Archive - Applied Leverage by Lucas Synnott

I Wake Up to a Board Meeting Every Morning. I Didn't Run Any of It.

Twice a day, four AI agents argue about my business without me. Here's exactly what they said this week — and why it's the best system I've ever built.

Mar 26 • Lucas

I Run 8 AI Agents on One Linux Box And I Still Don't Think It's AGI

The debate is stupid. Both sides are wrong. Here's what actually matters.

Mar 20 • Lucas

I Let an AI Name Itself Johnny Silverhand and Now It Runs My Company

How I set up 8 AI agents with their own roles, personalities, and a literal org chart - and why the CEO isn't me.

Mar 18 • Lucas

I Built a SaaS Serving 400 People Without Writing Code - Here's What Actually Matters

The moat isn't technical skill anymore. It's knowing what to build and how to talk to machines.

Mar 2 • Lucas

February 2026

Your Old MacBook Is a $2,000 VPS You Already Own

Why I run OpenClaw on a 2015 MacBook instead of renting someone else's computer

Feb 27 • Lucas

I pay $39 for the same AI that costs $200

The Chinese Claude that does everything my $200 subscription does—for a fifth of the price

Feb 26 • Lucas

I Woke Up to My AI Booking Sales Calls on My Calendar

I spent 2 weeks building a fully autonomous AI company and had to physically tell it to stop trying to make me money.

Feb 25 • Lucas

Your Backup System Is More Important Than Your Best Day

What happens when you can't show up at 100%

Feb 10 • Lucas

I Deployed 7 AI Agents Overnight and Woke Up to a Different Business

The 48 hours that changed everything - and why doing less is the real competitive advantage.

Feb 2 • Lucas

January 2026

I Woke Up to Work I Didn't Do

What happens when your business runs while you sleep

Jan 30 • Lucas

I Wasted Ten Hours This Week and I'd Do It Again

The boring work nobody celebrates is the only work that compounds

Jan 29 • Lucas

I Built an AI That Works While I Sleep

How I turned a $20/month open-source tool into a robot employee that runs half my business

Jan 28 • Lucas

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