Hire Your AI Workforce: Self-Learning Agents That Work Without You
Brennan Collins
VP Product & Founder w/ 8 AI Employees
2-hour workshop for non-technical people who want AI working while they sleep
What you walk out with: 1 to 3 working agents running real tasks from your job or business.
What it costs to run: $0 beyond the Claude or ChatGPT subscription you already pay for.
What you skip: The weeks of setup headaches I went through. You get my guide, my 8 agent role definitions, self-learning routines, and me walking you through it live.
In this class, you will install a free agent operating system called Paperclip, set up your "company" with goals and context, and then hire your first specialized agents that wake up on their own and do work on your behalf.
You also receive my refined system to turn these agents into proactive, self-learning collaborators without all of the frustrations and failures I encountered along the way.
For weeks, I tried "agents," but it wasn't any different from using Claude or ChatGPT with projects and skills. They worked when I asked and stopped when I didn't. They sat idle, waiting for me to create work for them - I babysat every task.
I wanted to give up, but kept iterating on the system design. Soon, I went from frustrated to amazed.
This 2-hour workshop is the exact setup I use, but lets you skip the weeks of headaches and babysitting.
What you’ll learn
Go from AI babysitter to board director, with your first employee running real tasks without daily prompts.
Using Paperclip and your existing Claude or ChatGPT subscription - no API keys, no engineers, no extra billing.
Mac is easiest, but Windows works too. Sorry, no MS Copilot agents in this workshop, though.
This is the secret that encodes identity, leadership style, and proactivity rules so your agent acts like an employee, not a chatbot.
Skip the weeks of headaches and frustrations that I had that nearly caused me to give up.
Create smarter agents with standing rules, escalation logic, and "things I never do" guardrails that stop token-wasting behaviors.
Create issues, assign them to agents, and watch status flips (in_review, done) trigger automatic handoffs between agents while you sleep.
Set up daily routines that trigger skill acquisition, safe experimentation, and playbook documentation in a shared company folder.
This other secret unlocks huge jumps in output quality.
Although the install is free and uses your existing AI subscriptions, you will hit subscription limits as you scale.
Audit agent files for token bloat, set model tiers for different agents, and configure heartbeat intervals to prevent runaway spend.
Workshop agenda
The Dream vs. The Wall
Hear the 2-week failure story, the 10pm CEO rant, and the 102-task morning. Learn the 4 shifts from babysitter to board director.
Install and Launch Live
Install Claude Code or Codex CLI (even if you're non-technical) and Paperclip, create your company, hire your first agent, and run a live issue. Troubleshoot together.
Map Your First Hire
Use the "part-time hire" filter to pick your first role. See Brennan's live 8-agent org chart as a working template.
Author the 4-File Agent Identity Charter
Write the 4-file identity stack live. Define role, voice, wake protocol, and tools. Install the "5 things I never do" guardrail.
Make It Self-Learning and Control Costs
Build the shared company folder and daily self-learning routines. Set run policies and model tiers to stop overnight token burn.
Live Action of Assigning Work to Agents
Get real work done amazingly fast! Leave with an idea of who you'll hire next and how far you can go.
Learn directly from Brennan
Brennan Collins
Non-technical founder running an 8-agent AI workforce. Coached 500+ PMs.
Who this workshop is for
Solo founder doing all the thinking. AI tools help but you're still the bottleneck on every output your business produces.
PMs tired of AI that needs babysitting. You want agents that run research, draft specs, and update stakeholders without you driving them.
Small business operator allergic to hiring overhead. You'd rather build an AI workforce than manage payroll, onboarding, and human issues.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Brennan Collins in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
$200 Credit toward "The Influential PM: Strategy, Stakeholders, Significance"
This course pays for itself when you sign up for the course that teaches you strategy and executive communication.
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