Tyson Crane
AI, in practice

Making AI actually work inside real businesses.

I'm Tyson Crane, founder of Joint Lab Solutions. This is where I write the long version — practical, first-principles pieces on AI and how to put it to work, the kind I link people to when a tweet won't do.

Tyson Crane, founder of Joint Lab Solutions

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AI StrategySMB Operations

The Two-Number Test for Every AI Decision

From first principles, a business has only two numbers to move. Here is how to use them to judge whether any AI or software spend is actually worth it.

8 min read
Knowledge SystemsAI Strategy

Your Company Already Owns Its Most Valuable Asset

Most of your company's best information dies where no one can use it. Here is how a second brain turns it into a compounding, usable asset for people and agents.

7 min read
AutomationSMB Operations

Where Are Your People Still Typing?

A valuable AI opportunity in most businesses is not a new model. It is letting skilled people talk instead of type.

6 min read

Why this site exists

Most of what's useful about applied AI gets lost in hot takes and demos. I write the fuller version here: how these systems really behave, where they pay off in a business, and how to implement them without the hype. It doubles as my notebook and portfolio.

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