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stonefieldstrategy.com
Josh Bell
@stonefieldstrategy.com
Helping SMB leaders make confident AI decisions | 20+ years solving real problems. I don’t review tools. I help you ask better questions.

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I don’t review AI tools.

I help leaders ask better questions.

Because the first decision isn’t technical

It’s human.

What problem are you solving?

If you’re tired of the noise,
you’re in the right place.
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Moltbot’s ambition is cool, but let’s not pretend we’re ready for AI with full access to our files and accounts. “Run it locally” doesn’t fix the fact that a misstep could leak everything. Innovation is great, but not at the cost of basic safety and sanity. Let’s slow down.
I wrote about falling in and out love with Clawdbot/Moltbot www.platformer.news/moltbot-claw...
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
AI won’t improve employee experience by doing more.

It starts by asking:
“What’s making work harder than it needs to be?”

Automate the friction.
Protect the human.

That’s how you earn trust, not with tools, but with care.
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Viral AI tools like Moltbot look exciting until you see the cost: security risks, complexity, and uncontrolled access.

For small businesses, the real question isn’t “Can it do this?”

It’s “Should we let it near our data?”

Start with trust. Build from there.
While some say it feels like the AI assistant of the future, running the tool as it's currently designed raises some serious security concerns.
Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks
The open source "Jarvis" chats via WhatsApp but requires access to your files and accounts.
arstechnica.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Big AI wins in big companies don’t mean small businesses should rush in.

The real question isn’t “Are people using AI?”

It’s “What problem are you solving?”

Clarity before adoption.

Always.
January 29, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I am going to get this out of the way.

"Why don't you actually do AI implementation?"

Because someone has to be the one asking,

‘Wait — why are we doing this?’

And I volunteered.

I help leaders focus, so the builders have a clear mission.

That’s where value starts.
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I don’t review AI tools.

I help leaders ask better questions.

Because the first decision isn’t technical

It’s human.

What problem are you solving?

If you’re tired of the noise,
you’re in the right place.
a man sitting at a table with the words " i have a question " on the bottom
ALT: a man sitting at a table with the words " i have a question " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM