Safe first
Before anything else, we set up an environment where nothing can break.
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Everything backed up to GitHub automatically
→ Never lose work, even if your laptop dies
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Every change tracked and reversible
→ Experiment freely, undo anything
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Mirrored backup you can always access
→ Peace of mind, nothing disappears
What you'll be able to do
Website updates, end-to-end
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Make changes to your site and see them live
→ Update copy, pricing, offers—no waiting on anyone
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Connect your own domain
→ joinparallax.com, cocoliu.co—you control it
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Push updates with one command
→ Change → Save → Live in seconds
Turning past conversations into customers
All those investor calls, Itana conversations, pitch meetings—there's gold in there.
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AI analyzes your old pitch decks and conversations
→ See what actually resonated with people
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Find people who might want China access now
→ They don't need to fly to you—you can sell remote
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Extract messaging that worked
→ Use that for your consulting offer design
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Hours of analysis done in minutes
→ This is where AI saves you weeks
Those investors you talked to? Some might want consulting instead. Some might want to come on a tour. You already have the relationships—AI helps you see who's actually a fit.
Customer outreach & bootstrapping
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Draft personalized DMs and emails faster
→ Your voice, less effort
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Follow up with warm leads
→ People who already know you, ready to buy
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Design your consulting offer
→ Based on what people actually respond to
Contacts & pipeline
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Simple CRM that actually works
→ Know who to follow up with, when
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All contacts in one place, backed up
→ No more scattered lists
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AI helps prioritize and draft messages
→ Right message to the right person
Video editing (we'll try)
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AI identifies key moments in clips
→ Skip the boring parts automatically
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Test if your laptop handles it
→ No promises, but worth exploring
The four days
- Get your laptop ready, Terminal basics
- Set up GitHub backup—everything mirrored
- Claude Code installed and working
- Rest: co-working, each our own thing
- Website push end-to-end: change → deploy → live
- Domain connection if needed
- Photo session (China content)
- Rest: own work
- Export and analyze old pitch decks
- Find potential customers in past relationships
- CRM setup, contacts organized
- Draft outreach for warm leads
- What messaging resonated? Use it.
- Shape your consulting offer
- Try video editing if time allows
- Make sure you can continue on your own
Flexible—we adjust based on what's actually useful for you.
By the end
You'll have
- ✓ Secure, backed-up setup
- ✓ Website you can update yourself
- ✓ List of warm leads from past conversations
- ✓ Organized contacts & CRM
- ✓ Clearer consulting offer
You'll know how to
- ✓ Push website changes live
- ✓ Use AI for drafting & analysis
- ✓ Find customers in your existing network
- ✓ Keep everything backed up
How it works
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I show you something, you try it
→ Learn by doing, not watching
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If it clicks, great—if not, we move on
→ No pressure, no judgment
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Everything saved as we go
→ Can't break anything permanently
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Support after if you get stuck
→ You're not on your own