Curious how are you're currently leveraging AI?

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August 07, 2025

by a professional from University of Waterloo in San Francisco, CA, USA

Everyone’s talking about AI. The FOMO is real, and, frankly, justified. Big companies are already cutting head-count and squeezing more output from smaller teams. If you don’t want to get left behind, here’s a simple playbook we’ve seen work for other businesses: 1. Accelerate content creation with AI video Short-form clips dominate feeds; static carousels don't engage users anymore. With tools like Google Veo 3 you type a detailed prompt, scene, tone, angle, music, and, for about $3–$6, get an 8-second Reel or TikTok in minutes. Sharpen the prompt, tweak in Canva or CapCut, and publish. No camera crew, no fancy gear, just steady video content that keeps your brand in the scroll. Keep in mind, the goal is to create content to keep your audience engage and grow so you start getting more traction from social media channels. 2. Automate customer intake with AI Route every call, text, and chat form through a Zapier or n8n flow that drops the lead into your CRM. An AI step reads the message, tags intent and urgency, and fires the next action, quote, invoice, or welcome email, before a human touches the ticket. No copy-pasting, no lost details, just every lead moving forward in seconds. 3. Leverage an AI receptionist Voicemail, and those "Dial 1 for sales, 2 for support" recordings, drive callers away. An AI receptionist answers in plain language 24/7, handles routine questions, gathers contact details, and passes urgent calls to the right person. Setup is as simple as forwarding your number, and the monthly cost is far lower than the revenue lost to missed or frustrated leads for most businesses. Pick a provider with natural-sounding voices and solid uptime, turn it on, and watch abandoned calls disappear. Curious how are your currently leveraging AI? Any workflow that is working for you? Share with us.
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from Brigham Young University in Utah, United States
I've worked with a few companies on AI-enablement (automation, content creation, and some more custom stuff) and I'd say that the VAST majority fo the value for businesses comes down to not 'reaching for cutting-edge' but just simplifying their current models and processes down to a repeatable system that AI can run. Many companies will set up automations and include lots of approval-stages so they can keep an eye on the AI, and it saves them anywhere from###-###-#### hours per week (depending on their staff counts). Searchers can also use it (like I am personally quite a bit) to define their ideal targets, compare acquisition options, and run quick complex research on industiries and potentially suggest new threads to pull on. So all things considered, it's a massive edge for any company that seriously attempts to implement it. But before doing so, I recommend tempering any expectations toward it being a 'smarter automation system that can be somewhat creative' rather than a Jarvis-type AI that will run your entire company on autopilot :)
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I've been using AI mainly as a thought partner — helping me draft sharper ideas, refine communication, and move from rough thoughts to clear, structured insights much faster.
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