 10th 2025 I shared my daily progress focusing on updating and expanding the documentation for my agents code. In this update, I explained my plans to make the API interactive like popular services such as Stripe, allowing users to make requests directly from the browser with embedded API keys. I also discussed exploring a promising tool that automates API documentation and SDK generation, which aligns with my passion for automation. Additionally, I reflected on my early tech career, including my work with eBay and how automating manual tasks shaped my approach to software engineering, ultimately fueling my interest in AI and agents. I provided personal insights and historical context regarding market research and the evolution of tech giants, while emphasizing my desire to simplify complex tasks through code.

Build and Public Daily Update In this video, I share my daily progress on automating my YouTube channel and social media updates through GitHub actions and an AI agent. I explain how I set up a system that automatically generates video summaries, descriptions, topics, and chapters, which then trigger posts on Twitter, Blue Sky, and community channels using webhooks. I also detail my experiments with the Push Cut app on my iPhone for quick social media posting and describe my process for cleaning up personal data, including a script that redacts sensitive parts of a massive WhatsApp chat log for immigration documentation. Along with discussing the technical challenges of balancing a freelance project and automation tasks, I also share personal insights into managing a complex 10-year travel log and visa requirements as part of my plan to move closer to my partner in London. Overall, I present a comprehensive look at my workflow improvements, troubleshooting, and future plans for further automation, emphasizing my commitment to streamlining my work while ensuring data quality and privacy.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log In this video, I share my daily update where I showcase my ongoing work on automating my YouTube channel’s content updates using a GitHub action and an AI agent API service. I explain how the system identifies new episodes, generates data via my agent, and updates my website and social media platforms through a webhook integration. I discuss the technical nuances, including cost considerations when calling the agent and the challenges with prompt engineering to avoid low quality generated text. I also share a personal anecdote reflecting on my childhood memories with Star Wars, comparing different movies in the franchise and how my early experiences have influenced my views. This update is not only a technical deep dive into my automation setup but also a glimpse into my daily hustle and passion for consistency in my work, reinforcing my commitment to build and improve my digital presence every day.

Daily Build & Public Log Update - March 7, 2025 I shared my daily update as part of my ongoing build and public log journey. Today, I reflected on my challenges with motivation and the need to push forward in entrepreneurship, even when inspiration is lacking. I discussed the work I did to automate marketing tasks on my website, automate posting to X and BlueSky, and set up a Discord community to engage with my audience. I also addressed viewer comments about AI-generated books and the importance of maintaining quality content. Additionally, I recounted my personal experiences from a weekend spent in nature with family, including encounters with various wild animals, unusual birds, and finally seeing a wild turkey in a memorable way. This daily log not only highlights my professional progress but also my efforts to balance work with enriching personal adventures.

Daily Update: Build and Public Log - April 3rd, 2025 In this video, I share my daily update on the progress and challenges of my build project. I explain that I wasn’t able to do much yesterday and might not achieve much this week, although I plan to focus on documentation by Sunday. I also discuss a demo I’m preparing to show a cool feature I've been working on. I share insights from community feedback on engaging with potential customers, cold emailing strategies, and the importance of direct customer interaction. Additionally, I delve into a personal project where I developed a script to process and visualize my travel history using location data from Google Maps. I describe the technical hurdles of processing tens of thousands of GPS coordinates, the caching mechanism to speed up lookups, and the eventual plan to turn this into a useful tool for users. Despite some personal challenges and family issues affecting my schedule, I remain committed to advancing the project and learning from each step. I express my passion for travel and technology while balancing work, customer outreach, and documentation efforts.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log I shared my daily update for April 2nd, 2025, discussing the challenges I’ve faced in launching my AI Agent API Service. I expressed frustration over the lack of user feedback and engagement, noting that my product’s landing page is incomplete and its documentation is insufficient. I detailed my plans to improve the product by completing the site, enhancing the documentation, and adding more demos to showcase its capabilities. Additionally, I talked about my struggle with YouTube’s algorithm, which has been limiting my reach, and my personal challenges with a heavy to-do list including taxes, accounting, and managing work commitments. I also mentioned the emotional stress related to my immigration process and the need to relocate to London to be with my partner, which has added pressure to get everything in order. This video captures my current state of frustration mixed with determination to refine my product and navigate professional and personal obstacles.

Daily Update: Build a Public Log Today I provided my daily update on the progress of building my public log, sharing both my technical challenges and the lessons learned along the way. I explained my frustrations with flawed software and the lackluster April Fool’s updates, as well as my efforts in refining the landing page and promoting my AI agent API service. I detailed my past struggles with developing agents for email tasks and recalled an intense experience with a demanding airline scheduling project. I also offered advice on seeking help when faced with overwhelming tasks. Throughout the update, I emphasized my commitment to quality, the need for robust manual coding, and the importance of active user feedback to improve agent performance.

Daily Build Update & Agent Demo I am sharing my daily update on my build and public log for March 31, 2025, where I demoed my AI agent API service. I walked through the entire process of signing up, generating an API key, and running an agent to fetch data from a YouTube transcript. I discussed some technical challenges like the sign-up flow, captcha issues, and the need for further polish on the dashboard and job status updates. I also mentioned credit usage specifics and pricing details, emphasizing that only successful runs incur a cost. Later, I shifted into a personal story about my experiences during major earthquakes in Thailand and Mexico, reflecting on the importance of good engineering and safety precautions. Throughout, I invited feedback on additional agent features and shared my excitement about launching the product soon, while also acknowledging some bugs and the need for more transparency in the process.

Daily Build Update - March 27, 2025 In this update, the developer shares his frustrations with the slow progress on his product launch and the challenges of using AI tools like vibe coding. He explains issues with insecure code, integration hurdles with Clerk and Stripe, and his busy schedule, while also discussing the complications of obtaining a visa for London.

Daily Build Update - March 26, 2025 This video provides a brief update on the progress of an AI agent API service and its dashboard, discusses facing technical glitches and scheduling challenges, and shares insights on self-hosting services with a focus on Plex and creating a custom MTV-like cable TV experience.

Daily Update for Build & Public Log | In this update, the creator discusses progress on their MVP for an AI agent API service, improvements in user sign-up and credit allocation, and technical challenges such as server clock sync issues due to firewall settings. The video also features a detailed discussion on the history and technology behind precise timekeeping in wristwatches.

