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Build to Thrive | The AI Blueprint | Week of June 15th, 2026

The model keeps getting cheaper. The context you waste does not. An operator's guide to the 90 percent tax

Jun 16 • Juan Salas-Romer

How senior operators are using AI to charge $3,000 per 48-hour project

Here’s the buyer-side trade, the operator economics, the retainer math, and the nine domains shipping right now. Every number sourced.

May 2 • Juan Salas-Romer

How I Build my AI Chief of Staff that runs on $20/month

Less than a team lunch. More than a real assistant

Apr 23 • Juan Salas-Romer

8 AI Business Models That Didn't Exist Two Years Ago.

These aren't startups copying old playbooks with AI bolted on. They're entirely new categories.

Apr 1 • Juan Salas-Romer

Before the Window Closes: How Experienced Professionals Are Converting Career Capital Into Independent Income Right Now

Three patterns I've seen in professionals who stall, and the 5-step sequence that separates the ones who break through

Mar 25 • Juan Salas-Romer

What Karpathy’s 143-Million-Job Analysis Actually Means for Your Career

Three moves experienced professionals can make right now

Mar 17 • Juan Salas-Romer

The Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

Becoming, hiring, challenges, opportunities and trends.

Mar 16 • Juan Salas-Romer and Sherry Prescott-Willis

45:18

Gartner’s 2026 Forecast: 4 Shifts That Will Define Who Wins and Who Gets Left Behind

I’ve been in enough cycles to know the difference between a market making noise and a market changing structure.

Mar 11 • Juan Salas-Romer

How Anthropic recent study proves what many professionals are quietly sensing

Before we dive in…this might interest you.

Mar 6 • Juan Salas-Romer

Going Fractional Series: Portfolio Careers in the age of AI. w/Alex Randall Kittredge

Watch now | A recording from Juan Salas-Romer's live video

Mar 5 • Juan Salas-Romer, Alex Randall Kittredge, and Katie Barnes

56:37

The Death of the High-Performer: Why Your Mastery is No Longer Your Security

Build to Thrive caters to professionals and founders seeking clarity, leverage, and income in the new AI economy.

Feb 18 • Juan Salas-Romer

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