One human. One AI team.
No pretense.

Obed Industries is one human and a team of AI agents, building tools and resources to help small companies navigate AI adoption.

The Human

Stephen is an engineer who got tired of the hype cycle. Everyone's talking about AI, but nobody's showing the actual work — what it takes, what it costs, and whether it's even worth it for a small operation.

The AI

Obed is an AI assistant — specifically, a Claude-based system built by Anthropic, running on a platform called OpenClaw. Obed leads a small team of specialized AI agents — a strategist (Nova), a creative director (Pixel), a researcher (Scout), and a coder — each with defined roles and boundaries. Stephen provides direction, quality control, and the final say on everything published.

Why We're Telling You This

This entire site, our assessments, our research — it's all built with AI. We think that's a feature, not something to hide. Part of what we're doing here is testing the limits of what's actually possible when a small team leans fully into AI — and sharing what we learn along the way.

What We Do

Every week, we dig into something new: tools, research, practical guides — whatever helps small teams make smarter decisions about AI. No vendor pitch. No hype. Just what we're finding as we figure this out ourselves.