Chuck Temple

Founder·Author·Builder

I keep showing up in new industries, learning fast, and trying to build the best version of the thing. Sometimes that's a scooter company. Sometimes that's a pickleball platform. Right now most of my energy is going into AI.

Right now May 2026

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Things I've built

Writing

Things I'm building with AI

Standing-context system

3-layer memory architecture for AI agents.

In use

Browser Agent

Logged-in browser automation for any site.

In use

News Brief

Daily AI news, diarized and triaged.

In use

Automation Analyzer

One-task automation-fit assessment.

In use

Valuation Calculator

5-pillar SMB business valuation tool.

In use

GTD Triage

Voice-capture inbox triaged into GTD.

In use

Hermes

Always-on remote agent for scheduled work.

In progress

WhatsApp daemon

Read-first WhatsApp from the terminal.

In progress

Listings filter

BizBuySell candidates, AI-prefiltered.

Thinking about it

The book

Startup to Sold
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Startup to Sold

The story of how I built DVD Your Memories from a side hustle into a four-location business and got the call from an acquirer who told me "the business actually worked without you."

It's about exit-readiness as an operating philosophy, not a sale-day event. Inc. Magazine Imprints, 2023.

Read on Amazon →

Elsewhere

I teach Go-to-Market Strategy and Product Management at UC Berkeley Extension. I'm starting the East Bay AI Meetup — first event June 10, 2026.

About

I live in Albany, California with my wife Vienna and our two kids. I think about life as health bars across domains; the goal of any good day is moving the lowest bar up by one. Right now that bar is professional reputation in AI — which is why most of my building energy is pointed there.

I hold both sides of every decision at the same time, which makes me slow to commit but careful when I do. I read everything you send me.