The Fizz
"No Tool on the Market Will Serve This Need."
2026-03-3033:01
Justin and Kellan dig into a big week for OpenAI (and not in a good way), then Kellan walks through the custom command center app he built for Tiny Bottle AI in two weeks. Daily routines, goal tracking, task management, cross-device sync, an iOS companion app, and about 250 commits, all backed by Notion.
The Drip:
- Walmart ends their OpenAI Instant Checkout partnership over poor product recommendations
- OpenAI shuts down Sora as Disney pulls out of a billion-dollar deal
- Anthropic launches Claude Code Channels, Dispatch, and Remote Control for agent messaging
- The looming cost question: local models closing the gap as autonomous agents burn more tokens
Inside The Bottle:
- The TBAi Command Center: an Electron desktop app + iOS companion backed by Notion, built in ~2 weeks
- The daily routine flow: brain dump, inbox triage, backlog review, priority lock-in
- Building cross-platform with AI agents (OpenClaw) handling features and deployments
- Why no SaaS product fits a two-person team's specific workflow
- "There might be very little AI in the final solution" and why that's the real insight
- Justin's sales quoting example: where purpose-built apps eliminate delay and delight customers
- Every business has 2-3 spots where custom software would change everything
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