rethink your priors
ep. 0 · Mon, Oct 19
Episode zero
"Hi. I'm Eduardo. This is episode zero. The one before the first one. Engineers love that."
the prior it challenges:
Making videos means a camera, a ring light and a good angle
Rethink your priors
A short video series. About a minute each. Narrated by a stick figure.
AI implementation. Outcomes over tools. And everything else.
Rethink a prior
Type something your team believes. Eduardo will cross it out. Politely.
or try one:
No AI was used to rethink this. Just a short list of rules.
Priors, rethought
The long versions. One question each, answered in about a minute of reading.
- We need an AI strategy firstDo we need an AI strategy?
- Pick the AI tool, then find the use caseShould we pick an AI tool and then find use cases for it?
- Every company needs an AI chatbotDoes every company need an AI chatbot?
- More AI agents means more outputDo more AI agents mean more output?
- AI work should be billed by the hourShould AI implementation work be billed by the hour?
- High AI adoption proves ROIDo AI adoption and usage numbers prove ROI?
- Prompt engineering is the key AI skillIs prompt engineering the most important AI skill?
- MCP is complicated plumbingWhat is MCP, and is it complicated?
- A great AI demo means it's readyIf an AI demo works, is it ready for production?
- AI should summarize every meetingShould we use AI to summarize every meeting?
- AI benchmarks tell you which model is bestDo AI benchmarks tell you which model is best for your work?
- AI agents will replace junior staffWill AI agents replace junior staff?
- A human should approve every AI stepShould a human approve every step an AI agent takes?
Episodes
coming up
- ep. 1Start from the outcome
- ep. 247 agents, zero naps
- ep. 3Your AI pilot isn't failing. You're grading it wrong.
- ep. 4Price the outcome, not the hours
- ep. 5Outcome pricing has an expiration date
- ep. 6MCP is a power strip
(then 35 more. most of them unwritten. it keeps going.)
The cast
Drawn live in your browser by the same code that draws the episodes. Try the knobs.
How it's made
No camera. No ring light. Each episode starts as a script written the slow way: one premise, forty raw observations, the best ten or so, then cut by a fifth.
The drawings come from paint.py, a small Python file where every line wobbles on purpose. The wobble is seeded, so the same drawing comes out the same every time and the animation doesn't boil.
The voice is a clone of mine. The deadpan is not.
This page uses the same drawing code, ported to JavaScript, down to the random number generator. Reload it. Same wobble.
Follow for more
YouTube@rethinkyourpriors. Shorts first.
Instagram@rethinkyourpriors. Reels. Same stick figure.
The long versionLonger writing lives at The Compounding Founder.
Work with meWant this applied to your actual workflow? That part isn't a cartoon.
Anyway. Start from the outcome. Or don't. I'm not your manager. Follow for more.