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Alex McFarland

Inside a one-person, all-Claude operation. Real systems, shown in the open so you can build your own.

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Alex McFarland

Anthropic just released its most powerful model ever (Claude Fable 5)

Here's the operator's read on Claude Fable 5.

Jun 9•Alex McFarland
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Recent posts

Anthropic just filed to go public at a $965 billion. If you build on Claude, here's what you need to know.

Rent the engine, own the car — why you're far less locked in than you think.

Jun 3•Alex McFarland
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I Almost Quit Claude. Then Opus 4.8 Dropped.

My honest day-one operator verdict — what actually changed when I put it on real work.

May 29•Alex McFarland
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Cancel your SaaS and build your own tools (no code)

Stop buying software you could build yourself — plus a skill that tells you what to build first.

May 23•Alex McFarland
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The smart money isn't on Anthropic — it's on the patterns they keep setting

Why the patterns matter more than the platform — and why the AI coding war is the best thing that's happened to operators all year.

May 17•Alex McFarland
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Stop paying for analytics tools. Claude builds your dashboard in 5 minutes.

Watch now | Live artifacts: multi-tab, auto-refreshing, custom to your data.

May 10•Alex McFarland
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Every writer needs these 3 Claude skills

The voice plugin that fixes generic AI writing — installs in 15 minutes:

May 5•Alex McFarland
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Alex McFarland

Inside a one-person, all-Claude operation. Real systems, shown in the open so you can build your own.