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Which Claude model you actually get now depends on your plan
Fable 5 is included on Max, not on Pro. Opus 5 is the new default. What the split actually means for a consulting practice — and when to pay for...
The client update email template (steal this one)
A copy-paste client update email template: five sections, under 200 words, with a filled-in example — and the extraction rules for what stays out.
From transcript to deliverable: the AI-assisted research-report workflow
The four-stage workflow for turning stakeholder transcripts into a client-ready deliverable — where Claude helps, where it doesn't, and the synthesis trap.
The one-pager you should write before every AI-assisted task
The 5-section brief consultants write in 90 seconds before any AI-assisted task. Why it transforms generic output into specific, and the format that compounds.
Don't build your practice on one AI model
Your top AI model can change terms, change plans, or leave your picker overnight. Build the consulting practice that barely has to look up.
The context-window mistake most consultants make with Claude
Why your Claude conversations get worse over time, the three failure modes, and the discipline that keeps long consulting workflows sharp through the end.
Fable 5, Opus, or Sonnet: which Claude for client work
A working rule for picking between Fable 5, Opus 5, and Sonnet on client work — task by task, and what your plan decides for you.
Claude Fable 5 for solo consultants: what actually changes
What Claude Fable 5 changes for solo consultants — longer autonomous runs, briefing instead of prompting, and why setup pays more than it used to.
Claude skills for solo consultants: what they are, and the first three to build
What a Claude skill is, why it beats a saved prompt, and the three to build first if you run discovery calls, debrief meetings, or send weekly updates.
The first hour after a deal closes: what to ship a new client
Four artifacts to send in the first hour after a client signs — what each one signals, what to skip, and the kickoff trap most consultants fall into.
An 8-step proposal walkthrough on a real (fake) engagement
From discovery call to signed proposal in eight chained AI prompts — walked through end-to-end on a fictional but realistic consulting engagement.
The non-numeric outcome — what stops case studies from reading like marketing fiction
The one section that separates real consulting case studies from the ones that read as fabricated — and why every case study needs it.