https://brian-macdonald.com/guides/how-to-build-an-ai-team-that-runs-while-you-re-surfing https://media.mavrick.pro/written/recXJX4zSJAhhIIJr-hero-attgXzJrm3TYvvFEy.png Guide title card reading "Build an AI team" over an empty wooden lounger on an ocean beach, a line of footprints leading away across the sand Build an AI team — the org chart that lets a company run while the founder is out https://brian-macdonald.com/guides/how-to-wake-an-ai-agent https://media.runmav.com/written/recqKhUhxN78WjUka-hero-att1dhmFZdWyl9CN5.png Guide title card reading "Wake only what matters" over a lighthouse on a shoreline at dusk, its light reflected on wet sand Wake only what matters — waking an AI agent on a schedule or a trigger instead of a prompt https://brian-macdonald.com/guides/the-ai-content-engine https://media.runmav.com/written/recaUSNlxykL6P5E2-hero-attFuhYhXQiXamkWS.png Guide title card reading "Build a content engine" above a receding row of lit archways rising out of a sea of cloud Build a content engine — the AI publishing system behind this site https://brian-macdonald.com/guides/turn-one-voice-note-into-customers https://media.runmav.com/written/recLzcccXDCq70b9k-hero-attHalQGGW8QmFsBf.png Guide title card reading "One voice note" over concentric ripples spreading across dark still water at dusk One voice note — turning a single recording into a week of marketing content https://brian-macdonald.com/guides/build-your-own-second-brain-for-claude-code https://media.mavrick.pro/written/recaHpTQATuXEURfT-hero-attlZUiDaeahxjWfO.png Guide title card reading "The second brain" over a golden translucent brain suspended in sunlit water, light rays falling through it The second brain — giving Claude Code a durable memory of your project https://brian-macdonald.com/guides/how-to-build-an-ai-operating-system https://media.runmav.com/written/rec0KMmjQ3EDsrny4-hero-attSzUrTnpF73kMQt.png Guide title card reading "Build your own AIOS" over a glowing open doorway standing in sunlit storm clouds Build your own AIOS — how to start building an AI operating system for your business https://brian-macdonald.com/guides/how-to-coordinate-multiple-ai-agents https://media.runmav.com/written/recejWFrLIp4joEGh-hero-att4lb76tEnT65qpr.png Guide title card reading "Twenty agents. No collisions." over an empty wooden beach chair on white sand facing the ocean Twenty agents, no collisions — running parallel AI coding agents without conflicts https://brian-macdonald.com/personal-life https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-portrait.webp Brian MacDonald, founder and lead engineer of Mavrick, in Orange County, California Founder & Lead Engineer, Mavrick https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-founder.webp Brian MacDonald at home in Orange County, California Home office, Orange County https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-business-event.webp Brian MacDonald at a business event in Orange County, California On the road, between sessions https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-pacific-coast.webp Brian MacDonald on the Pacific coast in Orange County, California The office view, most mornings https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-dana-point.webp Brian MacDonald with his daughter outdoors near Dana Point, Orange County Dana Point https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-father-daughter-dance.webp Brian MacDonald with his daughter at the Saddleback Valley Christian father-daughter dance in Orange County Father-daughter dance, Saddleback Valley https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-family.webp Brian MacDonald with his daughter and dogs at home in Orange County, California The rest of the crew https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-laguna-niguel.webp Brian MacDonald in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California Laguna Niguel https://brian-macdonald.com/ https://brian-macdonald.com/img/brian-macdonald-headshot.webp Brian MacDonald — engineer and operator, Orange County, California Brian MacDonald, founder and lead engineer of Mavrick https://brian-macdonald.com/workout https://brian-macdonald.com/img/strands-beach-workout-brian-macdonald-orange-county.webp Sand & Sweat weekly beach workout at Strands Beach, Dana Point Every Thursday at 7:30am on the sand at Strands Beach, Dana Point, California https://brian-macdonald.com/img/oc/brian-macdonald-orange-county-pacific-coast.webp Brian MacDonald — Strands Beach Workout host, Dana Point Brian MacDonald, host of the Strands Beach Workout https://brian-macdonald.com/img/chris-murray-strands-beach-workout-dana-point.webp Chris Murray — Strands Beach Workout coach, Dana Point Chris Murray, coach of the Strands Beach Workout