Founder, OpenLabor · I build AI agents
Yoann Defay · Bali
I build AI employees.
And help operators ship theirs.
I build AI agents so you can scale your business without growing headcount.
The world's best minds, on your team.
Hire AI employees that run on your Company Brain — knowledge, skills, workflows. So your team operates like one 20× its size.
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JUN 2026 Thin harness, fat skill: how to build AI agents your automation agency can actually sell Agno and AgentOS are the old way of building agents. OpenClaw is the new way. Here's the thin-harness, fat-skill approach we use at OpenLabor — and why it's the right base for an AI automation agency. 
MAY 2026 Token count is the new headcount We went from $200/month of AI subscriptions to $12,500/month of token spend in 3 months. Same speed in humans would be ~$125K/month payroll. Here's the math, the pattern, and why most companies will miss it. 
MAY 2026 Mac mini vs VPS for OpenClaw: which to buy in 2026 A real cost-and-performance comparison: when a Mac mini beats a VPS for OpenClaw, when the VPS wins, and the hybrid setup I run. 
APR 2026 OpenClaw setup guide (2026): VPS, Mac mini, Docker A complete OpenClaw setup walkthrough — VPS, Mac mini, and Docker — with the gotchas I hit in two years of running it in production. 
APR 2026 OpenClaw vs Claude Cowork (2026): honest comparison I've used both in production for over a year. Here's the honest comparison — features, pricing, security, and when to pick which. 
Work
25 projects in the last 10 years.
Working with me: done-for-you AI employees, fixed fee. One AI employee from $1K. A full AI team from $5K. See packages and book a call →
About
Engineering at École Centrale in France. Dropped out at 22, started my first company, moved to Asia. Based in Bali. 10 years building — affiliate, media-buy, SaaS, fintech, Web3, AI infra. Three years ago I started automating my own businesses with AI. Then AI started running them. Now I help others do the same. Read full bio →