Spreadsheet-killer v1

Internal calculators, forms, and mini-tools: AI writes them, you use them the same day.

3 stops to the frontier. Next stop: Your first real tool, shipped.

The frontier is the furthest stop small businesses run reliably with AI today. Frontier last checked Sep 22, 2026.

01Your one move this week

Pick one spreadsheet you fight with and have AI build it as a tiny tool you can use today.

One run, by hand, this week. Keep what works.

02Starter prompt

I keep fighting this spreadsheet: [describe what it does]. Build me a tiny web tool that does the same job but simpler, something I can use today, and tell me how to run it.

03Tools for this stop

S is the top pick, then A.

SClaude ArtifactsBuild a working calculator or mini-tool inside chat; included on the free tier.SChatGPTCanvas is retired; ChatGPT now builds a quick tool in inline code blocks you can preview; Plus raises limits.SSoftrFree tier ships a real usable business app today, not just a demo.

3 stops to the frontier: You compose systems.

The frontier is the furthest stop small businesses run reliably with AI today.

Frontier last checked Sep 22, 2026

04The fine print: where this stop sits on the map

L2 CheckerA1 Draft

How you work with AI · L2 Checker

You cross-check answers, you write real prompts with context, you use voice, you've caught AI being confidently wrong and know what that smells like.

How much AI carries · A1 Draft

AI makes the first version; you finish and send.

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