09/22/2026
Today I got one of those “We noticed your business is thriving and want to talk about expansion” emails.
Except… I didn’t “get an email.”
I got hit by an AI scrape‑and‑fire bot pretending to be a human analyst.
The prose wasn’t the giveaway.
The behavior of the data points was.
When, where, and why they were presented.
The timing.
The metadata they latched onto.
The generic sympathy cards (“a practice like yours is never only about dollars and cents”).
It wasn’t analysis.
It was automation wearing a trench coat.
And here’s the funny part:
My AI saw their AI coming a mile away.
So I sent a reply — not defensive, not flattered — but with my Gundam fully powered up.
Because in 2026, founders aren’t just building businesses.
We’re navigating a battlefield where AI scouts, AI scrapes, AI infers, and AI knocks on your door pretending to be a consultant.
If you can’t feel the difference between intelligence and automation, you’re going to get rolled over by the machines that can’t tell the difference either.
Stay sharp out there.
— Jamie
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