This week: If everyone’s talking about AI agents and you’re wondering where to start, pick one job you do over and over. I’ll show you how to turn it into an AI workflow using instructions you write in plain English.

Hi Reader

I keep seeing people say they have “50 AI employees.” All I can think is: WHY??? The thought of 50 unchecked outputs just feels like a disaster waiting to happen.

And really, who has time to learn how to build an AI agent to do all that automated work? The benchmarks keep changing, the models keep updating, and the tools keep multiplying. You practically need an advanced degree to keep up with it all.

So what would I build first? A workflow for one job I do all the time. Take proposals. If you find yourself pulling together the same kinds of information every time, write down all the steps you do to build a great proposal and use those to build an instruction manual that mostly automates the process.

This week, I'm pulling back the covers on the best way to build your first agent. Especially if you don't have time to build agents. I walk you through the steps to set up a semi-automated process that does not require an advanced degree. Or nerves of steel.

That's it from the home front! I hope the end of the year is looking bright and rosy for you all!

Monica

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