Dillon Carter writes about AI agents, founder tools, and performance.
Co-founder of Aura, helping Amazon sellers stay profitable through 24/7 repricing.
Latest essay · November 11, 2026
There Are Only Two Types of Work Now: 0 to 1 and N to N+1
Humans and agents will build new things together. Improving what already exists is becoming a job for agents running on their own.
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Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.
Essays and notes on building, AI, and founding a company.
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Buy It Once: The Things I Own That Should Outlast Me
Spending a bit more up front gets you things that last decades, get better with age, and rarely need replacing. Here are the five I carry and wear most.
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8x Revenue, 20x Profit: What I Learned Growing an Ecom Business
How a part-time operator took an ecom brand from a $180k to a $1.5M run rate in about a year: technical SEO, one paid channel, patient bidding, AI agents, and the capital problem nobody warns you about.
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The Lost Art of Knowing Who to Call
Raymond Reddington always has a guy. Here are my current go-to people for health, cars, and luxury assets, and why building your own list is worth it.
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