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▸01 of 11reply to all customer emails1 hr 10 min/wk1h setup
- Connect your email account15mIn Front, go to Settings > Channels > Connect an inbox. Choose your email provider and grant access. Your existing threads will appear.
- Create AI draft rules20mGo to Settings > Rules. Create a rule: 'When a new email arrives, use AI to draft a reply'. Set the AI to never send automatically, only save as a draft in the same thread.
- Set up categories10mCreate three tags: Support, Sales, General. In the AI rule, add an instruction to apply one of these tags to every draft.
- Write the standing prompt15mPaste the prompt below into the AI rule's instruction field. Save. Test with one real email.
18:24It will not know the specific answer to a customer's question if that answer was only in a phone call or internal Slack and not in the email thread. It will not decide when a customer is genuinely angry and needs a personal call instead of a written reply. It will not enforce your company's tone beyond what you put in the standing prompt.
Open your inbox in the morning and every new customer email already has a draft reply saved with a Support, Sales, or General tag, and nothing has been sent without you clicking approve.
▸02 of 11plan the content for next week's social posts45 min/wk30m setupclick to expand
- Create an account10mSign up for Mana and connect the social profiles you post to now.
- Connect your channels10mLink your business pages so the tool can pull past performance and schedule drafts.
- Paste the standing prompt into the content assistant5mSave the prompt below in the assistant's settings so it knows your voice and format.
- Set your weekly review time5mBlock 15 minutes on your calendar to review drafts before they go out.
8:30It will not decide which ideas fit your positioning, and it will not know about the conversation you just had with a key customer. You still make the final call.
Drafts for the next week are waiting for review at your scheduled time, and you can approve them in under fifteen minutes.
▸03 of 11review support tickets from this week32 min/wk15m setupclick to expand
- Confirm your Zendesk Sunshine plan includes AI summarization2mCheck your account settings. Contact Sales
- Create a saved view for last 7 days3mIn Zendesk Sunshine, create a view with condition 'created in the last 7 days' and name it 'Weekly Founder Review'.
- Open the saved view1mMake sure it returns only tickets from the past week, not older ones.
- Open the AI summarizer on that view2mClick the 'Summarize' or AI panel button while the 'Weekly Founder Review' view is active.
- Paste the standing prompt and save it2mUse the prompt provided below. Save it as a macro or note so you can reuse it every week.
- Run it once with last week's tickets and check output5mRun the summarizer and verify the output matches the format you expect.
13:34It will not judge how severe an issue is for your business strategy, and it will not catch tickets that are mislabeled or filed in the wrong view before summarization.
You run the saved view and prompt on Monday morning and get a summary with 3 to 5 categories plus a list of urgent tickets, ready to forward to your team in under 20 minutes.
▸04 of 11book meetings for next week's demos36 min/wk30m setupclick to expand
- Connect your calendar5mIn the tool's settings, choose 'Calendar sync' and authorize access to your primary work calendar.
- Set your availability window5mGo to 'Availability' and set the hours you want demos to be offered, for example Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm.
- Create a demo request link8mMake a new event type called 'Demo', set duration to 30 minutes, and copy the generated booking link.
- Add the approval step6mIn the event type settings, turn on 'Manual approval' so no meeting is booked until you confirm it.
- Put the link where leads see it6mPaste the booking link into your website's 'Request a demo' button and your email signature, replacing the old contact form link.
10:17It will not know which leads are a good fit or need a different meeting length, and it will not reschedule if a lead replies with a specific time outside your set availability.
A new demo request turns into a proposed time slot on your calendar within 5 minutes, and you see an approval button next to it before any invitation goes out.
▸05 of 11check the sales pipeline numbers23 min/wk30m setupclick to expand
- Connect your CRM to Sales Need Matcher10mUse the integration settings in Sales Need Matcher to authorize access to your CRM and select the pipeline you want tracked.
- Map your sales stages10mIn Sales Need Matcher, map your CRM's stage names to the standard categories (e.g., Prospecting, Qualification, Proposal, Closed Won) so the report groups deals correctly.
- Set report schedule and recipients5mConfigure a weekly schedule in Sales Need Matcher for Monday 8am and add your email address or Slack channel as the destination.
- Run a test report5mTrigger a manual report in Sales Need Matcher to confirm the numbers, metrics, and visual layout match your expectations.
4:12It will not know which deals are strategically important based on offline conversations, and it will not tell you whether a stalled deal is actually dead or just waiting on a customer decision.
You receive a report every Monday morning that shows total deals, total value, stage breakdown, week-over-week changes, and a list of anomalies, all without you logging into the CRM.
▸06 of 11update the pricing page copy27 min/wk50m setupclick to expand
- Export current pricing page copy and paste it into a new document10mCopy all text from the live pricing page into a clean doc with clear section labels like 'headline', 'plan names', 'feature list', 'FAQ'.
- Define your conversion goal for the page5mWrite one sentence about what action you want visitors to take: start a trial, book a demo, or contact sales. Keep this visible in the doc.
- Collect three recent examples of visitor feedback or analytics notes10mFrom support tickets, sales calls, or analytics, find three real reasons people hesitated or left the pricing page. Add these as bullet points.
- Create a standing prompt that combines the doc, goal, and feedback10mWrite a single reusable prompt that asks an AI assistant to suggest copy variations for each section, based on the conversion goal and the three feedback points.
