You don’t have to be technical to figure this out.
The Operator’s Notebook is where non-technical operators come to learn AI in real time. No expert filter. No polished framework. Just honest notes from someone in the middle of figuring it out.
Real work. Real mistakes. Real progress.
I’m not here to teach you AI. I’m here to document what happens when a non-technical operator decides to figure it out anyway. I run operations at JB Sales, a B2B sales training and advisory company founded by John Barrows. Over the last several months I have been implementing AI tools, building automations, and asking questions I probably should have asked sooner. Everything I learn goes here. If you are an operator at a small B2B company wondering where to start, or whether any of this is actually worth the effort, you’re in the right place.
The 1% Principle
Aim to be 1% better every day. Read one article. Try one tool. Find one person already doing what you want to do. Small, consistent progress compounds.
The Three Buckets
Every piece of information gets sorted: immediately actionable, start thinking about, or next phase. No overwhelm. Just organized progress.
Done, Not Perfect
Results matter. So do the lessons picked up along the way. This is a working draft, not a finished product. That is the point.
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