Ryan Matthes
Founder, Prathos AI · Merced, CA
I'm a CS graduate originally from LA, now based in Merced, CA. I founded Prathos AI to build real AI systems for small businesses — chatbots that handle actual conversations, automations that eliminate the manual grind, and strategies that skip the hype and go straight to what ships.
I hold a California real estate license, which gives me a ground-level view of the operational pain points local businesses actually face: missed calls, leads falling through the cracks, five tools that don't talk to each other. I build the connective tissue.
This blog is where I document what works — the tools, the workflows, the mistakes, and the builds that actually changed how a business operates.
Three practices.
One stack.
AI Chatbots
Branded, GPT-powered bots trained on your business. One script tag to embed anywhere. Live in 24 hours, leads in your inbox each morning.
n8n Automations
Workflows that move data between your tools without Zapier tax. Self-hosted, yours to keep. Built once, runs forever.
AI Strategy
Figure out what to build before you build it. Six-week sprint, documented handoff, no vague roadmaps.
Tools I actually use.
No affiliate deals, no sponsored mentions. This is what's running on client sites right now.
Thirty minutes.
No deck. No pitch.
Bring your stack and your biggest time-drain. We'll map what to build first.