Liam Ottley
I'm an AI entrepreneur from New Zealand. In 2023 I created the 'AI Automation Agency' or 'AAA' model based on my learnings at ...
constantly keeping up with AI is keeping you poor
The speaker observes a paradox in AI: as the technology advances, even top engineers feel behind and stressed by the flood of news and abstractions. He offers a practical framework to cope: define a clear goal, niche down into a specific problem with Claude-Code AI operating systems, build an AI-enabled service as an agency, and manage your information diet by balancing future predictions with history to spot enduring trends. He emphasizes gratitude for living in this era and urges taking concrete steps (audits, partnerships, and focused learning) to turn the era’s opportunities into a sustainable business.
how to sell $5,000 Claude Code AIOS to SMBs (full breakdown)
The video argues that AI automation is shifting from standalone point solutions to contextual, integrated AI operating systems (AIOS) that sit at the core of a business. The speaker outlines a bottom-up approach centered on a contextual workspace and platform integrations, discusses scalable delivery models (training, consulting, productized solutions, and retainer-based offerings), and emphasizes the impending transformation across agencies and businesses as AI-enabled workflows become the norm.
I’ve been called crazy before…
The speaker recounts his contrarian bet on AI and no-code automation, detailing how he started Morningside AI, navigated heavy skepticism, and built a successful AI automation agency that works with Fortune 500 clients. He argues the AI boom is real and scalable, highlights the massive upside for early adopters, and invites viewers to learn more through a webinar and his no/low-code on-ramp system that enables a one-person business built around AI operating systems.
Your Phone Can Now Run Your Entire Business. Here's How It Runs Mine.
This video introduces Claude Code’s remote control capability and frames Claude as part of a broader AI operating system (AIOS) that can run business tasks from a phone. It explains a layered AIOS architecture (context, data, Intel layers) and demonstrates how to start building a practical AI-backed business, with examples and a free lead magnet offer. It emphasizes that AIOS will become mainstream, enabling non-technical founders to automate many tasks by wrapping a business model with AI layers and real-time data.
OpenClaw Will Never Actually Run Your Business… Try This Instead.
The speaker argues that OpenClaw is just a fraction of what's possible, introduces Claude code as a more capable harness, and walks through why a true AI-powered business system requires a sophisticated setup, not a plug‑and‑play wrapper. He contrasts indie-built harnesses with Claude Code, discusses model tiers, memory, web search, and deployment, and invites viewers to a webinar to learn how to implement a scalable, customized workflow aimed at automating a business from a phone. Topics include harness theory, model choices, memory and data integration, web search capabilities, and step-by-step setup and community support.
AGI Is Here. It’s Real. And It Changes Everything — Here’s My Plan
The speaker argues that AGI is already here and accessible today, reframing AI as a transformative operating system for businesses. He shares his personal journey, the Claude-code-based workflow he’s building with peers, and a forward-looking view that AI can automate and scale virtually any business—urging viewers to act quickly, adapt, and join his webinar for a deeper setup.
My Plan to Automate 70% of my Business w/ Claude Code (in 30 Days)
The speaker outlines a plan to integrate AGI into his businesses to automate roughly 60–70% of tasks, using a layered AI operating system (AIOS) built around Claude/Claw code and a Telegram-based workflow. He walks through the architecture (context OS, data OS, dashboards, daily briefs), data consolidation, and modular connectors, emphasizing that business processes can be automated without heavy technical teams, and teases a webinar and community programs for further exploration.
The Easiest Software Business to Start in 2026
The video surveys the current AI-enabled SAS opportunity, arguing that the barrier to entry has collapsed thanks to “skills-based” models like Claudebot/OpenClaw, which let a non-technical founder launch a recurring revenue software business quickly by focusing on building tiny, reusable skills that interface with external services. It also lays out five practical business models built around skills, discusses hosting and security considerations, and closes with a pragmatic view on adoption risk and long‑term value. This is presented with a mix of hype and caution, emphasizing real execution over flashy hype and encouraging careful, sustainable bets. Topics include: the rise of skills-based SAS, five monetizable skill categories, platform/as-a-service dynamics, hosting/security considerations, data-backed proprietary skills, and adoption risk vs. long-term viability.
The Biggest Shift in Business Since the Internet Just Happened
The speaker explains that AI operating systems (AIOS) are the next big shift in how businesses run, layering an AI around your existing company to automate, synthesize data, and provide real-time decisions. He outlines five layers—context, data, intelligence, automation, and build—demonstrating how stacking them creates a powerful co-founder-like system that dramatically increases productivity, reduces bandwidth, and enables rapid, scale-ready initiatives across multiple ventures.
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