Did a lot of AI calls this week.

Most people think using AI means building complex, autonomous agents. 

It doesn't. It starts with fixing your daily bottlenecks. (We will talk agents soon.)

This week, I talked with two different marketing agencies about how to build Claude workflows inside Claude. Here is what we actually built:

1. The Instant Deliverable

One agency owner was spending hours writing post-meeting deliverables. We built a workflow that takes his raw call transcript, runs it through Claude, and instantly generates 3 to 5 ready-to-send client deliverables the second he hangs up the phone. 

I use a similar setup myself. When I hop off a call, Claude automatically pulls the transcript, extracts the action items, and drops them directly into my project management list. Zero manual data entry. Easy lift.

2. The Automated Client Report

Another agency was wasting time manually pulling ad data. We built a skill that reads the raw data from their advertising platforms and automatically writes the weekly client reports. Literally goes into the platforms and pulls the data.

I do the exact same thing for my financial reporting. The workflows just run in the background while I focus on the business.

This week I feel like I worked at 5x output.

The secret isn't knowing how to code. It's knowing how to string the right prompts together into a reliable workflow. 

If you want the exact templates and step-by-step breakdowns of how to build these workflows yourself, I put it all inside Compound Co-work. Link (newsletter subs only!)

The free course above gives more detail. Going forward, I will write about even more detailed granular workflows, agents, and tools that I am using to run my companies.

Start small. Automate the friction. The fancy agents come later.

Here is a cool X post on making a chief of staff out of Claude. Thought it was cool, check it out!

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Talk soon, Jack.