EJ Lawless
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WORKING AUTONOMOUSLY · A NEWSLETTER ON HOW WORK GETS DONE
Writing about how work gets done — from people, to AI agents, to robots.
LATEST
The second robotics battle to get you anything in under an hour
Why DoorDash can succeed in quick commerce while public companies, investors, and startups have lost billions trying the same thing.
Dec 2025 · Substack
Public staffing companies are finally growing again
Dec 2025
How corporate reforms in Japan lead to a more expensive, slower hiring market in the US
Dec 2025
ZipRecruiter Q3 '25 Earnings
Nov 2025
How Jasper.ai beat Copy.ai at go-to-market — despite launch a year later
May 2023
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ABOUT
15+ years in growth, almost 10 in the future-of-work. I publish
Working Autonomously
and build AI projects on the side.
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Weekly-ish, via Substack.
STARTUP INVESTING
Investing in Series A–C startups across HR Tech, future-of-work, talent, fintech, and education — plus angel checks.
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AI PROJECTS
Agentic Hedgefund
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Quant Fund Exploration
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HR Tech Dashboard
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BasketballGraph
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