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A first-time founder made an AI agent their boss. It's working.

Every day the Hermes agent hands out tasks and remembers everything about the business. It caught things they'd have missed, from fundraising and incorporation to compliance.

Done withHermes AgentSpotted· by HN user jjcm· Oct 16, 2026

Result Caught things they'd have completely missed

“It really helped me with fundraising, incorporation, compliance, and just keeping me on track.”
From the source: Hacker News · 2026-08-27

Spotted: found in the wild. Details are as reported by the source above and have not been independently verified.

What they did

As a first-time founder facing a lot of unknowns, they set up a Hermes agent to act as their boss. It gives them tasks to do each day and keeps a memory of everything related to the business.

How it went

They say it has been really helpful, catching things they would have completely missed otherwise. It helped specifically with fundraising, incorporation, compliance, and keeping them on track.

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Set up an agent that knows the details of your business and give it the role of a daily boss: have it check in each day, hand you a short list of tasks, and keep a running memory of decisions, fundraising status, incorporation steps, and compliance items so nothing slips through the cracks.

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