An operator, not an influencer

Real AI at a Real SMB

AI is the most powerful tool since the internet for a small business: an edge in your market, fixes for the headaches you've learned to live with, and a view into your business you've never had.

I own and operate a small manufacturing and home-services business. This year I've put dozens of vibe-coded AI tools into production, and my employees and customers use them every day.

23use cases live in one business
800,000+lines of code shipped this year, starting from zero
1979the year the business was founded
Derek Turner, founder of Chaparral Intelligence
About me

Running a Main Street business with Silicon Valley magic.

I run an Arizona manufacturer that has been building since 1979. In under a year I went from hating AI to putting it into production across the business: the phone, the shop floor, the back office. My team and customers rely on those systems every day. Nobody was showing owners like us real production examples, so I started Chaparral Intelligence.

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