About Us

Discover the story behind Strijder AI and our mission to empower individuals and businesses with tailored AI solutions.

Meet Louis du Plessis

With over 20 years of experience spanning business management, technology consulting, and AI development, Louis has been at the forefront of leveraging technology for transformative change. His journey has taken him from spearheading logistics optimizations at Steinworks to founding Strijder AI—a platform designed to make cutting-edge AI accessible and actionable for organizations of all sizes.

How I Work

1. Planning and Ideation

Primary LLM: OpenAI ChatGPT (Paid Option with Voice Features)

Purpose:

  • Serves as my personal AI assistant for brainstorming, planning, and refining ideas.
  • Facilitates structured workflows and decision-making, ensuring clear communication during the planning phase.
  • Ideal for the "architecture stage" of projects, where concepts and strategies are outlined before execution.

Why I Use It:

  • Its voice feature enhances accessibility and helps clarify complex thoughts in real time.
  • Personalized with memory and prompt optimizations to better understand and align with my workflows.
2. Development and Coding

Preferred LLMs for Coding:

  • Claude 3.5 Sonnet via Windsurf: My first choice for troubleshooting, generating, and debugging code efficiently. Offers contextual suggestions and natural language support, making it intuitive for coding tasks.
  • Gem2 via Visual Studio Code: A reliable fallback option, seamlessly integrated with my coding environment. Best suited for collaborative workflows and handling complex development challenges.

Applications:

  • Full-stack app and website development.
  • AI agent orchestration, workflow automation, and trading bot setup.
  • Tailored AI implementations for businesses, from small startups to larger enterprises.

Tools and Processes

Fabric

What it is: An open-source framework for integrating AI into workflows by breaking problems into manageable components.

Why I Use It:

  • Fabric enables me to connect various AI patterns for efficient workflows.
  • Simplifies complex tasks like content analysis, summarization, and automation into actionable steps.

Applications:

  • Organizing and summarizing long-form content like academic papers or YouTube videos.
  • Creating custom AI workflows for clients to enhance operational efficiency.
MCP Server

What it is: A platform for orchestrating AI tools and agents in a cohesive system.

Why I Use It:

  • Enables seamless integration of multiple AI agents to perform specialized tasks.
  • Essential for building dynamic systems like trading bots and personalized AI assistants.

Philosophy and Vision

Coding and Workflow:

  • Leverage the strengths of multiple LLMs, selecting the best tool for the task at hand.
  • Focus on modular, scalable, and efficient AI solutions tailored to specific client needs.

AI Integration:

  • Inspired by Microsoft's CEO's vision, I believe that AI agents must interact with specialized tools to drive efficiency and scalability.
  • Align with OpenAI's founding vision that LLMs will become the next operating system, fundamentally transforming how we work.

Service Offerings

AI Coaching

For beginners and businesses looking to adopt AI into their workflows.

Personalized LLMs

Development and deployment of tailored AI assistants. Fine-tuning and knowledge management for business-specific needs.

Website Modernization

Update and optimize websites, including AI-enabled agents for customer interactions.

Trading Bot Setup

Develop AI-driven trading bots tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Automation and Workflow Optimization

Implement tools like email automation, meeting summaries, and task prioritization.

Ready to Transform Your Business?

Let me help you implement a system that combines planning, coding, and automation into a seamless workflow. Whether it's modernizing your processes or building AI-driven solutions, we'll create something that works for you.