AI Tactical Toolbox
Real AI workflows from a consultant running 40+ automated agents. Not theory - the exact systems, prompts, and tools I deploy with clients every week.
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ChatGPT Dots Can Work for You. Your Deal Files Should Still Belong to You. (opens the original)
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You already explained your buy box. You already corrected the investor update. You already taught your assistant how you want broker replies written.Then you try another platform, and you’re explaining your business all over again.Test five assistants that way, and you can end up maintaining five separate versions of your instructions. I want one set of files that each assistant can read and build on.Personal assistants are becoming the next front door to our work. Meta has Muse. Instinct connec
GPT-6 Sol and Opus 5.5 Shipped the Same Day. Screening Every OM Just Got Cheap. (opens the original)
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Most OMs die on the cover page.A blast lands. You glance at the photo and the asking price, and it goes in the trash. Not because the deal is bad. Because reading 150 pages to find out is an hour you’d rather spend on the deals you’re already chasing.That was a rational call. It stopped being one last Tuesday.Back in April I argued that the OM workflow was built for a world of scarce analysts and scarce attention, and that the scarcity was going away. (Check out that article here.) Last Tuesday
Your First Agent Should Read Broker Emails. Three Skill Files and a 30-Minute Timer. (opens the original)
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Everyone is telling you agents are about to run your business. Nobody tells you which one to build first.So here’s the one I’d build first if I ran an acquisitions desk.Picture this. A broker blast lands at 6:12 AM. At 6:30 your agent wakes up, reads it, pulls the OM off the email, checks the deal against your buy box, and writes the broker a reply in your voice. When you open your laptop at 7:15, that reply is sitting in your drafts with a one-page screen memo above it. The blasts that didn’t f
Stop Putting Claude in Every Automation. Most of Mine Never Touch It. (opens the original)
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At 6:40 this morning, my business reviewed yesterday, updated its own instructions, and checked its own health. By 9:15 it had built my agenda, prepped my meetings and emailed me a list of anything that broke overnight.55 jobs. Every day.And here’s the part nobody expects: 33 of them never touch AI.In February I showed you the whole system for the first time. 41 skills. 13 scheduled tasks. One laptop. That issue is still one of the most-opened I’ve ever sent.Here’s where it stands today:Skills (
Office Hours Tomorrow: September 18, 10-11 AM ET (opens the original)
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Office hours are tomorrow, Friday, September 18, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Eastern Time.Bring a workflow you’re trying to fix, something you’re building, or a question that has you stuck. We’ll work through it live.Paid members will find the Zoom details below.This post has bonus content for paid subscribers. Upgrade to get full access.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" ty
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