<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Ideas and Adventures on Robin Carswell</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/categories/ideas-and-adventures/</link><description>Recent content in Ideas and Adventures on Robin Carswell</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://robincarswell.com/categories/ideas-and-adventures/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>What a sabbatical to learn AI actually looks like</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/what-a-sabbatical-to-learn-ai-looks-like/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/what-a-sabbatical-to-learn-ai-looks-like/</guid><description>Six months out to apply AI to my life and my businesses. The first quarterly report on where that actually went.</description></item><item><title>I didn't build products. I built the thing that builds products.</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/i-built-the-thing-that-builds-products/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/i-built-the-thing-that-builds-products/</guid><description>Give me a capable AI and six months and I'll spin up a new prototype most fortnights. The valuable part wasn't any of them.</description></item><item><title>The stuff that actually runs</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/the-stuff-that-actually-runs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/the-stuff-that-actually-runs/</guid><description>Forget the half-built prototypes. If you want to know what six months bought me, look at the boring systems I now use every single day.</description></item><item><title>Mister Start Pants</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/mister-start-pants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/mister-start-pants/</guid><description>Just an update of my own starting out in the internet world</description></item><item><title>AI Agents</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/ai-agents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/ai-agents/</guid><description>Just a roundup of AI Agents that might be worth a look</description></item><item><title>EX-Twitter: A half-day-only project</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/ex-twitter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:29:56 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/ex-twitter/</guid><description>A half-day-only project on preserving my twitter presence without using Twitter</description></item><item><title>Risk Roadmapping 101</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/risk-roadmapping/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/risk-roadmapping/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thanks Chat GPT! Making this blog post was super simple.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1 id="effective-risk-roadmapping-frameworks-for-startups"&gt;Effective Risk Roadmapping Frameworks for Startups&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Launching a startup involves navigating a landscape filled with uncertainties and risks. To increase the chances of success, startups can benefit from adopting effective risk roadmapping frameworks. These frameworks provide a structured approach to identify, assess, and manage risks, helping startups steer through challenges and capitalize on opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Star Wars Pricing</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/star-wars-pricing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/star-wars-pricing/</guid><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi: Let’s just say we’d like to avoid any Imperial entanglements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Han Solo: Well, that’s the real trick isn’t it? And it’s going to cost you something extra. (pauses) Ten thousand, all in advance.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Getting started with Hugo</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/posts/getting-started-with-hugo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/posts/getting-started-with-hugo/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I took the time to get &lt;a href="https://gohugo.io"&gt;Hugo&lt;/a&gt; set up to replace my long neglected personal blog. Here is the story.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was pretty straightforward and (aside from all the effort to port the content) only took a few hours following some (generally understandable) blog guidance.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Startup YCombinator Videos</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/startups/startup-yc-videos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/startups/startup-yc-videos/</guid><description>Another list of resources for early stage founders</description></item><item><title>Top 12 resources for early-stage startup founders</title><link>https://robincarswell.com/startups/12-must-have-startup-resources/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://robincarswell.com/startups/12-must-have-startup-resources/</guid><description>A list of resources for early stage founders</description></item></channel></rss>