If you run a solo business, here’s how AI agents can help you

The word “agentic” is being pushed by every AI company right now, and—for the most part—it’s unclear what “agents” can do. I’ve seen ads for things like “sales agents” (automating outreach) or “coding agents” (deploying software bug fixes). To a solopreneur, that type of agentic work seems irrelevant. Part of the confusion is that many of the examples are targeted at enterprise companies. The messaging paints a picture of hundreds of autonomous agents working around the clock. But an agent can be much smaller than that. It can handle a specific task, in the background or on a schedule, whil...