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My agent turned a signed proposal into a running project

7 min read

First my AI agent could only read my software. This week it could act: I sent it a proposal, and two minutes later the running project was there.

Six years of Oase Creative: what I learned

12 min read

On 4 June 2020 I registered Oase Creative. Six years, 200+ brands, and a lot of mistakes later: the honest story of where I started, what I learned, and where it goes next.

I gave my AI agent a live line into my own software

8 min read

Today my agent made its first real call into Oase and got live data back. The first thing it saw was a project in free fall. Before I saw it myself.

Why I build what I build

12 min read

An agency, a SaaS platform, an onchain layer, and an AI chief of staff. Four projects, one pattern: the tool that should have existed when I needed it myself.

What descout is and why we built it

5 min read

Discovery infrastructure for blockchain ecosystems. Why Lam and I built descout — the discovery layer for foundations, not another content shop.

How it feels when six years of work clicks for someone in 30 minutes

11 min read

A demo with a Squarespace designer half a world away confirmed what I'd been building for six years. No pivot, no corrections. Recognition.

How I Built an AI Chief of Staff to Run My Agency

9 min read

I have five AI agents running my design agency 24/7. Research, content, communication, publishing -- all automated. Here's exactly how it works, what went wrong, and what I learned.

Louie Valkhof: why this site and who I am

3 min read

I'm Louie Valkhof, 29-year-old entrepreneur from Arnhem, Netherlands. Founder of Oase Creative and Oase Software. This is my story.