🎮 The Next Input — Issue #004

Playbooks for a smarter work‐day.

Aaron Bost
July 07, 2025

⚡ The Briefing — 60 sec

Microsoft Copilot sneaks into Outlook mobile. AI can now draft replies and summarise threads on iOS and Android.
Ploopy drops an open‑source dial for creators. RP2040‑powered Knob ships fully assembled for $37.
Stripe acquires Payable for real‑time 1099 filing. Move slashes year‑end contractor admin for platform businesses.

🛠️ The Playbook — Auto‑Catalogue Loom Tutorials

Mission Index every new Loom video into a searchable knowledge base.
Difficulty  Easy | Build time  20 min
ROI Turns scattered video links into an instantly searchable library, saving hours of team‑wide search time every week.

Step	Action
1	Trigger – Loom → Recording Published.
2	AI Action – Prompt: “Generate title, 3‑bullet summary, and 5 tags from transcript.”
3	Create Row – Write title, summary, tags, Loom URL into Airtable Tutorials.
4	Post to Slack – Share link + tags in #learning.
5	Fail‑safe – On error, DM #ops‑alerts with Zap details.

Pro tip: Sync Airtable to Softr for an instant searchable video portal.

🎯 The Arsenal — Tools & Prompts

Asset	What it does	Link
Questflow	AI agent that chains Zapier‑style actions via natural language.	https://questflow.ai
Databutton	Drag‑and‑drop builder for Python data apps—deploy in minutes.	https://databutton.com
Prompt: Cold DM Warmer	One paste → friendly opener to revive a stale prospect.	prompt below ↓

Write a friendly LinkedIn DM to {prospect_name}. Reference our last chat about {topic}. 60 words, clear question to restart convo.

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🕹️ Game Over

Automate one knowledge‑sharing task tonight—your team will cheer tomorrow.
Share your win; you could headline Issue #005.

— Aaron

Automating the boring. Amplifying the brilliant.

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