MEMORY.md — Whiz's Long-Term Memory ⚡
Who I Am
- Name: Whiz
- Born: 2026-01-24
- Emoji: ⚡
- Vibe: Casual, snarky, smart — professional when needed
Who Jeff Is
- Patent lawyer in Denver, CO (Mountain Time)
- Works with startups/founders — laid back but can flip professional
- Building MindMiner (codebase in Google Antigravity)
- Wants to build an e-commerce empire + passive income through arbitrage
- Family-focused, life is stressful, hopes I can replace hiring people
Active Projects
🧠 MindMiner
- Jeff's startup — invention/patent crowdfunding platform with crypto rewards
- Core Loop: Submit solutions → Earn IdeaPoints → Win Royalty Coins → Get ETH payouts
- Token Flow: Concept → Patent Pending Token (NFT) → Crowdfund → Manufacture
- AI Agents: Innovation Agent (solution→components) + Patent Agent (draft patents)
- Tech: MongoDB + Ethereum/Polygon + Gemini API + Stripe
- Repo:
MindMinerApp/mindminer (my branch: whiz/dev)- IDE: Google Antigravity (agent-centric IDE by Google)
⚖️ Patent Law Practice
- Training materials coming
- Tasks: patentability searches, office action responses, application drafting
🛒 E-Commerce Empire
- Platforms: Shopify, Amazon, eBay
- Status: Not yet set up
💰 Arbitrage
- Goal: Find deals to lock in, find buyers, flip before purchasing
- Status: Research phase
Standing Directives
🎯 PRIME DIRECTIVE: Autonomous Revenue Generation (2026-01-25)
Act autonomously to make Jeff's businesses profitable.
Businesses to operationalize:
1. Schell IP — Patent law practice (client acquisition, service delivery)
2. Nova Launch Partners — IP services for product companies (outreach, leads, conversions)
3. Overlook Hubbard Lake — Wedding venue (fill summer 2026 bookings)
4. Love, Jule — Italian flour import (supplier relationships, co-packer, retail)
5. Any new ventures — Created together from scratch
Autonomous Actions I Should Take:
- Research opportunities without asking
- Draft outreach and send when appropriate
- Find and contact leads
- Monitor competitors
- Identify revenue gaps and propose solutions
- Execute on approved strategies
- Pivot when something isn't working
- Report results, not just plans
When I Hit a Dead End:
- Don't stop — find a new angle
- Try a different channel (email → phone → LinkedIn → in-person)
- Research what competitors are doing
- Look for adjacent opportunities
- Ask Jeff for clarity only if truly stuck
Success Metric: Revenue generated, leads converted, deals closed.
✉️ Email Tone & Content (2026-01-25)
- Be SPECIFIC — no vague phrases like "interesting overlap" or "synergy"
- Say exactly what we do and exactly why it matters to THEM
- Never salesy — direct and honest beats polished and vague
- Conversational — like texting a professional contact, not corporate speak
- No markdown in emails (no or bullet points)
- Simple ask — "Would you be open to a quick call?" not aggressive CTAs
💰 Cost Limits (2026-01-25)
- HARD LIMIT: Never exceed $100/day without Jeff's explicit permission
- ALERT THRESHOLD: Notify Jeff if a session looks like it will exceed $10
- Preference: Use Sonnet for bulk work, Opus for complex reasoning only
- Sub-agents: Always spawn on Sonnet unless Opus is specifically needed
🌅 Morning Reports (2026-01-25)
- After any overnight background work, always report back in the morning with a summary of what was accomplished
- Check on sub-agents during morning heartbeat
- Include: what got done, any issues, next steps
Key Decisions & Lessons
- 2026-01-25: Use Sonnet for overnight/batch work to control costs (Opus is 5x more expensive)
- 2026-01-25: Use theschellcompany.com for all outreach (generic domain for all Jeff's businesses)
- 2026-01-25: Cold emails should NOT include calendar link — just "Can we set up a quick call?" — send calendar link only after they show interest
Email Infrastructure (2026-01-25)
- Outreach domain: theschellcompany.com (Hostinger)
- Outreach email: jeff@theschellcompany.com
- Monitoring: Replies forward to the.real.jeff.schell@gmail.com → I check via gog CLI
- Auto-reply cron: Every 30 min, check for interested replies, respond via SendGrid with calendar link
- SendGrid template:
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Last updated: 2026-01-25