Question 1

What is The Bureau of Personal Inquiry?

Accepted Answer

It is the public logbook of Dominic J. Thimm, a goal-driven experimenter. Each entry is an experiment run on his own work and life: a goal, a hypothesis, a method, and an honest result — confirmed, killed, or inconclusive.

Question 2

What is he experimenting with right now?

Accepted Answer

Four inquiries are open: an entire customer-facing app built almost entirely by AI on Google Cloud; a single AI assistant replacing a stack of productivity tools; a self-optimising marketing loop; and an AI that completes a personal tax return. Each has a public preview and a full report.

Question 3

What role does AI play?

Accepted Answer

AI is the assistant at the desk — it drafts, tallies, and files, while Dominic keeps the judgement. The experiments are about what that actually changes, measured honestly, with the failures left in.

Question 4

Can I work with him?

Accepted Answer

Yes — for business owners who need one person who speaks both tech and business. Together you find the one AI concept worth running in your business; the building, when you want it, is done by his company, Candoro.

Question 5

Who is Dominic J. Thimm?

Accepted Answer

A Berlin-based operator with 25+ years across data, marketing, engineering and brand — GetYourGuide, ZenMate, ProSiebenSat.1, and his own companies. Not a coach; an operator who tests instead of opining.

I keep a logbook of personal experiments. Successes are entered; failures receive the better pen.

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The Application I Did Not Write

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