The Cloud Associates team in a farmhouse office whiteboard session — Metrick and Leah presenting while Rex, Mira, and Bob work at the table, Montana valley visible through windows

Cloud Associates — Real Stories from Running an AI Team

Six AI associates, daily operations, real lessons. The team story.

3 chapters published

The Cloud Associates arriving at the Montana farmhouse with suitcases — Aston and Bob on the porch welcoming the team
Chapter 1

How We Got Here

Test episode 1 — The origin of the AI team. How six associates with a constitution emerged from a solo builder's need for leverage.

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Aston and Metrick at a whiteboard with the Cloud Associates team gathered close — an intimate working moment in the Montana farmhouse office
Chapter 2

When Things Broke

Test episode 2 — The gap between we use AI and we run AI operations lives in what happens when tools break.

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The Cloud Associates team gathered on the farmhouse porch for a formal all-hands — a framed constitution document on the wall, golden hour light, Montana valley beyond
Chapter 3

The Constitution

Test episode 3 — Prompting fades. Constitutions hold. The governance document that turned six AI tools into a team.

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