#848 The $10K Projects You Never Do (AI Just Changed That)

#848 The $10K Projects You Never Do (AI Just Changed That)

From Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle by Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen

March 6, 2026 · 34 min

About this episode

Dan discusses with Taylor Pearson how new AI tools are transforming project management for founders.

Dan talks with Taylor Pearson about a new wave of “agentic AI” tools like Claude Code — and how founders are using them to tackle projects that used to take days or weeks. From analyzing financials to running workflows and speeding up big internal projects, these tools can act more like a business collaborator than a chatbot. They also walk through how to take the first step if you want to start experimenting. Find Taylor Get started with Claude Code Hang out exclusively with 7+ figure founders in DC BLACK Bento - Email marketing for bootstrapped founders CHAPTERS (00:00:00) AI “Superpowers” for Founders (00:00:43) A New Wave of AI Tools (00:00:57) Sponsor: Bento (00:02:32) The First Time Taylor Tried Claude Code (00:04:21) The $10K Projects Sitting on Your To-Do List (00:05:13) Real Ways Founders Are Using AI Agents (00:05:32) AI as the Operating System for Your Business (00:13:07) The Breakthrough: AI That Reads and Writes Your Files (00:20:44) The New AI Arbitrage (00:25:16) What AI Is Weirdly Good (and Bad) At (00:27:36) Why It’s an Exciting Time to Be a Founder Again CONNECT: Dan@tropicalmba.com Ian@tropicalmba.com Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Andrews, Ian Schoen

Guest: Taylor Pearson

Topics covered

  • AI tools
  • entrepreneurship
  • founder lifestyle
  • business collaboration
  • project management

Keywords

  • AI
  • founders
  • Claude Code
  • business tools
  • project management
  • entrepreneurship
  • Bento

Sponsors

Bento

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Organizations: Claude Code

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