Curious about AI.
Grounded in work.

My path has taken me from merchant ship officer to developer, startup builder, venture operator, and AI builder and creator. That mix shapes the questions I care about: what is useful, what gets in the way, and what is worth doing next?

Cihan Uygur is a practical AI-for-work coach for business professionals, managers, operators, and entrepreneurs. I help people choose a real task, write a clearer brief, and check what AI returns before they add complexity to their work.

I create practical AI content for office professionals, managers, operators, and entrepreneurs. My focus is everyday work: clearer drafts, better preparation, and workflows people can understand and check.

My editorial approach

I aim to make AI easier to evaluate, with clear examples and honest limits. TRY / SKIP / USE gives each idea a practical decision: experiment, pass, or use for a defined task.

Guides on this site distinguish suggested workflows and fictional examples from measured results. A prompt is a starting point; important facts and outputs still need a human check. Sources are linked where they support technical guidance.

Core principles

• A prompt is not a workflow: a workflow has a trigger, outcome, context, standard, and owner.
• AI should make a repeatable job easier to check, not make accountability disappear.
• Test one consequential task before buying another tool or automating a whole process.

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Start with one work task

For a practical starting point, read how to choose your first AI workflow. If you work from meeting notes, see the decision-brief walkthrough. Both are guides, not measured customer results.

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Contact

Questions, corrections, or a work problem worth exploring? Message me on Instagram