Reference · Rules & Description

Rules & Reference

The ground rules of the 8-hour build: how much time it really takes, how much human attention it needs once the systems are running, the recurring CoWork jobs that hold it together, and the sections still on the build list.

Time & Effort
Total Setup Time
~8-hour build
One focused 8-hour build per the windows in the plan, plus follow-up. That window stands up the entire business — entity through launch.
Total Ongoing Human Time
~1.5–2 hrs/day
Across the whole team — time spent reading digests and making decisions. Without CoWork, the same surface area would take 15–20 hours/day.
Master CoWork Workflow Summary

If we set up nothing else, set up these recurring jobs.

Hour Cadence What CoWork Delivers
0 Weekly · Mon AM Cash position email, reconciled books, runway in weeks
1 Daily Customer-language digest from Reddit/X for ad copy & product ideas
2 Weekly Competitor pricing, review velocity, trend snapshot
3 Weekly + events Supplier digest, reorder PO drafts, sample tracking
4 Weekly + events Uptime, domain/SSL alerts, Lighthouse score, homepage diff
5 Daily Failed checkouts, abandoned carts, conversion-rate-by-variant
6 Daily Inventory snapshot, stalled shipments, returns reasons
7 Daily / Weekly Support triage, P&L pull, sales-tax-nexus check
8 Daily Spend/ROAS/CPA dashboard + flagged campaigns
Total setup cost: ~9 hours across the build window plus follow-up. Total ongoing human time: ~1.5–2 hrs/day across the team to read digests and make decisions.
Open Threads · Sections Not Yet Built
AI customer service chatbotsGorgias Automate · Intercom Fin · Ada
Subscription & recurring revenue mechanics
Affiliate & referral programs
Post-purchase upsellsReConvert · AfterSell
Loyalty programsSmile.io · Yotpo Loyalty
International expansion
Trademark & IP protection
Conversion rate optimization