Daily Update - Build and Public Log The creator updates on launching his AI agent API service, describing improvements in agents code, Stripe pricing integration, and backend fixes. He also shares a personal anecdote about extreme heat and disappointing beach experiences, and mentions plans for a full workflow demo later in the week.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for AI Agent Build and Public Log The video provides a daily progress report on developing an AI agent API service, highlighting demos of a scheduling agent and a YouTube transcript agent. The creator explains challenges with front-end integration, cost management, and shares personal updates on freelance work and health issues.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video offers a brief update on the creator's progress, including a demo of an AI agent, challenges with a demanding freelance project and COVID, and a humorous recount of a past Vegas trip with family.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update: Build and Public Log The video is a daily update from March 20, 2025, on progress with the landing page and AI agent API service. The creator discusses debugging issues, automation of updates via YouTube transcripts, and personal challenges with COVID. A lighthearted food anecdote about an unexpected dark chocolate delivery and insights into cocoa production is also shared.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update from Build and Public Log The creator shares his daily progress update on building an AI agent API service, detailing technical steps like migrating from Netlify to a dedicated server for security, the impact of COVID and freelance project delays, ideas around lead generation, and personal anecdotes including immigration challenges and childhood memories.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build and Public Log The video provides a personal update on March 18, 2025, where the creator discusses battling COVID for the second time, missing a planned trip, dealing with work overload, and mentioning an upcoming AI agent service launch. It also includes a brief New Year's Eve story.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update on AI Business & Social Media Experiments. The speaker shares his update from March 15, 2025, discussing his AI agent API service and experiments with viral social media strategies, including a controversial Uber Eats incident. He reflects on balancing ethical content with gaining engagement while dealing with personal challenges like illness.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a detailed update on ongoing freelance projects, automation improvements for a website and YouTube agent, and plans for Stripe integration. The creator also shares a bizarre food delivery incident and offers advice on handling market challenges as an entrepreneur.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The creator shares a daily update on his progress with the AI agent API service, detailing technical issues with tool selection, proxy setups, and deployment challenges. He demonstrates recent fixes, automated PR creation, and reflects on past business experiences while preparing for his MVP launch.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build in Public Log. In this update, the speaker expresses frustration over managing a freelance workload while trying to launch an AI agent API service. He discusses technical issues, delayed payments, and the challenges of pushing through the 'dip' in entrepreneurship, along with a personal anecdote about LED and CFL lights.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log. In this update, the creator discusses challenges with setting up a Docker environment using NYX pack and building a custom Docker file to manage dependencies. He also details issues with getting his YouTube agent unblocked by Google and shares a personal story about the confusing effects of daylight savings on scheduling.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a daily progress update on automating a website that updates with new YouTube video content. The creator details work on API service integration, bug fixes, GitHub action implementation, and backend improvements, along with a personal anecdote about pet reptiles.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log. The creator discusses progress on automating website episode creation using a new script and GitHub actions. Deployment challenges with Docker and local testing are highlighted along with plans for an upcoming MVP launch. A quirky segment about unusual food experiences adds a personal touch.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log The creator details progress automating his website using GitHub actions to pull YouTube transcripts, generate summaries, topics, and chapters. He explains challenges with API integration and updates his daily work progress, while also sharing a personal anecdote about past and current Chipotle experiences.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build in Public Log - March 5, 2025 The video demonstrates building and automating an API agent that processes YouTube transcripts, generates summaries, topics, and chapters for a static website. It also covers the creator's personal update on health improvements, supplement experiments, and lifestyle changes.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my build and public log In this update, the speaker explains project delays due to family commitments and a tight freelance deadline, and discusses challenges with managing work hours, website automation, and video production improvements. He also shares a personal anecdote about finding and eating a childhood favorite cookie.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video details improvements in system architecture, queue and worker setup, and API demos with enhanced logging and error handling. The creator demonstrates local tests, cost management for agent runs, and shares a personal story about an aquarium visit, while acknowledging burnout and planning further updates.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build & Public Log In this update, the speaker reviews progress on backend improvements for an AI agent API service and discusses challenges with a freelance project. The video covers code refactoring, debugging, and impressions of the new Claude 3.7 model, as well as a personal anecdote about a surprising encounter with a large spider.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update The video provides a brief progress report on a project build, highlighting challenges with database integration and time management due to freelance work. It also touches on the unusually warm winter and nostalgic memories of past experiences in Hawaii.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update and Build Log The video provides a brief daily update on the progress of a complex backend dashboard development related to API job tracking and queuing, alongside personal anecdotes about freelance work challenges, limited work time, and a nostalgic discussion about the TV show 'Madman' and travel experiences during COVID lockdown.

Summary of the Video: Build and Public Log The developer gives a daily update on his project, discussing progress, bug fixes, and challenges while emphasizing deep work and productivity techniques. He shares his approach to managing long hours, overcoming burnout, and reflects on past music streaming services that have shaped his work habits.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video presents a demo of a work-in-progress dashboard for managing API keys, credits, and job tracking while also sharing a personal story about the creator’s elderly grandfather and nostalgic memories of past technology.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log. The creator shares his update for February 21, 2025, discussing his freelance work under an agency, progress on an API service dashboard, comparisons between agency contracting and full-time jobs, and challenges faced while working abroad in Mexico.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log Update (Feb 20th, 2025) The video features a quick daily update where the creator discusses technical progress on a project including Clerk integration and upcoming API key features, details health struggles with insomnia from antibiotics, and shares a personal story of food poisoning in Guadalajara.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log The creator shares a brief update on his build progress despite feeling under the weather. He describes recent work on data modeling, integrating user features, and plans for launching an MVP. He also recounts a humorous past incident related to system security and server mishaps.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update from February 18, 2025, discussing a new freelance project, the need to streamline work on two projects, plans for hiring help, and steps to improve code documentation and agent building. It ends with a personal anecdote about an office colleague involved in questionable insurance fraud.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update: Build and Public Log. The creator shares his progress on developing an AI virtual assistant for Telegram and email, focusing on conversation threading and UX/UI improvements, while planning freelance work and taking a mental health day. He concludes with a personal story about shifting from veganism after a memorable taco experience in Mexico.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The creator shares his progress on rebranding and developing an advanced Telegram bot called Wizard AI, detailing the challenges of building conversation threads and managing multi-modal interactions, while also offering personal insights from a recent high-end racing event experience.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for AI Agent Build The video offers a concise update on developing an AI agent that processes YouTube transcriptions and generates chapters. It covers technical challenges, live demonstration of the workflow, and a personal update on weather and seasonal mood.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log The video provides an update on developing AI agents for YouTube summarization and automated workflows. The creator explains improvements like using a JSON repair library for error handling, reviews pricing updates for API calls, and shares a personal story about his passion for Civilization games as a break from work.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for AI Agent Build. The speaker shares progress on developing an AI agent API service that downloads YouTube transcripts, generates summaries and chapters, and integrates with multiple platforms. He explains workflow challenges, cost considerations, and his plans for further enhancements.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update on AI-Powered Website Build The creator shares his excitement over building a robust, templated website in just six hours using AI, Go Hugo, and Netlify. He explains key components like API-driven mailing lists, automation setup, and his journey from a sabbatical to becoming a 10x engineer.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The creator shares his daily update on Feb 11, 2025, discussing his experiment with a no-code AI agent to automate video uploads and social media updates. He explains challenges like memory leaks and unreliable outputs from ChatGPT, along with his workflow integrations for YouTube, Blue Sky, and Twitter. He also recounts a memorable personal experience from his early days partying in Mexico.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log. The video demonstrates progress on an AI email assistant featuring scheduling and CC functionalities, discusses overcoming email client challenges, and outlines future plans for product rebranding and automation. The presenter also shares a brief personal story about encountering stormy weather in Kansas.

Summary of the Video: Daily update for my build and public log The video provides a brief update on the presenter's progress with a demo and API integration for a project, and outlines plans to transition to developing an AI chat email product. It also includes a nostalgic discussion about past experiences with Blackberry devices and the evolution of smartphone technology.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update on the project build process, focusing on developing multiple agents and enhancing security measures for API demos. The creator also discusses freelance opportunities, the challenges of sustaining a business without revenue, and shares a personal story about remote work and career transitions.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log Update The creator provides a detailed update on developing a landing page and API integration for AI agents, discussing design tweaks, integration challenges, and affordable pricing. The video also features a personal anecdote about sourdough bread making and a memorable cultural experience in Ethiopia.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log on February 5, 2025 The video details the challenges faced during a Docker configuration for a server build, including swapping Redis for Dragonfly DB and setting up a reverse proxy. It also outlines plans for a live demo of the first AI agent, and shares past experiences with crypto investments as a learning point.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update on setting up an API service with self-hosting, discussing software bugs, backend configuration, security practices, and a switch from Redis to a new efficient service. It also shares a personal anecdote about an urgent computer repair.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log. The video covers a brief progress update on developing a queuing service using bu amq to manage agent requests and load testing. It also touches on rate limits with OpenAI, plans for building parallel API services, community Q&A, and ends with a nostalgic story about mall cookies.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update: Build and Public Log, February 2, 2025. The creator shares challenges with self-hosting an API service, details the switch from a costly cloud option to bull mq, and explains the need to keep expenses low. The video ends with a humorous recount of a bad haircut experience in Ethiopia.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log - February 1, 2025. The video covers the challenges in transitioning from a development to a production environment, detailing deployment issues with self-hosting, performance problems during load testing, potential cost concerns, and a nostalgic recount of an Easter egg from the creator’s early career.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update - January 31, 2025 The speaker shares his progress in building an AI company, detailing a shift from a downloadable agent framework to an API service model. He demonstrates an event scheduling agent, discusses backend improvements and smart queuing, and concludes with a personal anecdote about a past job incident.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update - Build & Public Log January 30th, 2025. The speaker details progress on building an AI agent service, discussing system architecture, API validation, job queues, and asynchronous processing. He shares best practices for modular design and offers advice on avoiding coupling. The update concludes with a brief, quirky story about a woodpecker encounter during a nature walk.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The speaker shares his daily progress and pivot in developing a high-quality AI agent framework. He explains shifting from an npm package to an API model for easier deployment and updates, discusses integration with no-code tools, outlines the importance of cost, performance, and metrics, and reflects on past tech experiences.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update on the progress of an AI agent framework, including code refactoring and testing to build a solid foundation for future agent integration. The speaker also shares thoughts on VR experiences and the benefits of open, extendable platforms for developers.

