<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Yoann Defay — Writing</title><description>Essays on AI implementation, ops automation, and what actually ships.</description><link>https://yoanndefay.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Token count is the new headcount</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/token-count-is-the-new-headcount/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/token-count-is-the-new-headcount/</guid><description>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&apos;s the math, the pattern, and why most companies will miss it.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ai-strategy</category><category>building</category></item><item><title>Mac mini vs VPS for OpenClaw: which to buy in 2026</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/openclaw-mac-mini-vs-vps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/openclaw-mac-mini-vs-vps/</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>openclaw</category><category>ops</category></item><item><title>OpenClaw setup guide (2026): VPS, Mac mini, Docker</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/openclaw-setup-guide-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/openclaw-setup-guide-2026/</guid><description>A complete OpenClaw setup walkthrough — VPS, Mac mini, and Docker — with the gotchas I hit in two years of running it in production.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>openclaw</category><category>ops</category></item><item><title>OpenClaw vs Claude Cowork (2026): honest comparison</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/openclaw-vs-claude-cowork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/openclaw-vs-claude-cowork/</guid><description>I&apos;ve used both in production for over a year. Here&apos;s the honest comparison — features, pricing, security, and when to pick which.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>openclaw</category><category>ai-strategy</category></item><item><title>OpenClaw skills: how they work and which ones actually matter</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/openclaw-skills-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/openclaw-skills-guide/</guid><description>A practical walkthrough of OpenClaw skills — what they are, how to build one, and the 10 I install on every fresh OpenClaw instance.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>openclaw</category><category>building</category></item><item><title>Why your AI chatbot failed</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/why-your-ai-chatbot-failed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/why-your-ai-chatbot-failed/</guid><description>Most failures are workflow misfits, not model failures. The chatbot did its job — you picked the wrong job.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ai-strategy</category><category>ops</category></item><item><title>Is OpenClaw safe? An honest security review (2026)</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/is-openclaw-safe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/is-openclaw-safe/</guid><description>OpenClaw can be one of the safest agent platforms you run, or one of the riskiest. Here is what controls which.</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>openclaw</category><category>ops</category></item><item><title>The internal owner: why most AI pilots stall</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/the-internal-owner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/the-internal-owner/</guid><description>If no one inside owns the rollout, the agent dies the moment something edge-case happens. Pick the owner before you pick the agent.</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ops</category><category>ai-strategy</category></item><item><title>Is OpenClaw free? Pricing and TCO breakdown (2026)</title><link>https://yoanndefay.com/writing/is-openclaw-free/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://yoanndefay.com/writing/is-openclaw-free/</guid><description>Yes — OpenClaw itself is free and open source. Here is what it actually costs to run in production, and when paid alternatives make sense.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>openclaw</category><category>ai-strategy</category></item></channel></rss>