Executive training
AI agents: building a business without technical hires.
Lisa Tan · Economics Design
Lisa JY Tan, founder of Economics Design, wanted to use AI agents but didn’t know where to start. Guided setup led to prototypes and an MVP for a crypto-payments business, built without hiring technical staff.
The challenge
She’d tried tutorials, meetups and weekend setup attempts. She needed help getting an agent working, understanding what it could do and recovering when something went wrong. The larger goal was to turn business ideas into working software, without hiring technical members of staff.
What we did
We worked through OpenClaw setup and taught Lisa how to describe tasks, supply context and investigate errors. The coaching also covered model choice, reusable skills and memory, so she could keep developing her own setup after the sessions.
Where AI improved the work
Lisa’s use expanded from getting an agent running to directing agents across her projects.
Prototype development
Used AI agents to turn ideas into prototypes and develop an MVP for a crypto-payments business.
Reusable instructions
Learned to direct agents with clearer tasks and skills, and to use errors as information for the next step.
Company knowledge
Expanded into memory systems and company knowledge bases so agents could retain useful project context.
What changed
Lisa moved from uncertainty about agents to building with them herself. She developed prototypes and an MVP without technical hires and continued into more complex setups.
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Lisa JY Tan · Founder, Economics Design
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