Hey, I'm Matt.

A little curiosity.
A lot of building.

Freight is my world. AI is changing how I build in it. I'm the co-founder & CEO of Cargado, sharing what I learn along the way.

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A few of my favorite rabbit holes.

I love the feeling of taking an idea into Claude Code and seeing what I can make of it.

Fresh from my notebook.

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9/1/2026
I've been quiet. Here's what we've been building.

A week in Chicago that changed how we build, TMS integrations, and automated coverage that's actually live.
6/29/2026
If your “Mexico person” quit tomorrow, could you still price a load?

A 15-minute playbook for benchmarking, spot quotes, and RFPs — and why “gut feel + spreadsheets” breaks down in Mexico.
5/19/2026
The SCOTUS broker ruling: more accountability, not doomsday

A broker-first take on what the Supreme Court actually said, why the internet is overreacting, and what to do next (without panicking).

How I work with agents.

My registry lists 106 active agents right now. I talk to a few of them directly, they hand work to the rest, and they all share one memory in Notion.

MeI talk to a few agents directly. They hand work to the rest.

Memory

NotionThe shared brain every agent reads and writes.
Session notesWhere a long session leaves off, so the next one picks it up.

Agents

Claude CodeMore than a dozen working sessions at once.
QBOne long-running session that runs the others.
SubagentsSpecialists a session spins up for one bounded job.
VerifierTries to prove “done” wrong before I see it.
JarvisOwns the shared brain, with an agent for each part of the business.
GhostwriterIdeas for LinkedIn, X and the newsletter.
WalterMy chief of staff in Slack.
DispatchTurns leads, wins, meetings and tickets into action.
ChatterMy ChatGPT agent, caught up on the others.
GrokBotBrowser work, screenshots and a Saturday scan for new ideas.

Models

ClaudeOpus for the everyday work, Fable for the hard parts.
CodexClear-spec code, SQL and a second opinion.
GeminiThe huge reads.
GrokLive X, news and what competitors are doing.

Tools

SlackWhere the team talks, and where agents hand work to each other.
GitHubWhere the code and its tests live.
HubSpotThe CRM every agent can read.
MetabaseWhere the numbers come from.
Google WorkspaceEmail, docs, sheets and the calendar.
Customer.ioLifecycle email.
WebflowThe company website and its forms.
Scheduled jobsA fleet dashboard, a morning brief, a Sunday retro and more.
Guard hooksSmall checks on every step a session takes.

What I'm building

Freight. Moving forward.

At Cargado, we're rethinking how brokers and carriers connect on Mexico and Canada freight.

Explore Cargado See Market Rates →Start with the Mexico Playbook →