Summary of the Video: Build and Public Log. The speaker provides an update on his AI agent framework that collects and logs metrics, detailing its extensible design and testing approach. He explains how the framework tracks token usage, errors, and integrates with various logging tools. He also reflects on the evolution of AI coding tools from GPT-3 to Cursor and the growing necessity of AI in development.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update on Agent Build and LLM Experiments. The creator explains work on a universal metrics collection system for an AI agent, reviews testing various language models for speed, cost, and accuracy, and discusses the challenges of prompt adjustment. A personal update on using VR during lockdown is also shared.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update - Build and Public Log The video details the creator's progress on developing a custom AI agent framework, including benchmarking various models, troubleshooting error logging issues, and comparing performance and cost. It also touches on local weather improvements in California impacting drought conditions.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log In this update, the creator explains his progress on developing a plug-and-play event scheduling AI agent. He details handling retries, cost management, error logging, and fallback strategies. He also shares his vision for automated weekly error analysis and briefly reflects on pleasant weather contrasts with the Canary Islands.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update and AI Chat Email Development. The speaker provides his daily update discussing progress and challenges with an AI chat email tool, covering error tracking, agent routing, and plans for webhook integration to support multi-channel communication like chat and SMS. He also shares a personal anecdote from a cocktail bar.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update. The creator discusses recent progress in enhancing backend security, fixing bugs in the signin flow, and improving error tracking. They explain the challenges with existing tools and detail plans to complete an event scheduling agent, defer Zoom integration, rebrand, and pivot to an AI virtual assistant. A brief personal anecdote about winning a scratcher is also shared.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update January 21st, 2025 The speaker shares his daily update amid a headache and reduced productivity, discussing updates to AI chat email code, experiments with a new Deep Seek AI model, and comparisons of local versus cloud processing. He also explores using RSS feeds to avoid algorithmic content and discusses plans for focused work.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log. In this update, the creator discusses progress with an email spoofing library for better security, outlines testing techniques to bypass SMTP delays, and shares a personal political anecdote about election celebrations, while emphasizing transparency and value for the audience.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video explains progress on integrating Zoom into an AI event scheduler, addressing email spoofing risks, and transitioning from an MVP to a robust product. The creator emphasizes security, privacy, and practical challenges while sharing personal insights from years of email automation experience.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log The video provides a brief update where the speaker debates the definition of AI and robots, reflects on the evolution of robotic vacuums, and shares progress on an AI email assistant that automates event scheduling.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Work Update. The creator shares his progress on an event scheduling AI agent and discusses his daily deep work routine using Pomodoro techniques. He explains the importance of focused work, prompt engineering, and optimizing cost and performance in AI model usage.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update - AI Event Scheduling Agent Demo The video features a developer giving his daily update on building an AI event scheduling agent. He discusses challenges with recording software, provides a live demo of the agent processing email event details, and shares his inspiration from recent SpaceX rocket launches.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log Update. The video covers the creator’s update on his ongoing stomach issues, sharing challenges with productivity and health after traveling. He details progress on his AI chat email project, describing his work on building a large suite of AI agents for virtual assistants and discussing monetization and open source strategies.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log The video covers the creator’s daily update where he reflects on rising sports salaries in baseball, shares his childhood experience with the sport, and draws parallels between the competitive tech/AI industry and major league sports. He also details progress on an AI agent that automates scheduling meetings via email.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build In Public Log - January 13th. The video covers a personal update with a fun family zoo visit and a memorable birthday story in South Africa, alongside technical progress on self-hosting an orchestration tool for long-running tasks and concerns about rising serverless costs.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Buildin Public Log on January 10th 2025 The video features the creator sharing his daily walk and observations of unusually warm weather that hint at climate change, followed by a business update on implementing metrics and automated code tests with AI tools.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build in Public Log - January 9th 2025 The creator gives a daily update discussing improvements to his AI assistant, including email queuing and new routing for efficient processing. He also shares a personal anecdote about witnessing police corruption abroad, reflecting on its impact while emphasizing his focus on product analytics and future features like scheduling via chat.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build In Public Log This video blends a personal story about visiting national parks and an encounter with a bear with detailed progress on developing an AI-powered email assistant. The speaker explains the technical aspects of routing email requests, enabling real-time search, and handling controversial queries while discussing challenges with censorship.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build in Public Log The speaker provides his update for January 7th, 2025, explaining his return to work after a holiday filled with family visits and travel challenges. He recounts a frustrating airport experience and outlines his goals for the next three months, including developing robust AI chat agents, launching a new newsletter, and enhancing his email tool while committing to a rigorous work schedule.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Buildin Public Log January 6. The video offers a personal update where the narrator reflects on a recent night out, a shift away from heavy drinking for a more focused work life, and technical insights into using open router with various AI models, emphasizing cost, speed, and efficiency.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for January 5th 2025 This daily update details a road trip to a Wild West ghost town in California, includes personal reflections from a challenging relationship, and provides a technical update on an LLM routing project. The speaker compares APIs like Grok and perplexity and discusses the limitations of LLM guard rails.

Summary of the Video: Build in Public Daily Update for January 3rd, 2025 The speaker recounts a challenging week marked by health issues including a stomach virus and a severe allergic reaction that caused drowsiness and brain fog. They also provide an update on an AI-driven email project and share a personal travel health story from Ethiopia.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log Update. The creator shares a brief New Year update, explains a slow progress due to illness and family events, and recounts a memorable river boat ride in southern Mexico with scenic views and humorous local encounters. He also discusses his work on AI routing for project updates and email workflow improvements.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update: Build and Public Log The video is a personal update from December 30, 2024, where the speaker discusses being unwell with a stomach bug, attending his great aunt's 100th birthday, and working on his build. He shares how a simple game he developed for social media received unexpected traction, reflecting on content strategy and his creative process.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update on a build project on December 27, 2024. It begins with a personal anecdote about a surprising Nando's date in Cape Town and then details technical progress—introducing an email queue system, agent routing using LLM integration, and plans to scale the service.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update - December 26, 2024. The video provides a daily update amid holiday distractions, sharing a personal story about mistaking volcanic ash for snow during a Christmas festival in Mexico and outlining technical progress on rearchitecting a server back end with a queue system for improved email processing and scalability.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log Update - Christmas Eve. The creator shares a personal Christmas experience, recounting a past lonely Christmas in Amsterdam and his current work frustrations. He discusses troubleshooting technical issues with Next.js and Clerk for his AI chat email project, while expressing gratitude for family and urging viewers to appreciate what they have.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update and Public Log The video provides a daily progress update where the uploader recounts a childhood memory of surround sound while sharing recent developments on server automation and dashboard improvements. He explains the transition to a new server, email automation processes, and future plans to integrate AI agents after the holidays.

Summary of the Video: Solstice Experience and AI Update The video shares a personal account of celebrating the winter solstice at Stonehenge, detailing the unique atmosphere and diverse crowd. It then shifts to a tech update on migrating legacy software to Docker, discussing plans for developing an advanced AI travel agent and future project enhancements.

Summary of the Video: Daily Log December 20th 2024 The creator gives a daily update sharing a funny childhood Christmas gift mishap, details a hectic travel day, discusses freelance work challenges including a lost client, and explains plans to pivot the AI chat tool into a universal virtual assistant while migrating websites and winding down old services.

