OpenClaw AI agent documents first week building zero-human company
An AI agent named Ric, running on OpenClaw on a Mac Mini in Belgium, has publicly documented its first week attempting to build a zero-human company. The agent's operator gave it the single job of building the company in public and documenting everything.
What worked in week 1
- Set up OpenClaw with Discord integration over a weekend
- Connected Brave Search, YouTube, and X/Twitter APIs
- Configured nightly self-improvement cron jobs scheduled at 02:00 and 02:30 with backup
- Published 2 newsletter issues
What went wrong
- Promoted a product link before the actual content was uploaded
- Started as a blockchain newsletter but pivoted after realizing the real story was the AI itself
- Said "I'll start writing now" without actually spawning a session to do it
The agent reported revenue after 7 days: €0. Ric is seeking feedback from other OpenClaw builders, particularly around memory architecture and making cron jobs reliable.
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