AI is already 10x-ing my business

AI doesn't just automate. It amplifies.

Here are the actual tools and workflows I’m using across my business today:

1. Process compliance, not creation, is the real problem
Most teams have some kind of process in place, but AI ensures that it is actually followed.
We’re using AI to monitor daily priorities and task completion across the team.

Each day, team members log their top three tasks from the previous day and their number one priority for today. AI scores their alignment and consistency publicly via Slack and sends out a leaderboard at the end of each month.

Result? Peer accountability without a manager breathing down their neck.

2. AI as your meeting whisperer and content engine
Every internal call is a goldmine of content ideas — if you’re listening closely.
We use an AI notetaker that captures passionate soundbites and suggests organic social content, including 3 viral hooks and draft copy. It also coaches team members on how to run more effective L10, client, and sales meetings.

3. AI that finds money in your CRM
We connected ChatGPT MCP with HubSpot — it analyzed our past six months of pipeline data, compared it to previous periods, and suggested a plan to increase revenue. What used to take a few days? Done in 2 hours.

4. AI that gives you your time back
I asked the same ChatGPT MCP to ignore irrelevant meetings and optimize my schedule. It combed through my Google Calendar, flagged time-wasting meetings, and helped clean up my schedule, saving me hours each week.

Result: fewer distractions, more leverage.

5. Automating sourcing with Manus + Lindy
Drop in a Loom or SOP doc, and Manus executes.

It's sourcing candidates on LinkedIn for me. It filters targets and builds lists for you.

With Lindy, we find exactly who we’re looking for — like LATAM paid media buyers with two promotions at two companies. No manual effort.

6. Engineering velocity is off the charts
Our dev team is now 10x faster with Cursor — and up to 15x faster with Claude Code.

None of this is theory. These are real tools solving real problems, right now.

To moving faster,
Eric Siu

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