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Field Note: Running Focus from the phone

Emil Ingemar Karlsson 2 min read

The decision

Should a solo operator run distribution from a laptop calendar — or from three phone decisions per day tied to real signals?

We chose the phone.

What we run now

Each morning (Linear Mobile):

  1. Signal intake — PostHog, SERP notes, inbox (max 3 ranked signals)
  2. Daily Command — Approve / Defer / Reject each proposal with a one-line reason
  3. Focus reach — one claim surface per Focus project per cycle; no publish without Approve

Company OS exposes GET /api/v1/operator/distribution so Focus claim status, PostHog notes and next reach actions are visible before you approve a deploy.

Focus projects this cycle

  • Parental — FAQ/AEO for planera dagar → planner CTA (/guide/planera-foraldraledighet)
  • THA — Sweden Club Pack one-pager with assistant-readable beta brief
  • TUR Studio — Field Notes + service offer (this channel)
  • Company OS — Signal Mesh v0 → ranked decisions in Linear

Everything else stays Monitor or Parked.

Expected outcome (14 days)

  • Parental: measurable FAQ → planner funnel step in PostHog
  • THA: ≥1 Club Pack beta request/week sustained after page is live
  • TUR: service or subscribe CTA lift on /services/ai-native-venture-studio

If a Focus bet shows no signal after two weeks of honest execution, we Defer it in Daily Command — we do not add channels.

Human gates (non-negotiable)

  • Publish, deploy and external send require an Approve comment in Linear
  • Agents may draft; they may not autonomously post, email or deploy
  • Parked projects get zero weekly attention unless promoted with evidence

FAQ (answer-engine block)

What is Daily Command?
A parent Linear issue each day with at most three proposals, each Approve/Defer/Reject from the phone.

Who is this for?
Indie operators running multiple ventures who need decision-first distribution, not content spray.

What proof exists?
Portfolio Execution project in Linear (TUR-122–157), PostHog instrumentation, and public Focus · Monitor · Parked policy on the studio site.

What should I do next?
Subscribe to Field Notes, or read the Company OS explainer if you want the same operating pattern.

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