Summary of the Video: Build in Public Log Update for December 16, 2024 The speaker shares his update on freelance work in AI, describing his first self-driving car experience and a trial run on a web scraping agent project. He highlights challenges in coding, client expectations, and observations about navigation in diverse neighborhoods.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log: The speaker shares a personal travel mishap from Europe along with updates on their freelance work and progress on a fast, web-scraping AI agent. They also outline plans for a new AI-focused channel and improved video production as the holidays approach.

Summary of the Video: Build and Public Daily Log December 14. The video provides a personal update that mixes humorous family anecdotes, memorable experiences with authentic Mexican food, and current freelance business progress. It also highlights upcoming vacation plans and brief work updates.

Summary of the Video: Build and Public Log for December 13th 2024 The speaker shares his daily experiences including a transient lifestyle, an unexpected request to move furniture from an estranged uncle, progress on automated newsletter migration, and plans to develop AI agents for lead generation and a virtual assistant dashboard.

Summary of the Video: Day episode three In this daily build log, the creator recounts his freelance project experience, including a quick fix that earned him $50 despite payment concerns. He discusses challenges with a Gmail-based tool he developed, technical integration issues with third-party services, and plans for upcoming work and personal time.

Summary of the Video: Day Two of My Built Log The video provides a daily update on the creator's progress with building an AI tool dashboard, discussing challenges with onboarding processes, his experiences with no-code AI tools, freelance opportunities, and personal setbacks while navigating project complexities.

Summary of the Video: Buildin Public Daily Log Episode One Steve Erby, a seasoned software engineer, shares a candid daily update about his journey from a stable tech career to entrepreneurship. He discusses his health issues, financial struggles including mounting debt and bankruptcy, and his pivot towards building a newsletter and an AI-powered email assistant, while reflecting on his past freelance work and business ups and downs.

Summary of the Video: Buildin Public Daily Log Episode One Steve Erby, a seasoned software engineer, shares a candid daily update about his journey from a stable tech career to entrepreneurship. He discusses his health issues, financial struggles including mounting debt and bankruptcy, and his pivot towards building a newsletter and an AI-powered email assistant, while reflecting on his past freelance work and business ups and downs.

Summary of the Video: Day Two of My Built Log The video provides a daily update on the creator's progress with building an AI tool dashboard, discussing challenges with onboarding processes, his experiences with no-code AI tools, freelance opportunities, and personal setbacks while navigating project complexities.

Summary of the Video: Day episode three In this daily build log, the creator recounts his freelance project experience, including a quick fix that earned him $50 despite payment concerns. He discusses challenges with a Gmail-based tool he developed, technical integration issues with third-party services, and plans for upcoming work and personal time.

Summary of the Video: Build and Public Log for December 13th 2024 The speaker shares his daily experiences including a transient lifestyle, an unexpected request to move furniture from an estranged uncle, progress on automated newsletter migration, and plans to develop AI agents for lead generation and a virtual assistant dashboard.

Summary of the Video: Build and Public Daily Log December 14. The video provides a personal update that mixes humorous family anecdotes, memorable experiences with authentic Mexican food, and current freelance business progress. It also highlights upcoming vacation plans and brief work updates.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log: The speaker shares a personal travel mishap from Europe along with updates on their freelance work and progress on a fast, web-scraping AI agent. They also outline plans for a new AI-focused channel and improved video production as the holidays approach.

Summary of the Video: Build in Public Log Update for December 16, 2024 The speaker shares his update on freelance work in AI, describing his first self-driving car experience and a trial run on a web scraping agent project. He highlights challenges in coding, client expectations, and observations about navigation in diverse neighborhoods.

Summary of the Video: Daily Log December 20th 2024 The creator gives a daily update sharing a funny childhood Christmas gift mishap, details a hectic travel day, discusses freelance work challenges including a lost client, and explains plans to pivot the AI chat tool into a universal virtual assistant while migrating websites and winding down old services.

Summary of the Video: Solstice Experience and AI Update The video shares a personal account of celebrating the winter solstice at Stonehenge, detailing the unique atmosphere and diverse crowd. It then shifts to a tech update on migrating legacy software to Docker, discussing plans for developing an advanced AI travel agent and future project enhancements.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update and Public Log The video provides a daily progress update where the uploader recounts a childhood memory of surround sound while sharing recent developments on server automation and dashboard improvements. He explains the transition to a new server, email automation processes, and future plans to integrate AI agents after the holidays.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log Update - Christmas Eve. The creator shares a personal Christmas experience, recounting a past lonely Christmas in Amsterdam and his current work frustrations. He discusses troubleshooting technical issues with Next.js and Clerk for his AI chat email project, while expressing gratitude for family and urging viewers to appreciate what they have.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update - December 26, 2024. The video provides a daily update amid holiday distractions, sharing a personal story about mistaking volcanic ash for snow during a Christmas festival in Mexico and outlining technical progress on rearchitecting a server back end with a queue system for improved email processing and scalability.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update on a build project on December 27, 2024. It begins with a personal anecdote about a surprising Nando's date in Cape Town and then details technical progress—introducing an email queue system, agent routing using LLM integration, and plans to scale the service.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update: Build and Public Log The video is a personal update from December 30, 2024, where the speaker discusses being unwell with a stomach bug, attending his great aunt's 100th birthday, and working on his build. He shares how a simple game he developed for social media received unexpected traction, reflecting on content strategy and his creative process.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log Update. The creator shares a brief New Year update, explains a slow progress due to illness and family events, and recounts a memorable river boat ride in southern Mexico with scenic views and humorous local encounters. He also discusses his work on AI routing for project updates and email workflow improvements.

Summary of the Video: Build in Public Daily Update for January 3rd, 2025 The speaker recounts a challenging week marked by health issues including a stomach virus and a severe allergic reaction that caused drowsiness and brain fog. They also provide an update on an AI-driven email project and share a personal travel health story from Ethiopia.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for January 5th 2025 This daily update details a road trip to a Wild West ghost town in California, includes personal reflections from a challenging relationship, and provides a technical update on an LLM routing project. The speaker compares APIs like Grok and perplexity and discusses the limitations of LLM guard rails.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Buildin Public Log January 6. The video offers a personal update where the narrator reflects on a recent night out, a shift away from heavy drinking for a more focused work life, and technical insights into using open router with various AI models, emphasizing cost, speed, and efficiency.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build in Public Log The speaker provides his update for January 7th, 2025, explaining his return to work after a holiday filled with family visits and travel challenges. He recounts a frustrating airport experience and outlines his goals for the next three months, including developing robust AI chat agents, launching a new newsletter, and enhancing his email tool while committing to a rigorous work schedule.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build In Public Log This video blends a personal story about visiting national parks and an encounter with a bear with detailed progress on developing an AI-powered email assistant. The speaker explains the technical aspects of routing email requests, enabling real-time search, and handling controversial queries while discussing challenges with censorship.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build in Public Log - January 9th 2025 The creator gives a daily update discussing improvements to his AI assistant, including email queuing and new routing for efficient processing. He also shares a personal anecdote about witnessing police corruption abroad, reflecting on its impact while emphasizing his focus on product analytics and future features like scheduling via chat.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Buildin Public Log on January 10th 2025 The video features the creator sharing his daily walk and observations of unusually warm weather that hint at climate change, followed by a business update on implementing metrics and automated code tests with AI tools.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build In Public Log - January 13th. The video covers a personal update with a fun family zoo visit and a memorable birthday story in South Africa, alongside technical progress on self-hosting an orchestration tool for long-running tasks and concerns about rising serverless costs.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log The video covers the creator’s daily update where he reflects on rising sports salaries in baseball, shares his childhood experience with the sport, and draws parallels between the competitive tech/AI industry and major league sports. He also details progress on an AI agent that automates scheduling meetings via email.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log Update. The video covers the creator’s update on his ongoing stomach issues, sharing challenges with productivity and health after traveling. He details progress on his AI chat email project, describing his work on building a large suite of AI agents for virtual assistants and discussing monetization and open source strategies.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update - AI Event Scheduling Agent Demo The video features a developer giving his daily update on building an AI event scheduling agent. He discusses challenges with recording software, provides a live demo of the agent processing email event details, and shares his inspiration from recent SpaceX rocket launches.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Work Update. The creator shares his progress on an event scheduling AI agent and discusses his daily deep work routine using Pomodoro techniques. He explains the importance of focused work, prompt engineering, and optimizing cost and performance in AI model usage.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log The video provides a brief update where the speaker debates the definition of AI and robots, reflects on the evolution of robotic vacuums, and shares progress on an AI email assistant that automates event scheduling.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video explains progress on integrating Zoom into an AI event scheduler, addressing email spoofing risks, and transitioning from an MVP to a robust product. The creator emphasizes security, privacy, and practical challenges while sharing personal insights from years of email automation experience.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log. In this update, the creator discusses progress with an email spoofing library for better security, outlines testing techniques to bypass SMTP delays, and shares a personal political anecdote about election celebrations, while emphasizing transparency and value for the audience.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update January 21st, 2025 The speaker shares his daily update amid a headache and reduced productivity, discussing updates to AI chat email code, experiments with a new Deep Seek AI model, and comparisons of local versus cloud processing. He also explores using RSS feeds to avoid algorithmic content and discusses plans for focused work.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update. The creator discusses recent progress in enhancing backend security, fixing bugs in the signin flow, and improving error tracking. They explain the challenges with existing tools and detail plans to complete an event scheduling agent, defer Zoom integration, rebrand, and pivot to an AI virtual assistant. A brief personal anecdote about winning a scratcher is also shared.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update and AI Chat Email Development. The speaker provides his daily update discussing progress and challenges with an AI chat email tool, covering error tracking, agent routing, and plans for webhook integration to support multi-channel communication like chat and SMS. He also shares a personal anecdote from a cocktail bar.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log In this update, the creator explains his progress on developing a plug-and-play event scheduling AI agent. He details handling retries, cost management, error logging, and fallback strategies. He also shares his vision for automated weekly error analysis and briefly reflects on pleasant weather contrasts with the Canary Islands.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update - Build and Public Log The video details the creator's progress on developing a custom AI agent framework, including benchmarking various models, troubleshooting error logging issues, and comparing performance and cost. It also touches on local weather improvements in California impacting drought conditions.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update on Agent Build and LLM Experiments. The creator explains work on a universal metrics collection system for an AI agent, reviews testing various language models for speed, cost, and accuracy, and discusses the challenges of prompt adjustment. A personal update on using VR during lockdown is also shared.

Summary of the Video: Build and Public Log. The speaker provides an update on his AI agent framework that collects and logs metrics, detailing its extensible design and testing approach. He explains how the framework tracks token usage, errors, and integrates with various logging tools. He also reflects on the evolution of AI coding tools from GPT-3 to Cursor and the growing necessity of AI in development.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update on the progress of an AI agent framework, including code refactoring and testing to build a solid foundation for future agent integration. The speaker also shares thoughts on VR experiences and the benefits of open, extendable platforms for developers.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The speaker shares his daily progress and pivot in developing a high-quality AI agent framework. He explains shifting from an npm package to an API model for easier deployment and updates, discusses integration with no-code tools, outlines the importance of cost, performance, and metrics, and reflects on past tech experiences.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update - Build & Public Log January 30th, 2025. The speaker details progress on building an AI agent service, discussing system architecture, API validation, job queues, and asynchronous processing. He shares best practices for modular design and offers advice on avoiding coupling. The update concludes with a brief, quirky story about a woodpecker encounter during a nature walk.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update - January 31, 2025 The speaker shares his progress in building an AI company, detailing a shift from a downloadable agent framework to an API service model. He demonstrates an event scheduling agent, discusses backend improvements and smart queuing, and concludes with a personal anecdote about a past job incident.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log - February 1, 2025. The video covers the challenges in transitioning from a development to a production environment, detailing deployment issues with self-hosting, performance problems during load testing, potential cost concerns, and a nostalgic recount of an Easter egg from the creator’s early career.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update: Build and Public Log, February 2, 2025. The creator shares challenges with self-hosting an API service, details the switch from a costly cloud option to bull mq, and explains the need to keep expenses low. The video ends with a humorous recount of a bad haircut experience in Ethiopia.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log. The video covers a brief progress update on developing a queuing service using bu amq to manage agent requests and load testing. It also touches on rate limits with OpenAI, plans for building parallel API services, community Q&A, and ends with a nostalgic story about mall cookies.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update on setting up an API service with self-hosting, discussing software bugs, backend configuration, security practices, and a switch from Redis to a new efficient service. It also shares a personal anecdote about an urgent computer repair.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log on February 5, 2025 The video details the challenges faced during a Docker configuration for a server build, including swapping Redis for Dragonfly DB and setting up a reverse proxy. It also outlines plans for a live demo of the first AI agent, and shares past experiences with crypto investments as a learning point.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log Update The creator provides a detailed update on developing a landing page and API integration for AI agents, discussing design tweaks, integration challenges, and affordable pricing. The video also features a personal anecdote about sourdough bread making and a memorable cultural experience in Ethiopia.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update on the project build process, focusing on developing multiple agents and enhancing security measures for API demos. The creator also discusses freelance opportunities, the challenges of sustaining a business without revenue, and shares a personal story about remote work and career transitions.

Summary of the Video: Daily update for my build and public log The video provides a brief update on the presenter's progress with a demo and API integration for a project, and outlines plans to transition to developing an AI chat email product. It also includes a nostalgic discussion about past experiences with Blackberry devices and the evolution of smartphone technology.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log. The video demonstrates progress on an AI email assistant featuring scheduling and CC functionalities, discusses overcoming email client challenges, and outlines future plans for product rebranding and automation. The presenter also shares a brief personal story about encountering stormy weather in Kansas.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The creator shares his daily update on Feb 11, 2025, discussing his experiment with a no-code AI agent to automate video uploads and social media updates. He explains challenges like memory leaks and unreliable outputs from ChatGPT, along with his workflow integrations for YouTube, Blue Sky, and Twitter. He also recounts a memorable personal experience from his early days partying in Mexico.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update on AI-Powered Website Build The creator shares his excitement over building a robust, templated website in just six hours using AI, Go Hugo, and Netlify. He explains key components like API-driven mailing lists, automation setup, and his journey from a sabbatical to becoming a 10x engineer.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for AI Agent Build. The speaker shares progress on developing an AI agent API service that downloads YouTube transcripts, generates summaries and chapters, and integrates with multiple platforms. He explains workflow challenges, cost considerations, and his plans for further enhancements.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for My Build and Public Log The video provides an update on developing AI agents for YouTube summarization and automated workflows. The creator explains improvements like using a JSON repair library for error handling, reviews pricing updates for API calls, and shares a personal story about his passion for Civilization games as a break from work.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for AI Agent Build The video offers a concise update on developing an AI agent that processes YouTube transcriptions and generates chapters. It covers technical challenges, live demonstration of the workflow, and a personal update on weather and seasonal mood.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The creator shares his progress on rebranding and developing an advanced Telegram bot called Wizard AI, detailing the challenges of building conversation threads and managing multi-modal interactions, while also offering personal insights from a recent high-end racing event experience.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update: Build and Public Log. The creator shares his progress on developing an AI virtual assistant for Telegram and email, focusing on conversation threading and UX/UI improvements, while planning freelance work and taking a mental health day. He concludes with a personal story about shifting from veganism after a memorable taco experience in Mexico.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a daily update from February 18, 2025, discussing a new freelance project, the need to streamline work on two projects, plans for hiring help, and steps to improve code documentation and agent building. It ends with a personal anecdote about an office colleague involved in questionable insurance fraud.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log The creator shares a brief update on his build progress despite feeling under the weather. He describes recent work on data modeling, integrating user features, and plans for launching an MVP. He also recounts a humorous past incident related to system security and server mishaps.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build and Public Log Update (Feb 20th, 2025) The video features a quick daily update where the creator discusses technical progress on a project including Clerk integration and upcoming API key features, details health struggles with insomnia from antibiotics, and shares a personal story of food poisoning in Guadalajara.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log. The creator shares his update for February 21, 2025, discussing his freelance work under an agency, progress on an API service dashboard, comparisons between agency contracting and full-time jobs, and challenges faced while working abroad in Mexico.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video presents a demo of a work-in-progress dashboard for managing API keys, credits, and job tracking while also sharing a personal story about the creator’s elderly grandfather and nostalgic memories of past technology.

