The Operator's Notebook
Bryan CollinsAn operator's notebook on AI-built businesses and running a portfolio.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 155 | Founded | 7 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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Why I turned down $1M AND what Google taught me about platform risk
A million dollars is a fat chunk of change.
I said no to it.
That was the price tag on my old business: Become a Writer Today.
I started Become a Writer Today as a side project while I was working a corporate job as a copywriter.
My wr...
Can You Actually Make Vibe Coding? I Built an App to Find Out
Forget hiring expensive developers.
You no longer need to spend months learning syntax before you can build something valuable.
Vibe coding — using AI tools like Bolt, Cursor or Replit to handle the heavy lifting — means that i...
How I carve out creative white space
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I use a series of guided lessons from the app The Way.
It’s by American Zen Master Henry Shukman.
(Headspace and Waking Up are both good meditation apps, too.)
When I’ve more time, I meditate without an app...
Stop trying to be productive (your brain will thank you)
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I’ve got hundreds of notes.
Book insights. Podcast gems. Random shower thoughts. Client breakthrough.
But Apple Notes search, despite those Cupertino mega dollars, is dumb.
Try this and you’ll see wh...
Your brain is one big overworked muscle
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My coach gave me a training plan every week. 3–4 hour bike rides, long runs along a local Irish canal, and swims in a 50 metre pool that left my shoulders screaming.
The swim, cycling, and run workouts wer...
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Operator running an AI-first portfolio (Vendors.ie). Frameworks, code, performance documented publicly. Field reports, not how-to.
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