Practicum for Volume 2, Chapter 4, "A company of one"

This does not mean a company with no people. It means one complete function handled by agents under human supervision. You remain the owner of the outcome. This page helps you choose a function and make it resilient.

What to do in 30 minutes

1. Put the business through Rebuild the company from zero. Find what depends on intermediation and what depends on trust and responsibility.
2. Choose one function and complete the Resilient automation checklist: tests, logs, signals, permissions, and a repair loop.

Who this is for

• Founder / solo operator: run one function with agents without pretending the whole business is on autopilot.
• Manager: see where automation is resilient and where it will break without supervision.

Related materials

• Prioritize functions for an SMB with the SMB staff map, Chapter 5.
• Describe the function's agent with an Agent Contract, Chapter 3.
• Follow the full route in the Volume 2 workbook.

Version: 2026-06.