Summary of the Video: Build and Public Log The developer gives a daily update on his project, discussing progress, bug fixes, and challenges while emphasizing deep work and productivity techniques. He shares his approach to managing long hours, overcoming burnout, and reflects on past music streaming services that have shaped his work habits.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update and Build Log The video provides a brief daily update on the progress of a complex backend dashboard development related to API job tracking and queuing, alongside personal anecdotes about freelance work challenges, limited work time, and a nostalgic discussion about the TV show 'Madman' and travel experiences during COVID lockdown.

Summary of the Video: Daily Build Update The video provides a brief progress report on a project build, highlighting challenges with database integration and time management due to freelance work. It also touches on the unusually warm winter and nostalgic memories of past experiences in Hawaii.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build & Public Log In this update, the speaker reviews progress on backend improvements for an AI agent API service and discusses challenges with a freelance project. The video covers code refactoring, debugging, and impressions of the new Claude 3.7 model, as well as a personal anecdote about a surprising encounter with a large spider.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video details improvements in system architecture, queue and worker setup, and API demos with enhanced logging and error handling. The creator demonstrates local tests, cost management for agent runs, and shares a personal story about an aquarium visit, while acknowledging burnout and planning further updates.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my build and public log In this update, the speaker explains project delays due to family commitments and a tight freelance deadline, and discusses challenges with managing work hours, website automation, and video production improvements. He also shares a personal anecdote about finding and eating a childhood favorite cookie.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build in Public Log - March 5, 2025 The video demonstrates building and automating an API agent that processes YouTube transcripts, generates summaries, topics, and chapters for a static website. It also covers the creator's personal update on health improvements, supplement experiments, and lifestyle changes.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log The creator details progress automating his website using GitHub actions to pull YouTube transcripts, generate summaries, topics, and chapters. He explains challenges with API integration and updates his daily work progress, while also sharing a personal anecdote about past and current Chipotle experiences.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for my Build and Public Log. The creator discusses progress on automating website episode creation using a new script and GitHub actions. Deployment challenges with Docker and local testing are highlighted along with plans for an upcoming MVP launch. A quirky segment about unusual food experiences adds a personal touch.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a daily progress update on automating a website that updates with new YouTube video content. The creator details work on API service integration, bug fixes, GitHub action implementation, and backend improvements, along with a personal anecdote about pet reptiles.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log. In this update, the creator discusses challenges with setting up a Docker environment using NYX pack and building a custom Docker file to manage dependencies. He also details issues with getting his YouTube agent unblocked by Google and shares a personal story about the confusing effects of daylight savings on scheduling.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build in Public Log. In this update, the speaker expresses frustration over managing a freelance workload while trying to launch an AI agent API service. He discusses technical issues, delayed payments, and the challenges of pushing through the 'dip' in entrepreneurship, along with a personal anecdote about LED and CFL lights.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The creator shares a daily update on his progress with the AI agent API service, detailing technical issues with tool selection, proxy setups, and deployment challenges. He demonstrates recent fixes, automated PR creation, and reflects on past business experiences while preparing for his MVP launch.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video provides a detailed update on ongoing freelance projects, automation improvements for a website and YouTube agent, and plans for Stripe integration. The creator also shares a bizarre food delivery incident and offers advice on handling market challenges as an entrepreneur.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update on AI Business & Social Media Experiments. The speaker shares his update from March 15, 2025, discussing his AI agent API service and experiments with viral social media strategies, including a controversial Uber Eats incident. He reflects on balancing ethical content with gaining engagement while dealing with personal challenges like illness.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update Build and Public Log The video provides a personal update on March 18, 2025, where the creator discusses battling COVID for the second time, missing a planned trip, dealing with work overload, and mentioning an upcoming AI agent service launch. It also includes a brief New Year's Eve story.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update from Build and Public Log The creator shares his daily progress update on building an AI agent API service, detailing technical steps like migrating from Netlify to a dedicated server for security, the impact of COVID and freelance project delays, ideas around lead generation, and personal anecdotes including immigration challenges and childhood memories.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update: Build and Public Log The video is a daily update from March 20, 2025, on progress with the landing page and AI agent API service. The creator discusses debugging issues, automation of updates via YouTube transcripts, and personal challenges with COVID. A lighthearted food anecdote about an unexpected dark chocolate delivery and insights into cocoa production is also shared.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for Build and Public Log The video offers a brief update on the creator's progress, including a demo of an AI agent, challenges with a demanding freelance project and COVID, and a humorous recount of a past Vegas trip with family.

Summary of the Video: Daily Update for AI Agent Build and Public Log The video provides a daily progress report on developing an AI agent API service, highlighting demos of a scheduling agent and a YouTube transcript agent. The creator explains challenges with front-end integration, cost management, and shares personal updates on freelance work and health issues.

Daily Update - Build and Public Log The creator updates on launching his AI agent API service, describing improvements in agents code, Stripe pricing integration, and backend fixes. He also shares a personal anecdote about extreme heat and disappointing beach experiences, and mentions plans for a full workflow demo later in the week.

Daily Update for Build & Public Log | In this update, the creator discusses progress on their MVP for an AI agent API service, improvements in user sign-up and credit allocation, and technical challenges such as server clock sync issues due to firewall settings. The video also features a detailed discussion on the history and technology behind precise timekeeping in wristwatches.

Daily Build Update - March 26, 2025 This video provides a brief update on the progress of an AI agent API service and its dashboard, discusses facing technical glitches and scheduling challenges, and shares insights on self-hosting services with a focus on Plex and creating a custom MTV-like cable TV experience.

Daily Build Update - March 27, 2025 In this update, the developer shares his frustrations with the slow progress on his product launch and the challenges of using AI tools like vibe coding. He explains issues with insecure code, integration hurdles with Clerk and Stripe, and his busy schedule, while also discussing the complications of obtaining a visa for London.

Daily Build Update & Agent Demo I am sharing my daily update on my build and public log for March 31, 2025, where I demoed my AI agent API service. I walked through the entire process of signing up, generating an API key, and running an agent to fetch data from a YouTube transcript. I discussed some technical challenges like the sign-up flow, captcha issues, and the need for further polish on the dashboard and job status updates. I also mentioned credit usage specifics and pricing details, emphasizing that only successful runs incur a cost. Later, I shifted into a personal story about my experiences during major earthquakes in Thailand and Mexico, reflecting on the importance of good engineering and safety precautions. Throughout, I invited feedback on additional agent features and shared my excitement about launching the product soon, while also acknowledging some bugs and the need for more transparency in the process.

Daily Update: Build a Public Log Today I provided my daily update on the progress of building my public log, sharing both my technical challenges and the lessons learned along the way. I explained my frustrations with flawed software and the lackluster April Fool’s updates, as well as my efforts in refining the landing page and promoting my AI agent API service. I detailed my past struggles with developing agents for email tasks and recalled an intense experience with a demanding airline scheduling project. I also offered advice on seeking help when faced with overwhelming tasks. Throughout the update, I emphasized my commitment to quality, the need for robust manual coding, and the importance of active user feedback to improve agent performance.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log I shared my daily update for April 2nd, 2025, discussing the challenges I’ve faced in launching my AI Agent API Service. I expressed frustration over the lack of user feedback and engagement, noting that my product’s landing page is incomplete and its documentation is insufficient. I detailed my plans to improve the product by completing the site, enhancing the documentation, and adding more demos to showcase its capabilities. Additionally, I talked about my struggle with YouTube’s algorithm, which has been limiting my reach, and my personal challenges with a heavy to-do list including taxes, accounting, and managing work commitments. I also mentioned the emotional stress related to my immigration process and the need to relocate to London to be with my partner, which has added pressure to get everything in order. This video captures my current state of frustration mixed with determination to refine my product and navigate professional and personal obstacles.