- Test the prompt with one section and adjust the output style10mRun the prompt for just the headline section. Check tone, length, and clarity. Refine the prompt until the output matches your brand voice.
- Set up a simple copy-and-paste workflow with version notes5mUse the CMS's built-in revision history or keep a dated changelog in the same doc. You will paste approved AI text into the CMS and add a short note each time.
Steps are directional, tools pending. Nothing here has been verified yet.
9:31It will not know about a pricing change that was discussed in a meeting but not written down, and it will not decide which of the suggested versions sounds most like your brand — you still need to make that call. It also will not automatically sync with your CMS or track conversion results unless you set up that connection yourself.
You can open the document, run the standing prompt, and get at least one usable copy variation for the headline and one other section within five minutes, and you have a dated note in the changelog for the last time you published a change.
▸07 of 11review the churn report for the week25 min/wk30m setupclick to expand
- Connect your billing system10mIn your billing tool, create an API key with read-only access to subscriptions and invoices. Paste that key into Baremetrics when prompted.
- Turn on churn insights5mIn Baremetrics, open Settings, then Churn, and enable churn reasons and weekly email summaries.
- Write the summary prompt5mTake the prompt from this automation and save it in your notes app or a reusable document.
- Automate the weekly pull5mIn Baremetrics, set the weekly email to go out Monday at 8am. You will get the churn data and the prompt will turn it into your summary.
- Set up a quick review step5mPut a recurring calendar block Monday at 9am called 'Review churn report' so you remember to check the output before reading it in the team meeting.
12:36It will not tell you the real reason a customer left if they never said it in a survey or an email. It will not know about calls your sales team had with the account, and it will not decide which churned customers are worth trying to win back.
Every Monday at 9am you have a churn summary in your inbox with total churned MRR, the number of accounts, and a list of reasons. The summary matches the export from your billing system when you spot-check one account.
▸08 of 11Product Management1 hr 20 min/wk55m setupclick to expand
- Create a Milanote board for requests10mMake a board called 'Feature Requests'. Add columns for status, source, and notes.
- Connect Slack/email to the board15mUse Milanote's integration to forward relevant messages into the board.
- Set up meeting note template10mIn your PM tool, create a document template with sections: decisions, action items, blockers.
- Paste the prompt into the AI note taker5mAdd the provided prompt to your meeting tool's AI assistant settings.
- Test with one request and one meeting15mSend a sample feature request and run a mock meeting to ensure the flow works.
17:05This automation will not read the nuance of every feature request to know if it aligns with your roadmap, and it will not update your project management tool without your approval. It will also not replace the strategic prioritization decisions you make as a founder.
After each product meeting, a Milanote card with the meeting summary appears on your board within 30 minutes, and your weekly status digest is ready to send every Friday by 4pm.
▸09 of 11call the 3 new trial leads20 min/wk50m setupclick to expand
- Connect the CRM to the automation tool15mIn Salesloft, go to Settings > Integrations and connect your CRM with the recommended permissions for reading lead and activity data.
- Create a lead preparation workflow15mIn Salesloft, create a new workflow that triggers on 'New trial signup' and collects the lead's company, contact info, recent activity, and any notes into a single digest.
- Paste the prompt into the workflow's AI step10mAdd an AI step to the workflow and paste the prompt below into the text field. The prompt tells the AI exactly what to extract and how to format the brief.
- Test with one real trial lead10mManually trigger the workflow for one existing trial lead and confirm the output matches the format and includes the right details. Adjust the prompt if needed.
19:36It will not make the calls, and it will not know about the informal chat you had with a lead at a conference, or the exact tone of your last email thread. It will not judge whether a lead's stated pain point is real or polite.
Every new trial lead triggers the workflow and you get a brief with all five sections containing non-generic, lead-specific details before the call.
▸10 of 11follow up on the two churned accounts45 min/wk35m setupclick to expand
- Connect Customer.io to your email and CRM20mAuthenticate with your email provider so drafts can be sent from your address, and link your CRM data source.
- Create a new saved prompt in Customer.io5mPaste the following prompt into a new prompt template and name it 'Churned account follow-up'.
- Test with one old churned account10mRun it once, review the draft email, and adjust the prompt wording if needed so it matches your voice.
18:56It will not know the exact reason each account churned if that was only discussed on a call or in a private Slack channel. It will not send emails without your review.
You have two edited, sent follow-up emails to the churned accounts, and each email references something from their actual past usage.
▸11 of 11Product Strategy25 min/wk40m setupclick to expand
- Create a prompt document10mOpen a new doc or note and paste the standing prompt from this automation. Save it where you draft weekly strategy notes.
- Prepare a simple input format5mAt the top of the prompt, replace the [COMPETITOR_URLS] and [CUSTOMER_FEEDBACK] placeholders with the current week's data. Keep the rest of the text unchanged.
- Test with one competitor15mRun the prompt with one competitor's blog URL and a sentence of customer feedback. Check that the output includes a competitor summary and product gaps.
- Adjust the prompt if needed10mIf the output misses key areas like pricing changes or feature gaps, edit the prompt to explicitly ask for those sections. Re-test once.
Steps are directional, tools pending. Nothing here has been verified yet.
13:58It will not check the actual competitor sites for you; you must paste current URLs and feedback each week. It will not know about internal roadmap constraints, specific customer contracts, or non-public pricing discussions. It will not decide which product direction to pursue.
You have a one-page summary with at least three competitor points and three product gap suggestions in your team channel before your next product meeting.
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