<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Richard Schmidt · Writing</title><description>Notes on running a business with AI. The failures get written up too.</description><link>https://richardschmidt.ai/</link><atom:link href="https://richardschmidt.ai/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en-us</language><item><title>What an AI-Native Tree Company Actually Looks Like</title><link>https://richardschmidt.ai/writing/what-an-ai-native-tree-company-actually-looks-like/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://richardschmidt.ai/writing/what-an-ai-native-tree-company-actually-looks-like/</guid><description>The automations that run a tree care company day to day, and why a boring local-services business makes such a good laboratory for applied AI.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>