--- title: Ready State Blog. An investigative marketing agency. Strategy, design, content. | culture description: culture | Ready State Blog. An investigative marketing agency. Strategy, design, content. --- [![RS-avatar-positive](https://www.readystatements.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RS-avatar-positive.png?width=78&height=78&name=RS-avatar-positive.png)](https://www.readystatements.com/) - [About Ready State](http://readystate.com/about) # The blog of [Ready State](http://readystate.com/), a creative agency # [I Built an AI Agent - And It Taught Me About Boundaries](https://www.readystatements.com/i-built-an-ai-agent-and-it-taught-me-about-boundaries) I believed that if I could automate my work I would finally feel ahead instead of behind. And it worked, but that was exactly the problem. [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/undefined-1.jpeg)](https://www.readystatements.com/i-built-an-ai-agent-and-it-taught-me-about-boundaries) By [Jo Gruszka](https://www.readystatements.com/author/jo-gruszka)  |  Jan 9, 2026 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/i-built-an-ai-agent-and-it-taught-me-about-boundaries) # [Ready State is now a Certified B Corp](https://www.readystatements.com/ready-state-is-now-a-certified-b-corp) Our bottom line: People matter. B stands for benefit for all. We are proud to announce that we’re a Certified B Corp™. [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/RS-Bcorp-Blog.png)](https://www.readystatements.com/ready-state-is-now-a-certified-b-corp) By [Jodi Dove, Executive Creative Director](https://www.readystatements.com/author/jodi-wing)  |  Jan 25, 2023 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/ready-state-is-now-a-certified-b-corp) # [Our HQ is now an LGBTQ Historic Landmark](https://www.readystatements.com/our-hq-is-now-an-lgbt-historic-site) 524 Union Street, the home of Ready State, was recognized by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors as having extraordinary value to LGBTQ+ history in the city. As of June 18, it has officially become the city’s fourth LGBTQ Historic Landmark and the nation’s first to focus on a restaurant. [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/Paper%20Doll.png)](https://www.readystatements.com/our-hq-is-now-an-lgbt-historic-site) By [Curt Hopkins, Managing Editor](https://www.readystatements.com/author/curt-hopkins-managing-editor)  |  Jun 19, 2019 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/our-hq-is-now-an-lgbt-historic-site) # [Beyond the startup: How to build a lasting culture](https://www.readystatements.com/beyond-the-startup-how-to-build-a-lasting-culture) Agencies thrive when they establish core values and a culture that can grow with the business. Here's how several, including Ready State, have approached the challenge. [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/inc-mag-iclazie-culture.jpg)](https://www.readystatements.com/beyond-the-startup-how-to-build-a-lasting-culture) By [Marla Tabaka](https://www.readystatements.com/author/marla-tabaka)  |  Aug 10, 2017 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/beyond-the-startup-how-to-build-a-lasting-culture) # [The Sounds of Chinatown](https://www.readystatements.com/the-sounds-of-chinatown) On recent walks through Chinatown, we captured the sounds of the neighborhood through which we walk to work—and in which we grab lunch and happy hour drinks. [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/SOUNDS-chinatown-hero.png)](https://www.readystatements.com/the-sounds-of-chinatown) By [Curt Hopkins, Managing Editor](https://www.readystatements.com/author/curt-hopkins-managing-editor)  |  May 16, 2017 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/the-sounds-of-chinatown) # [Ready State’s CEO named Digital 40 Over 40 leader](https://www.readystatements.com/ready-states-ceo-named-digital-40-over-40-leader) Agency co-founder Kabeer Mamnoon’s personal philosophy, "question everything," manifests in Ready State’s work as "investigative marketing." [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/40050_ReadyState_0355-486041-edited.jpg)](https://www.readystatements.com/ready-states-ceo-named-digital-40-over-40-leader) By [Campaign US](https://www.readystatements.com/author/campaign-us)  |  Apr 25, 2017 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/ready-states-ceo-named-digital-40-over-40-leader) # [How Ready State reached No. 2 on Fast 100 list](https://www.readystatements.com/how-ready-state-reached-no.-2-on-fast-100-list) “They’re not just trying to build a portfolio; they care about what’s good for our business,” Airbnb's Allen Mask says of Ready State, which just climbed to No. 2 on the San Francisco Business Times' Fast 100 list. [![](http://media.bizj.us/view/img/10190215/mamnoonkabeer100416tj-4.jpg)](https://www.readystatements.com/how-ready-state-reached-no.-2-on-fast-100-list) By [San Francisco Business Times](https://www.readystatements.com/author/san-francisco-business-times)  |  Oct 14, 2016 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/how-ready-state-reached-no.-2-on-fast-100-list) # [How to live in Herb Caen’s San Francisco](https://www.readystatements.com/how-to-live-in-herb-caens-san-francisco) The late San Francisco Chronicle culture columnist, who made “three dot” journalism famous while articulating the city's unique qualities, loved North Beach and knew how to experience it. [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/4380028361_6c31fda588_o.jpg)](https://www.readystatements.com/how-to-live-in-herb-caens-san-francisco) By [Curt Hopkins, Managing Editor](https://www.readystatements.com/author/curt-hopkins-managing-editor)  |  Sep 29, 2016 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/how-to-live-in-herb-caens-san-francisco) # [Interview with the Native Society](https://www.readystatements.com/interview-with-the-native-society) Ready State CEO Kabeer Mamnoon discusses our Ready State culture and current industry trends with the Native Society. [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/Copy_of_kabeer.jpg)](https://www.readystatements.com/interview-with-the-native-society) By [Kabeer Mamnoon, CEO](https://www.readystatements.com/author/kabeer-mamnoon-ceo)  |  Jun 14, 2016 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/interview-with-the-native-society) # [On second thought, don’t think like a publisher](https://www.readystatements.com/on-second-thought-dont-think-like-a-publisher) Producing great content is nothing like manufacturing SpaghettiOs. The best ingredients, tools, and metrics of success change frequently. [![](https://www.readystatements.com/hubfs/publisher-cans.jpg)](https://www.readystatements.com/on-second-thought-dont-think-like-a-publisher) By [Derek Slater, Content Director](https://www.readystatements.com/author/derek-slater-content-director)  |  Apr 28, 2016 [Read More](https://www.readystatements.com/on-second-thought-dont-think-like-a-publisher) [All posts](https://www.readystatements.com/all) [Next](https://www.readystatements.com/topic/culture/page/2) ### [Ready State. A creative agency. Built around you.](http://readystate.com/) © Copyright 2020 Ready State LLC