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THE JOURNEY → AI TOOLS ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER CUSTOM SOFTWARE: DEVELOPMENT SKILL REQUIRED VIBE-CODED APP COMPLEXITY Not using AI Asking questions Making things Building for myself Prototype others try Product for a team Company-wide tool Connected to our systems Running for the long haul WALL 01 Getting started WALL 02 Chat → Create WALL 03 Create → Build for myself WALL 04 Personal → Prototype WALL 05 Prototype → Product WALL 06 Team → Whole company WALL 07 Integration WALL 08 Operate & sustain
ChatGPT or Claude in a browser. Asking instead of Googling.
The desktop app. Documents, charts, spreadsheets.
Skills, projects, and connectors or MCPs that link your AI to other systems.
A repeatable workflow pulling from other systems. Or a small vibe-coded app (Lovable, Replit).
Sharing breaks down. A real app the team relies on: logins, shared data, consistent results.
More users, roles, permissions, training, support.
The app talks to your CRM, accounting, and scheduling.
Hosting, bug reports and fixes, code management, model updates.
REBAR

The AI Complexity Continuum

The walls every company hits, and what it takes to get over each one.
FLAT: AI MAKES IT EASY
JUMP: A WALL
THE BIGGEST WALL
WHERE REBAR HELPS
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