🎮 The Next Input — Issue #010

Your Investor Deck Written by AI

Aaron Bost
July 15, 2025

⚡ The Briefing — 60 sec

Japan’s AI adoption trails other G7 nations, NHK survey finds. Despite the global boom, only 12 % of Japanese firms are piloting generative AI.
Cognition — maker of Devin — buys WindSurf for vector-native IDE tech. Analysts say the move leap-frogs OpenAI in code-agent tooling.
Notebook LM adds curated notebooks from The Economist and The Atlantic. Google’s once-experimental tool is fast becoming the go-to brainstorming engine.

🛠️ The Playbook — Auto-Generate Investor Updates from a KPI Sheet

Mission Turn your Google Sheets metrics into a polished, AI-written slide deck—sent to investors in under 5 min.
Difficulty Medium | Build time 35 min
ROI Founders reclaim ≈ 2 hrs/month and send updates on time, every time.

Step	Action
1	Trigger – Zapier Schedule → First business day of month, 08:00.
2	Get Rows – Google Sheets “Investor KPIs” → fetch last 30 days.
3	AI Action – Prompt: “Write a 3-bullet narrative: wins, challenges, next steps. Use the KPI deltas.”
4	Create Slides – Slidebean API: title + AI bullets + auto-generated charts.
5	Export PDF – Save to Google Drive → `/Investor_Updates/YYY-MM.pdf`.
6	Send Email – Gmail: subject “Monthly Update – {month}”, attach PDF to investor list.
7	Fail-safe – On error, DM #founder-alerts with drive link.

Pro tip: Add a second AI step that localises the bullet narrative to 🇯🇵 or 🇪🇸 before emailing international investors.

🎯 The Arsenal — Tools & Prompts

Asset	What it does	Link
Slidebean AI	Generates pitch-ready slide decks from bullet notes.	https://slidebean.com/ai
Vanna.ai	Natural-language SQL agent that works on live warehouses.	https://www.vanna.ai
PromptRefine	Side-by-side prompt optimizer with regression tests.	https://promptrefine.com
Prompt: 30-Second Demo Script	One paste → concise product walkthrough.	prompt below ↓

Draft a 30-second demo voice-over explaining {feature}. Include Hook, Benefit, CTA. Friendly, energetic tone.

💡 Free Office Hours

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Book a free 15-minute Office Hours slot—no sales pitch, just workflows solved.

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🕹️ Game Over

Automate one reporting task tonight—tomorrow’s board meeting will thank you.
Share your win; you could headline Issue #011.

— Aaron

Automating the boring. Amplifying the brilliant.

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