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Latest Podcasts: What You Missed
What Can You Learn from 22 Microteam Success Stories? (…Plus 1) - Real microteams, real results, and the repeatable patterns behind outsized growth with tiny teams… and one notable failure.
Interview with Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier - How Zapier scaled with leverage, automation, and focus instead of hiring and organizational bloat.
Interview with Fabian Veit, CEO of Make - How advanced automation helps microteams remove busywork and scale faster without added headcount.
Use AI to Generate 30 Prospect Messages in 5 Minutes
You know you should be reaching out to prospects. Cold outreach works—when it's personalized, relevant, and doesn't sound like spam.
But writing 30 custom messages? That's 2-3 hours of mind-numbing work. Research their company. Check their LinkedIn. Craft a unique hook. Tailor the pitch.
By message 10, your brain is mush. By message 20, you're copy-pasting the same generic template and hoping nobody notices.
There's a better way: Use AI to do the research and drafting in 5 minutes, then spend 15 minutes polishing the best ones.
Let me show you how.
Why Most AI-Generated Outreach Fails (And How to Fix It)
Here's the problem with most "AI outreach":
People use ChatGPT like this:
Prompt: "Write me a cold email to a logistics company CEO"
ChatGPT Output: Generic garbage that sounds like every other AI-generated spam.The trick? Feed ChatGPT actual data about the prospect, not just a vague prompt.
Think of ChatGPT like a chef. If you say "make me dinner," you'll get something edible but bland. If you say "I have chicken, garlic, lemon, and spinach—make me a Mediterranean dish," you get something specific and great.
Same with AI outreach. Give it ingredients (prospect data), and it'll cook up something personalized.
The 5-Minute AI Outreach System
Here's the exact workflow to generate 30 personalized prospect messages in 5 minutes of active work: