AI Incubator for Solopreneurs | Session 4: The Operating System for a One-Person Company
Stop the week from leaking. Build the system that runs everything that isn't the product.
If you've set up a workspace before and abandoned it, this session asks why. We build the smallest thing that survives contact with a real week, then wire AI into it so it maintains itself.
What you'll do
Find the leaks — where time, attention, and money actually go: inbox, calendar, notes, follow-ups, admin.
Build the hub — one workspace for tasks, docs, projects, and roadmap. Deliberately small, so you're still using it in November.
Wire in Claude — meeting notes into tasks, drafted updates and replies, your week planned with AI in the loop.
Automate the busywork — automations across tools you already use. A new lead into your CRM with a follow-up task attached. Meeting notes into assigned action items.
Add guardrails — approvals and limits so automations stay predictable, plus a daily and weekly rhythm backed by a simple dashboard.
What you'll realistically leave with
Your hub set up, and at least one automation running end to end. Most people get two or three done in the room; how many depends on how tangled the tools you're connecting are.
The hard part of an operating system isn't building it, it's still using it in six weeks. We spend the last stretch on the rhythm and the guardrails for exactly that reason — but that part is on you afterwards, not us.
Tools
Claude as the intelligence layer, Notion as the workspace, Make for automations.
Also considered: Linear for product teams, ClickUp if you're consolidating, Zapier for ease of use, n8n if you want to self-host.
Bring a laptop. You'll set up accounts as we go — these tools are chosen because they have usable free tiers, but check their current plans if budget is tight. If you already run a different stack, bring it; the session works against what you actually use.
Who's teaching
Dean Grover, founder of Chanl AI. Two decades building software products, including at Cisco and Paramount, on systems that shipped to more than 100 million homes. He builds AI products full-time now, and teaches with the tools he ships with.
Format
The full afternoon: a 90-minute hands-on workshop, then a 2.5-hour working session where you build in the room with us rather than watch a demo. Capped at 25, so there's room to get unstuck — if you're stuck, say so.
Who it's for
Founders, solopreneurs, and small teams. No coding experience needed. Each session stands alone — you don't need the earlier three.
Pricing
This session on its own is $49.
The $149 all-sessions pass covers all four workshops, plus the four working sessions (Aug 21, Sep 4, Sep 18) and the Oct 2 concluding presentations. Bought one at a time the four workshops come to $172, so the pass is cheaper and the working sessions come with it.
Fabrik members: Session 1 is free, and later sessions are half price — book through Fabrik rather than here.
Tickets are non-refundable.
The full series
Sessions stand alone. Take one, or take all four.
Session 1 — Idea to a Live App
Fri Aug 14 · https://luma.com/rqvy5pz0
Session 2 — The Marketing Engine
Fri Aug 28 · https://luma.com/f4eio2x1
Session 3 — The Sales Funnel
Fri Sep 11 · https://luma.com/d71ag31g
Session 4 — Operations
Fri Sep 25 · you're here
Everything we run: https://luma.com/chanl
Getting here
20 Jay Street, Floor 2, Brooklyn (Dumbo). F to York St, A/C to High St. Parking in Dumbo is difficult — take the train if you can.