Meet Lathan Coffee

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 My name is Lathan Coffee. I’m a student at ACC and an entrepreneur based in Austin. I’ve always leaned toward building things instead of just consuming them. Systems, brands, ideas, whatever I can get my hands on. I’m drawn to structure, leverage, and figuring out how things actually work behind the scenes. Most of my time goes into learning, testing, and building. I care a lot about competence and doing things the right way, not the loud way. 

 I work at the intersection of AI and automation. Most of what I do involves designing and refining workflows, using tools like n8n and custom scripts to connect different parts of a business and reduce tedious, repetitive work. I’m comfortable architecting systems around AI models, writing and iterating prompts, and translating messy real‑world processes into clear, repeatable automations that other people can understand and use. 

I start by getting clear on the context and the outcome: what’s happening today, what needs to change, and what “working” looks like. From there, I map the key steps and design a simple workflow around them. I build the minimum structure needed to support that workflow, then put it into use and watch how it behaves. Anything that doesn’t help gets removed or simplified. Over time, I adjust based on what actually happens, not what was supposed to happen on paper. The aim is always the same: a process that runs predictably, is easy to understand, and gives you a clear sense of what’s going on.