How real operators actually use AI.
How real operators actually use AI. Every fortnight, Zachary King gets founders and operators to open their screen and show exactly how they run the real parts of their business with AI.
Nathan Clark runs three clients on three different AI stacks. One has standardised on Claude, the next on ChatGPT, and he doesn't have the luxury of picking just one. So he built a system that lets him move between models and agent apps without starting over each time.
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Nathan Clark runs three clients on three different AI stacks. One has standardised on Claude, the next on ChatGPT, and he doesn't have the luxury of picking just one. So he built a system that lets him move between models and agent apps without starting over each time.
Román Olivera of Orban Labs shows Zachary King how Flatfish, a system of plain files and folders, runs his whole business, then carries one live task from Codex to Claude Code without losing context.
Luke Marshall shows Zachary King how one Claude Code instance supports GradEngage's marketing, lead generation and an evidence-led human review loop.
Airguides co-founder Paul Rowsthorn shows Zachary King how one super-agent named Amelia runs performance marketing, agency management, staff training and product launches — management by exception, not hands-off.
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Zachary King is founder and chief executive of Works, an AI implementation practice that helps Australian small and medium businesses put AI to work in how they actually operate — his own company runs almost entirely from the command line. He spent more than twenty years in B2B sales beforehand, including running the Asia region for a $900 million adtech company, before moving into fractional go-to-market leadership for startup founders. He hosts a weekly GTM newsletter and appears on the Fractionalism podcast. On Day One, King hosts Operator AI, exploring how AI is changing the way businesses run.
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