Sagacycles — Survival framework for solo SMBs in the AI era

What's inside

📋 33 actionable insights Organized in 7 layers: world view → survival → MOAT → defense → offense → operations → scale.
🔥 Crisis playbooks 10 common crises mapped to specific chapters — when burnout / a big client churns / Claude breaks, know which 3-5 points to read.
📅 Quarterly OKR templates 18 critical principles convertible into quarterly objectives — focus 3 per quarter, compound across 4.

Built around 4 verbs

① OWN · 自立 — From LABOR to OWNER. Capital side, not labor side.

② BET · 押注 — Bet on what AI can't replace: care, soul, trust, judgment, taste, calling.

③ MOAT · 守城 — Public VOICE accumulates audience (wide) + private METHOD builds owner network (deep).

④ SURVIVE · 存活 — Founder is the SPOF. Spouse alignment, legal protection, daily discipline.

Each verb expands into ~8 principles. Each principle: quantified ROI + a "genius solution" (天才解) you can act on this week.

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By Kevin Wong · From a solo founder, for solo founders. See pricing for full framework access.

Who's behind this

Built by Kevin Wong — solo founder, ex-engineer who pivoted to startup ownership in the AI era. Sagacycles is the framework I wish I had when I made the switch. More about why.

If you're a one-person company / SMB founder navigating AI's deflationary wave on labor — this is for you.