Stop Chasing AI Agents. Do This First - Ep 002

Recorded on the way to work, Episode 2.Everyone's chasing AI agents and autonomous workflows right now. OpenClaude, agentic this, agentic that. Cool to play with, not ready for serious businesses.In this episode, I break down a much more practical framework for AI adoption in your business. Three clear levels, in the right order, so you stop jumping between random tools and actually build something that lifts productivity across the whole team.I cover why most teams skip the basics and pay for it later, the real difference between free and paid AI tools, how local file integration with tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork changes the way you work, and when agentic workflows genuinely make sense. I also share a client example where we automated thousands of purchase orders for 5-10x cost savings versus doing it manually.Built for founders, operators, and exec teams running real businesses, not startup demos.This is Drive by AI with Jon Wellman.