Archive - BRXND Dispatch

Tokens & Tactics #10: AI as Cultural Translator and Conversation Partner

Jeremy Utley on using AI for cross-cultural business deals, role-playing difficult conversations, and why AI will only perform to your expectations.

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Tokens & Tactics #9: Vision First, AI Second

Robin Sloan on using AI as "souped-up Stack Overflow," his love for Waymo's careful approach, and why you should go wash the dishes before deploying AI…

Aug 12 •

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Things I Think I Think About AI // BRXND Dispatch vol 90

Plus, answering another one of your anonymous questions!

Aug 7 •

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Tokens & Tactics #8: Building Workflows That Connect Everything

John Peabody's journey from journalist to content strategist at Aspen Institute, and how he's using Zapier and ChatGPT to automate social media…

Aug 5 •

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July 2025

The AI Usage Gap // BRXND Dispatch vol 89

Plus, answering your anonymous questions!

Jul 31 •

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Tokens & Tactics #7: AI as Co-Founder for Non-Technical Builders

Henrik Werdelin's journey from BarkBox to building Audos, and how he's helping people turn ideas into businesses using AI—no coding required.

Jul 29 •

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We're Starting an AI Questions Hotline // BRXND Dispatch vol 88

Plus, Anthropic vs. Trump on infrastructure, medical AI's trust problem, and Mistral's energy report.

Jul 24 •

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Tokens & Tactics #6: Running AI Summer Camp for Adults

Mike Houston's transition from 20 years in advertising to building AI prototypes at Amazon, and why celebrating AI mistakes unlocks better learning.

Jul 22 •

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Tokens & Tactics #5: Building Viral AI Projects and Reading the Whole Web

Greg Hochmuth's approach to AI experimentation, from his viral Methaphone project to his vision for AI-powered Google Alerts that monitor everything.

Jul 15 •

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Teaching Kids to Think With AI, Not Just Use It // BRXND Dispatch vol 87

Plus, WPP expands AI partnership with Vercel, Anthropic's vending machine experiment, and the battle for AI-mediated web browsing

Jul 10 •

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Tokens & Tactics #4: How to Build a Custom Creativity Coach with AI

Keith Butters' workflow for using AI as a research partner and creativity coach, and how vibe coding helps him quickly prototype ideas.

Jul 8 •

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Tokens & Tactics #3: How One Agency Leader Is Scaling AI from the Inside

Jeff MacDonald’s Gemini-driven workflows and prompt tools that make AI usable across his agency.

Jul 1 •

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