Ridley
Research

We set up individuals with a personal AI operating system — persistent, autonomous, and built around how you actually work.

Deacon Ridley built Ridley Research after seeing something most people missed: one person, with the right system, could now operate at the scale of an entire team.

That's what we build for our clients.

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Most people selling AI services can't show you their own system. We can. Ridley Research runs on the same infrastructure we set up for clients — persistent memory, autonomous agents, automated workflows, scheduled operations. Built, broken, fixed, and rebuilt in real production.

The product is simple: we give individuals a capable AI operating system that works for them around the clock. Not a subscription to a SaaS tool. Not a chatbot. A personal AI that remembers, acts, and runs on hardware you control — set up in a single session.

Building in public means this site is a live artifact. The blog documents what we build, what breaks, and what we learn from it. If something fails, you'll read about it here. That accountability isn't incidental — it's the whole point.

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What We Sell

Ridley Research is operated by one person with no technical staff and no outside support. The AI system running underneath it handles research, scheduling, content, memory, security, and operations — continuously, overnight, without being asked. This site, this blog, this business: all of it built and maintained with the same setup we install for clients.

The credibility isn't theoretical. We ran the experiment on ourselves first. You get exactly what we use.

Live in production
Two Weeks, No Sleep, and What I Actually Built New Feb 25 What We Learned Rebuilding an Agent Stack from Scratch Feb 23 3 AI Employees Running 24/7 on One Machine Feb 24 The Clean-Room Pattern: Using Cloud AI Without Leaking Client Data Feb 24 The Business Case for AI Agents Feb 24 Memory Architecture for Agents Feb 23 All posts →

Who This Is For

You're running the whole operation. Most of it shouldn't require you.

Following up with leads manually

Writing the same email 40 times

Scrambling to prep for client meetings

No visibility into what's open and what's slipping

Onboarding takes a week every time

You're the first one in and the last one out

These aren't business problems. They're automation problems.

What We Automate

Seven modules. Each one takes something off your plate.

Lead Follow-Up Engine

Monitors your pipeline, drafts follow-ups in your voice, queues for your review

Content Draft Machine

Turns voice notes or rough thoughts into polished posts, emails, and outreach

Inbox Triage

Categorizes, prioritizes, and drafts replies — you review and send

Meeting Prep Automator

Pulls client data, builds agendas, formats post-meeting summaries automatically

Client Onboarding Flow

Automates your onboarding sequence from first contact to fully onboarded

Nightly Ops Brief

Daily summary of open tasks, pipeline status, and key actions — delivered every morning

Research Agent

Monitors industry news, competitor moves, and client company updates on a schedule

What It Costs

Transparent pricing. No retainers until you're ready.

Getting Started

$1,100 – $1,300 upfront

Platform setup + 2 automation modules. A focused build around your highest-leverage pain point.

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Want your own
AI that actually works?

We come to you, build the system on your machine, and hand you the keys the same day. No subscriptions. No ongoing fees. Just a personal AI OS that runs while you sleep — starting at $497 for a full in-person install in the DFW area.

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