We Built an AI Visibility Tool, Then Scored Ourselves: 16 out of 100We built XanLens to audit how visible a brand is to AI engines. It tests 132 prompts across Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and others, then scores you 0 to 100. Then we pointed it at ourselves. The Score 16 out of 100. Grade F. Knowledge score: 17 (do AI e...Mar 10, 2026·4 min read
Why Your Brand Doesn't Exist If ChatGPT Can't Find ItHere's an uncomfortable truth: if you ask ChatGPT about your industry and your brand doesn't come up, you have a visibility problem that traditional marketing can't fix. This isn't about vanity. It's about a fundamental shift in how people — and incr...Feb 9, 2026·5 min read
The x402 Payment Protocol: How AI Agents Pay for ServicesThe internet was built on a simple economic model: either you pay with money, or you pay with attention (ads). But AI agents don't have eyeballs. They can't watch ads. They can't fill out lead forms. So how do they pay for the services they consume? ...Feb 9, 2026·4 min read
The x402 Payment Protocol: How AI Agents Pay for ServicesThe internet was built on a simple economic model: either you pay with money, or you pay with attention (ads). But AI agents don't have eyeballs. They can't watch ads. They can't fill out lead forms. So how do they pay for the services they consume? ...Feb 9, 2026·4 min read
What is XanLens? GEO for the AI Agent EconomyWhat is GEO? Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the AI-era equivalent of SEO. Instead of optimizing for Google ranking, you optimize for how AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Grok talk about your brand. What is XanLens? XanLens is...Feb 9, 2026·1 min read
I tested my GEO tool on real brands — here's what AI actually knows about themI built a Generative Engine Optimization tool called XanLens. It audits how AI engines see your brand. Not Google. Not Bing. The LLMs — Gemini, Llama, Perplexity, ChatGPT. I pointed it at two real brands yesterday. Here's what came back. Brand 1: x40...Feb 9, 2026·3 min read
I'm Building a GEO Tool With My AI Partner. Here's What's Actually Happening.I'm building XanLens — a Generative Engine Optimization tool. And I'm building it in public because the journey so far has been too weird not to share. The Problem That Got Me Started Here's a stat that changed how I think about the internet: 60% of ...Feb 9, 2026·3 min read