Ian McCallum https://www.ianmccallum.com/blog Essays by Ian McCallum, founder of Beat the Clock and builder of Clockwork, an AI operations platform for trades businesses. en-us Ian McCallum ian@beatyourclock.com (Ian McCallum) ian@beatyourclock.com (Ian McCallum) Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.ianmccallum.com/img/ian-mccallum-social.jpg Ian McCallum https://www.ianmccallum.com/blog 2007 thought the future would be beautiful https://www.ianmccallum.com/blog/2007-thought-the-future-would-be-beautiful https://www.ianmccallum.com/blog/2007-thought-the-future-would-be-beautiful Why I am an optimist about AI, and why I am pointing it at trades businesses instead of everyone else. ian@beatyourclock.com (Ian McCallum) Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000