michael capozzi
hey, i’m michael. by day i run operations and ai at y not you. the rest of the time i’m reading, gaming, restoring an old console, or listening to way too much music. it’s the same brain either way: take something apart, figure out how it works, make it run better.
i see the problem a little early, then build the system that fixes it
- fractional coosystems and operations, so the backend holds up while the business grows
- ai & automationfinding where it actually belongs, then making it run
- y not youmanaging partner of yny, the advisory firm i co-built in 2018
my toolbox
templates, prompts and small tools i’ve made for my own work. take whatever’s useful.
open the toolboxbefore it clicks
the space between early and obvious. biweekly observations on tech, business, and everything in between.
- January 23, 2026breathing became an exercise
- November 3, 2025my screens smell like smoke
- October 9, 2025i’m running on 200%
- June 10, 2022breathe in breathe out
- June 9, 2022update nothing, impress no one
- June 8, 2022push me harder
- June 7, 2022you need me
- June 6, 2022stay longer please
- January 11, 2022it's been 2.5 years
- July 13, 2021Warhol couldn’t have predicted this
- March 9, 2021it's been 5 years since i got yelled at for writing this
- January 6, 2021it's been 4 years since i've written this
- August 28, 2020notes from 8.28.20
- October 12, 201943.4D
- October 1, 2019a snippet from an interview of someone i look up to
- August 31, 20198.31.19
- August 31, 2019lock
allow me to reintroduce myself
i'm michael capozzi, managing partner at y not you, a forbes-featured advisory firm i co-built in 2018.
i grew up in the bronx in an italian-american household, where i saw firsthand the dedication and hustle my parents put into everything they did.
i like figuring out how things work and making them run better. at y not you, i focus on the operational side - making sure the backend doesn't fall apart while the front end grows. that means systems architecture, ai and automation strategy.
over the years i rebuilt our entire operation (crm, invoicing, meeting notes, event planning, client records) within notion. something that used to take my team 45-70 minutes to track down now takes 1-3 minutes. that's the caliber of work i bring to client engagements.
some fun facts about me:
- trained in classical piano for 8 years, i play 5+ instruments
- a reader. i aim to finish 12+ books a year
- gamer at heart while preserving and restoring retro consoles
- yes… my beard is red, but my hair is black (with some gray)!
my creative fuel
📚 my top reads
- flowers for algernon - daniel keyes
- before the coffee gets cold - toshikazu kawaguchi
- the stranger - albert camus
🎮 my top plays
- balatro
- stardew valley
- fallout: new vegas
🎧 on repeat
- magdalena bay
- jid
- billy woods