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Notes on putting AI to work.

Playbooks for the systems I build for small businesses: answering calls, chasing leads, sorting inboxes and getting found in AI search. Written plainly, with the parts that go wrong included.

Pratyush AgarwalFounder, Overtake
Featured · Lead gen

Find people who are already asking for what you sell

Every day, people post 'can anyone recommend…' in local groups and forums. Here's how to catch those posts, sort them and reply as a real person.

3 min read
AI receptionist4 min read

What an AI receptionist actually does (and where it falls short)

A plain-English look at AI receptionists: what happens on a real call, how triage works, where they struggle, and how to roll one out safely.

AI receptionist3 min read

Missed calls are lost customers. Here's the simple fix.

A five-step system to follow up on every missed call automatically, keep your number, and see exactly what it's worth.

Lead gen3 min read

Reply to new leads in 60 seconds, without sounding like a bot

Why speed beats the perfect message, the follow-up cadence I'd use, and how to qualify and book leads automatically while keeping it human.

Lead gen3 min read

How to build a B2B prospect list your sales team will actually use

Bought lists go stale and manual research is slow. Here's how to build a ranked, verified prospect list where every lead comes with a reason to reach out.

AI search3 min read

How to get ChatGPT and other AI assistants to recommend your business

More buyers ask AI assistants who to hire. Here's what those assistants look at, five things to do this month, and how to track it.

Automation3 min read

Client onboarding on autopilot: one trigger, everything set up

For agencies, accounting firms and consultancies: how to turn a half-day of onboarding admin into something that happens on its own when a client signs.

Content3 min read

Turn one voice note into a week of content that still sounds like you

The content workflow I recommend to busy founders and partners: talk for 20 minutes, get a week of posts in your own voice, and approve them in 15.

AI assistants3 min read

An internal AI that answers from your own documents, and shows its sources

How a company knowledge base assistant works, why sources and 'I don't know' matter more than clever answers, and how to get your documents ready.

AI assistants3 min read

What an AI chief of staff actually does all day

A personal AI assistant for founders: the morning brief, inbox triage, drafts in your voice, and the approval rules that keep it safe.

AI assistants3 min read

Let your team ask the database in plain English, safely

How to connect Claude to your database, tickets and docs with MCP, so ops and sales teams can self-serve answers without SQL or bothering engineering.

AI agents3 min read

AI agent teams: when one assistant isn't enough

What an 'AI agent team' really is, a few setups that work in practice, why every team needs an approval queue, and when you're better off with one agent.

Automation3 min read

6 repetitive tasks every small business should hand to AI first

Where to start with AI in a small business: six repetitive tasks that are easy to automate, low-risk and quick to pay off, plus how to pick your first one.

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