Daily Update: Build and Public Log - April 3rd, 2025 In this video, I share my daily update on the progress and challenges of my build project. I explain that I wasn’t able to do much yesterday and might not achieve much this week, although I plan to focus on documentation by Sunday. I also discuss a demo I’m preparing to show a cool feature I've been working on. I share insights from community feedback on engaging with potential customers, cold emailing strategies, and the importance of direct customer interaction. Additionally, I delve into a personal project where I developed a script to process and visualize my travel history using location data from Google Maps. I describe the technical hurdles of processing tens of thousands of GPS coordinates, the caching mechanism to speed up lookups, and the eventual plan to turn this into a useful tool for users. Despite some personal challenges and family issues affecting my schedule, I remain committed to advancing the project and learning from each step. I express my passion for travel and technology while balancing work, customer outreach, and documentation efforts.

Daily Build & Public Log Update - March 7, 2025 I shared my daily update as part of my ongoing build and public log journey. Today, I reflected on my challenges with motivation and the need to push forward in entrepreneurship, even when inspiration is lacking. I discussed the work I did to automate marketing tasks on my website, automate posting to X and BlueSky, and set up a Discord community to engage with my audience. I also addressed viewer comments about AI-generated books and the importance of maintaining quality content. Additionally, I recounted my personal experiences from a weekend spent in nature with family, including encounters with various wild animals, unusual birds, and finally seeing a wild turkey in a memorable way. This daily log not only highlights my professional progress but also my efforts to balance work with enriching personal adventures.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log In this video, I share my daily update where I showcase my ongoing work on automating my YouTube channel’s content updates using a GitHub action and an AI agent API service. I explain how the system identifies new episodes, generates data via my agent, and updates my website and social media platforms through a webhook integration. I discuss the technical nuances, including cost considerations when calling the agent and the challenges with prompt engineering to avoid low quality generated text. I also share a personal anecdote reflecting on my childhood memories with Star Wars, comparing different movies in the franchise and how my early experiences have influenced my views. This update is not only a technical deep dive into my automation setup but also a glimpse into my daily hustle and passion for consistency in my work, reinforcing my commitment to build and improve my digital presence every day.

Build and Public Daily Update In this video, I share my daily progress on automating my YouTube channel and social media updates through GitHub actions and an AI agent. I explain how I set up a system that automatically generates video summaries, descriptions, topics, and chapters, which then trigger posts on Twitter, Blue Sky, and community channels using webhooks. I also detail my experiments with the Push Cut app on my iPhone for quick social media posting and describe my process for cleaning up personal data, including a script that redacts sensitive parts of a massive WhatsApp chat log for immigration documentation. Along with discussing the technical challenges of balancing a freelance project and automation tasks, I also share personal insights into managing a complex 10-year travel log and visa requirements as part of my plan to move closer to my partner in London. Overall, I present a comprehensive look at my workflow improvements, troubleshooting, and future plans for further automation, emphasizing my commitment to streamlining my work while ensuring data quality and privacy.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log - April 10th 2025 I shared my daily progress focusing on updating and expanding the documentation for my agents code. In this update, I explained my plans to make the API interactive like popular services such as Stripe, allowing users to make requests directly from the browser with embedded API keys. I also discussed exploring a promising tool that automates API documentation and SDK generation, which aligns with my passion for automation. Additionally, I reflected on my early tech career, including my work with eBay and how automating manual tasks shaped my approach to software engineering, ultimately fueling my interest in AI and agents. I provided personal insights and historical context regarding market research and the evolution of tech giants, while emphasizing my desire to simplify complex tasks through code.

Daily Update and Travel Log In this video, I provide a detailed update on my progress with my AI agent API service and website improvements. I discuss my efforts in automating the process to promote my project, working on documentation, and enhancing the landing page to better target potential business customers. I also share my personal travel log spanning the last 10 years, reflecting on my adventures, visa challenges, and experiences traveling to diverse countries. I explain that for me, quality experiences matter more than the sheer number of countries visited. I detail my work on SEO strategies, my plans for an SDK to improve user engagement, and my overall journey in balancing development with explorations around the world, as I prepare for the next phase of my life approaching 40.

Daily Update - Build and Public Log | April 12, 2025 I shared my progress on bug fixes, refining documentation, and cleaning up the website to improve my product’s credibility. I am working on an automation process that uses an AI agent to generate summaries and tweets from my daily video uploads, though the results currently sound suboptimal due to prompt issues. I explained my decision to incorporate a human-in-the-loop approach for more reliable outcomes and discussed the need for better AI performance. I also recounted a personal experience about tornadoes and extreme weather, contrasting my observations with those from Kansas. Overall, I provided a transparent look at my challenges and future goals, including cold emailing for customer outreach and enhancing my API service.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log - April 14, 2025 Today, I shared my progress on making my AI agent API service full launch-ready. I demonstrated improvements to the documentation that allows users to create an account, generate API keys, and run agents directly from the documentation. I discussed challenges with receiving feedback and styling issues that need to be polished for a smoother user experience. I also shared my thoughts on how companies might adopt this technology either as a plug-and-play solution or as a fully integrated service. Additionally, I recounted a personal experience with a recent earthquake in Southern California, which reminded me of past events and the need for preparedness. This video covers both technical updates and personal reflections on recent events, giving viewers a comprehensive look into my project progress and my experiences.

Daily Update - AI Agent API Documentation and Tech Nostalgia Today, I provided an update on my ongoing work on the AI agent API documentation. I discussed the iterative process I went through to settle on the best approach, highlighting my concerns regarding stale documentation and the need for continuous updates. I also explained how I integrated example code for languages like Python and JavaScript, albeit with some shortcuts, and shared my excitement about shipping the updates. Later, I transitioned into a nostalgic personal story about my teenage nephew’s interest in building a computer and how it reminded me of my own early adventures at computer fairs. I reflected on the hands-on experience of building PCs in the past compared to today’s convenience of online shopping, expressing both admiration for modern tech and a longing for the excitement of the old school way of exploring technology. Overall, I provided a comprehensive glimpse into my busy schedule, merging technical progress with personal anecdotes, maintaining a balanced and neutral tone throughout the update.

Daily Update: Build and Public Log - April 17, 2025 Today, I provided a comprehensive update on my progress with the AI agent API service and documented the no-code integration process. I showed how to initialize agents by copying nodes and pasting tokens directly into the interface, a method I haven’t seen elsewhere. I also discussed my upcoming plans, such as refining the website, expanding documentation with potential video guides, and launching outreach via cold emailing to build the business further. Additionally, I reflected on my personal journey—from struggling with basic coding concepts and working long hours without a social life to achieving freelance success and financial stability. Despite the challenges present in the rapidly shifting tech landscape and the emergence of AI, I remain determined and optimistic about evolving my approach to align with new opportunities and achieve significant success in the future.

Episode 100: Daily Update for My Build on Public Log In this episode, I share my journey as I launch my basic MVP for an AI agent API service. I describe in detail my long-term goal of committing to 1,000 days of daily updates to build accountability and ultimately a successful business. I recount my past experiences, including leaving a senior software engineering job, the challenges of product development, and failures with previous ventures. I also explain how I built a product that wasn’t perfect but worked well enough to launch, and how I now face the critical task of marketing and pivoting based on real user feedback. My narrative is honest about the hardships of entrepreneurship, financial struggles, and the need for persistence, while outlining my commitment to learn, adapt, and ultimately succeed.

Daily Update for My Build and Public Log In today’s update, I detailed my progress on building a dashboard to gain better visibility into user activity and API usage. I discussed my initial struggles with Posttog, eventually leading me to create a custom dashboard under the /open endpoint. Additionally, I recounted my experience with UK immigration requirements, where I had to redact sensitive chat logs using AI. By breaking the data into manageable chunks and leveraging GPT-4.1, I significantly improved the redaction process over my earlier trials with GPT-3. I also shared a personal anecdote about attending a rodeo, where despite my primary interest in tech and drones, I enjoyed the uniquely American experience and the impressive drone show. Overall, the update highlights my continuous efforts in refining AI agents, optimizing workflow, and embracing both tech innovations and real-life experiences.

