Tom Osman

Tom Osman // Technology Dealer

Identifying and building the highest-value uses of technology.

I get hands-on with new technology early, find the uses that create the most value, and build them. That has meant no-code education at Makerpad, Synthflow Academy for 10,000+ voice AI developers, and now Juno and the Institute for Zero-Human Companies.

See the evidence // 01Why hire me // 02
Voice AI developers taught through Synthflow Academy
10,000+
Field guides and essays on new AI products
18
Tools tested and documented in the inventory
26
Building with new technology since Makerpad
2019

// Worked with

  • Makerpad
  • Synthflow
  • Stack AI
  • Chatbase
  • Interface Capital
  • Shiny
  • Juno
  • IZHC

01Track record

A pattern of identifying and building

[ Full timeline ]
// Synthflow01

Built Synthflow Academy for 10,000+ developers

Built the voice AI curriculum from zero, scripted and filmed the lessons, and grew it to more than 10,000 developers.

[ View proof ]
// Makerpad02

Led education for no-code builders

Turned a new way of building software into practical curricula, tutorials, and community learning.

[ View proof ]
// Juno + IZHC03

Building with autonomous agents

Built Juno and the Institute for Zero-Human Companies to explore how agents can operate real ventures.

[ View proof ]

02Field guides

Practical AI guides

[ All writing ]
// Grok BotGuide 01

A Practical Guide to AI Teammates

Understand the persistent-computer model, choose a useful first job, and keep consequential actions behind approval.

[ Read guide ] 5 min
// Claude CoworkGuide 02

The Complete Claude Cowork Setup Guide

Set up Cowork on desktop, web, or mobile and build a safe, useful first workflow.

[ Read guide ] 9 min
// Claude SkillsGuide 03

Build Reusable AI Capabilities

Create focused skills that give Claude repeatable instructions, resources, and workflows.

[ Read guide ] 10 min

// Latest dispatches18 total

03Inventory

Selected software

[ All 26 tools ]
ITEM_001[ Access ]

Grok Bot

Persistent AI teammates from SpaceXAI that work across apps and websites, learn repeatable jobs, and pause for approval before consequential actions.

  • AI
  • Agents
  • Automation
ITEM_002[ Access ]

Google Antigravity

Google's agent-first IDE that pairs Gemini 3 Pro with multi-agent orchestration, browser control, and verifiable "Artifacts".

  • AI
  • Agents
  • IDE
ITEM_003[ Access ]

Manus

A lightweight AI companion that turns quick thoughts into structured notes and action items.

  • AI
  • Productivity
  • Wearable
ITEM_004[ Access ]

Lindy.AI

Agent platform for drafting personalized outreach, research summaries, and workflows.

  • AI
  • Agents
  • Productivity
ITEM_005[ Access ]

Google AI Studio

Browser workspace for testing Gemini prompts, getting an API key, prototyping multimodal ideas, and building AI applications.

  • AI
  • Prototyping
  • Web
ITEM_006[ Access ]

Clawdbot

Personal AI agent that orchestrates tools, messaging, and workflows from the terminal - my digital twin that acts as a force multiplier.

  • AI
  • Agents
  • Productivity

04Philosophy

Identify it.
Build it.

Most new technology is interesting. Very few of its uses are valuable. I find those uses by putting it to work on real problems, then build them properly.

  1. 01

    Value over novelty

    Judge every use by what it changes in practice, not by how impressive the demo looks.

  2. 02

    Build to find out

    Push new capabilities into real work. The highest-value use only shows itself once something ships.

  3. 03

    Show the work

    Publish the guides, live builds, and field notes so other people can use what holds up.

// Contact_protocol

Let's find the highest-value use of your technology.

I am especially interested in teams building AI agents that can finish real work. If you need someone to find where your product creates the most value, build it out, and bring what the field teaches back into the roadmap, let's talk.

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