This is how you build one that works without you.
A founder at a 12-person software company spent six months building a system that captures how his business operates and feeds it directly to an AI. Not generic AI that knows nothing about his company. An AI that knows his strategy, his decisions, his constraints, and his way of working.
He showed it at BoS Europe 2026. Founders in the room asked for the files. We have been working with him since to improve and refine it. What you are downloading is better than what he showed on stage. Download the starter files (available in GitHub), copy them into your own setup, and start building yours.
“I left BoS inspired to take the files back to the business. We’ve been using it ever since – it’s now our core context. Every conversation we have points to it. The most crucial thing it does is alignment. It keeps everyone on the same page and lets you sense-check when you’re veering off course.”
Dom Reed, Co-Founder, Replacer
“Best single action I’ve taken in 2026.”
Marv Rance, InTouch Cloud
What This Looks Like In Practice
Stop re-explaining your company to an AI at the start of every session. Set it up once. Every session after that starts from where you left off.
- That 90-day strategy you have been meaning to write. Done in an afternoon.
- Onboard a new hire without spending three days explaining how the company works. Hand them the files.
- The decision you have been going back and forth on for weeks. Written down, with the reasoning, so you can stop carrying it in your head.
What’s Inside The Files
Download the files, open ClaudenCowork, and run them. No code. No developer required.
Something to get you set up
It asks you questions about your company and builds the foundation of your operating system. You answer; it builds. By the end of the first session you have something that reflects how your business actually works.
Something to run your daily sessions
Open it each day, work through what is on your mind, and it captures what was decided and where things stand. Every session builds on the last one.
A guide to get going
A short walkthrough that shows you exactly what to do first, so you are not staring at a blank screen wondering where to start.
Where This Came From
Tim Barker is a software founder who built the original version of this system to run his 12-person company. He showed it at Business of Software Europe 2026. Founders in the room asked for the files on the spot.
Since then, we have worked with Tim to improve it. The structure is cleaner. The documents are easier to adapt. The whole thing is more user-friendly than what he showed on stage. What you are downloading is the upgraded version, built on his original and refined through months of real-world use across multiple companies.
Business of Software has been running conferences and workshops for software founders since 2007. We use this system ourselves. We think every founder should have it.
WORKSHOP OPTIONS
Not Sure Where To Start With The Files?
The AI in Your Business: Where to Start workshop walks you through setting up your own company OS from scratch. Two sessions over one week. You leave with something working.
The BoS No Quibble Guarantee applies to both: if you attend and feel you did not get value, we will refund your fee.