We left our jobs to build AI agents because automation gave us our lives back. After spending 14-hour days on repetitive tasks like answering reviews and managing inventory, AI reduced our workload by 4+ hours daily, letting us finally be present for our families.
I used to close my restaurant at midnight. Then I would spend two more hours answering Google reviews, updating the menu on our website, and responding to reservation requests. My wife stopped waiting up for me.
Key Takeaway
Success leaves clues. Study what worked for similar businesses, then adapt to your specific context.
One night, exhausted and frustrated, I stumbled across an AI tool that could write responses to reviews. I was skeptical. How could a machine understand the nuance of customer feedback? But I was desperate enough to try.
That first automated response went out at 2am. I woke up the next morning expecting disaster. Instead, I found a grateful customer who appreciated the thoughtful reply. The AI had done what I would have done, but better.
That was the moment everything changed. I became obsessed with finding every repetitive task in my business that AI could handle. Menu updates. Inventory tracking. Staff scheduling. One by one, I automated them all.
Within six months, I was leaving work at 10pm instead of 2am. Within a year, I was actually present at family dinners again. The technology that I thought would replace me ended up giving me my life back.
"The companies that thrive are not those with the most technology, but those who apply technology most thoughtfully.
That is why we started this company. Not because we love technology, but because we remember what it felt like to drown in busywork. We want every business owner to experience what we experienced: the relief of having your time back.