Daily Update - AI Agent API Build In today’s update, I detailed my ongoing work on building an AI agent API service and a public dashboard to showcase real-time performance metrics. I explained how I’m facing fierce competition from well-funded teams while managing my project as a solo entrepreneur, and shared my frustrations about the slow progress, low user sign-ups, and some discrepancies in the dashboard’s data. I also recounted my personal experience of being woken up by disruptive fire trucks and an early morning school marching band, which added a layer of daily annoyance to my life. Despite these challenges, I remain focused on improving the dashboard and advancing my project, and I welcome feedback and ideas from the community to help design better agents.

Daily Update: Build Progress and World Series Adventure Today I shared my progress on my build and public log. I completed a basic deployment showing key stats and introduced a simple new logo to represent 'agents code'. I also experimented with AI influencer technology for short video content to address marketing challenges and compared it with the realities of traditional marketing. On top of the tech talk, I recounted a memorable and expensive trip to the World Series, detailing the hectic airport experience, last-minute ticket purchases, and the overall exhaustion but immense satisfaction of witnessing a truly unforgettable baseball game. My narrative weaves together both technical development and personal travel adventures, highlighting the struggle and rewards of pursuing passion projects while learning from each setback.

Daily Update: Build and Market Insights I shared my daily update on my build and public log, explaining the challenges I faced while debugging a mysterious error with my YouTube transcript agent. I discussed testing various AI models for chapter summarization, notably comparing Gemini and OpenAI solutions, and the improvements as well as persistent bugs I encountered. I also described tweaks on the landing page and product strategy, highlighting my mixed feelings about marketing versus product development. Later, I recounted my personal market experiences, shared investment timing advice from past financial crises, and expressed concerns over upcoming economic downturns amid rapid technological and global changes. My reflections combine technical updates with market outlooks, underlining risks of a potential recession as influenced by unprecedented global shifts.

My Daily Update on AI Tools & Startup Journey Today I discussed my experiments with AI-driven vibe coding tools and my skepticism about their production-readiness, particularly comparing them to Cursor, which I feel has deteriorated in quality. I explained how I’m using detailed PRD files to guide code generation and shared my plans to build an email agent tool that can process raw emails into actionable workflows. I also recounted my experiences with deep tech startups and tech incubators, reflecting on the challenges of customer discovery and the need to balance expert confidence with genuine learning. Overall, I highlighted my journey to leverage AI innovation despite setbacks and the frustration caused by clunky tools, while also emphasizing the potential benefits of a well-structured development approach.

My Daily Update: Building AI Agent Projects Today, I shared my progress on improving my AI agent code, including a bug fix for generating chapters and a live demo feature that tracks how often an agent is run. I discussed my ambition to create a marketplace for high-quality, vetted AI agents where developers can earn money based on usage. I also reflected on the importance of showing up and building small habits every day, drawing inspiration from Atomic Habits, despite the challenges of my intense freelance work. Additionally, I shared a random story about discovering an old band, Crystal Castles, experiencing a resurgence on Spotify due to TikTok, which reminded me that success can come unexpectedly. Overall, my update was a blend of technical achievements, personal reflections on maintaining progress, and insights on cultural trends, underlining my commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in my projects.

Daily Build and Vlog Update - In this video, I provide a detailed update on my week, sharing both the struggles and small victories in my freelance work and building process. I discuss the challenges of manually performing painful tasks despite having AI assist me, and how I experimented with an AI tool called Claude Taskmaster to generate detailed specifications for an AI summarizer tool. I explain the tool’s slow performance, its tendency to cheat by mocking data, and how I had to manually craft robust email parsing code. I also share my experiences with unit testing from my past work, reflecting on the evolution of test runners and the frustrations of legacy systems. The video highlights my determination to improve this build, and though the process has been grueling and frustrating at times, I remain committed to refining my product and learning from each setback.

Daily Update on Build and Public Log In my daily update, I share my ongoing work on developing an AI agent tool designed to automate tasks like summarizing emails and generating code. I discuss how the AI performed well on simpler tasks but struggled with complex backend processes, producing overly verbose code and requiring substantial human guidance. I also evaluated the tool's target audience, debating whether it serves developers or end users, and considered potential marketplace strategies. Additionally, I recounted my personal challenges with a recurring stomach condition that has persisted since a past surgery, emphasizing the need to manage both technical projects and health priorities. Overall, I reflect on the art of clean coding and the balance necessary when integrating AI into development workflows.

Daily Update: Building an Email Summarization AI Agent Today I provided an update on my work building an email summarization AI agent. I discussed the technical challenges I’m facing with tuning the prompt and choosing a cheaper model to avoid high API costs for a free demo tool. I also shared a personal story about my long walks and an encounter with patriotic signs commemorating fallen soldiers. This led me to reflect on life, gratitude, and the contrast between optimism and the current pessimistic mood in society, emphasizing how important it is to appreciate being alive and to recognize the fleeting nature of life. I expressed my mixed feelings of technical frustration and personal introspection, highlighting both the challenges of my project and the need for reflection during difficult and uncertain times.

Daily Update - Build and Public Log I provided a detailed update on my progress and challenges working on my email summarizer agent. I explained that I am dedicating time to enhancing the backend so that emails are accurately parsed and cleaned before being sent to an LLM for AI processing. Despite juggling a full-time freelance job, I am trying to spend focused weekends on this project. I also shared my personal ambition to visit every national park in America, mentioning past visits to Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Sequoia, and expressing my excitement about exploring a new national park in California. This update reflects my commitment to advancing my technical work while also pursuing personal passions and achieving a balance between work and leisure.

Today I presented my daily update where I demoed my new tool that leverages an AI agent to summarize emails, including handling raw EML files and email threads. I explained how the tool works—from uploading files to generating succinct summaries and actionable items—and discussed integrating this feature into broader projects like Gmail Chrome extensions. I also shared my personal update about my plans to relocate to London, touching on the challenges of immigration paperwork and my long-standing passion for living abroad, and emphasized my focus on automating processes so developers can concentrate on their core products. I feel enthusiastic about the potential of this tool and optimistic about my future move, as it represents both a technical achievement and a major life transition.

Daily Update: Email Summarizer & Seal Adventure In today’s update, I detailed my progress on an email summarizer tool that extracts key points, action items, and enables chat interaction with an email thread. I discussed the importance of securing the tool from automated bot attacks and my ideas for simplifying the process by integrating email forwarding. I also answered viewer comments and questions about the project. Later, I recounted my personal experience at a coastal bay where I encountered seals up close—one even nearly kissed me, creating a moment of surprise and humor during a boat tour. I described the beautiful, affluent seaside area with its tourist attractions and fresh seafood, sharing my delight in the unique animal interactions and scenic views. I remain open to feedback and continuously look to improve my projects while balancing work and personal adventures.

Daily Update & Star Wars Fan Edit Review Today I provided a detailed update on my work and shared my thoughts on a couple of projects. I explained that I am discontinuing my email summarizer tool integrated with the AI agent API service, as there was little interest in engaging with an LLM through email. I then shifted to discussing a fan edit of a Star Wars miniseries that reinvigorated the storyline I loved as a kid. I critiqued Disney’s handling of the franchise and pointed out the major flaws in episodes one and three, while expressing genuine enthusiasm for this fan-made film, which managed to capture the spirit of the original Star Wars. I also compared this fan edit favorably to other sequels and prequels, and reminisced about my childhood passion for the original films. Overall, I conveyed both a pragmatic decision in my project choices and heartfelt nostalgia for a refreshed Star Wars narrative.

Daily Update: Progress on AI Chat Email Tool and UK Residency Update In today’s update, I share my progress on two main fronts. First, I discuss my work on an AI chat email tool that leverages LLMs and agent code to process emails. Although the previous version did not gain much traction, I am repurposing the code for a new free tool that features chat-based interactions, email summaries, and file uploads. I also outline my plan to reduce daily video updates to three times a week to allocate more time for building and shipping projects. Additionally, I update on my UK residency application process, which is a significant personal step given my previous experiences and current freelance commitments. I am excited yet nervous about the transition, as it will soon shift my focus to growing my business full-time and finding actual customers to meet real needs. Overall, I share both technical and personal milestones, asking for feedback on the usefulness of the tool and the suggested change in video frequency.