They say if you're not embarrassed by something you did in the last three months, you're not growing fast enough. Well, that was me last week.

I slacked an Airtable product lead to ask if Hyperagent could solve a specific client problem. Looking back, I can imagine the eye rolling on the other side.

A few days went by with no response and I thought about following up. But before I bothered him again, I decided to see what would happen if I asked Hyperagent directly.

The answer removed a major roadblock for me.

I was stuck in the past. Still in the mindset from the early days of my Airtable journey, where watching YouTube videos all night, lurking the forums, reading the documentation and nagging busy experts was the path. That's not how it works anymore. You just talk to it. Then you say "turn this into an agent". Then it's done.

There are no experts anymore. No gatekeepers. No knowledge gaps. Just people who have spent more time talking to it than you have. If you haven't started your AI agents journey yet, I hope this realization takes some of the pressure off.

Here's something to get you started

Me: What are some of the most popular agents you build for other users? How can you guide me?

Hyperagent: Here's a visual field guide to the nine agents I help users build most often. Each card has a short description plus the actual phrases that signal "this should be an agent" so you can spot your own use case. View the field guide

Meanwhile last week was a heater for the Sound Systems Podcast.

Tuesday I went head to head on a livestream with Matt Urmy from Artist Growth. We spent two hours debating ready-made music industry software vs. building custom tools, and how adoption rates factor into that decision. Click here to watch the replay.

We also published Episode 14 with Ashlyn Bruni, A&R at Hopeless Records. She had amazing answers to the questions of whether TikTok is helping or hurting the rock revival and what it's been like navigating the rock industry as a woman.

Thanks for reading!

Episode link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuRa-ElJNhg