A long time ago, in a land far, far away, there was a role every company had and no company could name.

Part owner, owner of nothing. Technical, but not an engineer. Fluent in ops and finance, never the CFO.

They called it chief of staff, or BizOps, or something else next quarter.

Then AI made specialization accessible, and endurance, trade-offs, and knowing when to pivot got rare.

That role has a name now.

The Agentic Athlete.

Mile-wide, in-depth when it matters, curious, AI-native.

A journal for how everyday agentic athletes think.

For cross-functional biz-ops operators becoming AI-native. Mile-wide, in-depth when it matters. Not a blog with a submit button.

The journal

Firsthand experiences

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How 'Shadow' agents tuned my Grok Bots

For those who are not familiar with the book / Apple Series Silo, there is a concept called a “Shadow”. A Shadow is similar to an apprentice in which this individual is meant to learn the skills and habits of their teacher, and in turn will become the operator and teacher themself.

Will H21 Oct 2026Founding Agentic AthleteDagny

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