This week, we’ve put together a few quick questions because we’re genuinely curious about what’s helping you most. Would you take two minutes to complete it? In return, you’ll help us tailor content that speaks directly to your challenges and goals

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This week’s AI tool - Granola

This past week, we’ve been testing out Granola.ai based on a suggestion (thanks, Ben!). While we still see the value in using Fireflies, we’re impressed by what Granola brings to the table.

Granola.ai is billed as the "AI Notepad for people in back-to-back meetings." It allows non-participants to transcribe calls and provides summarized notes in various formats.

Here’s where it stands out:


Think of the difference between a call with a lead, a product demo, or a marketing team planning session. Granola lets you:

* Use pre-designed templates or let the AI suggest one for you.

* Treat it like a collaborative notepad where you can type your notes during the call (it’s not quite advanced enough to fully automate this part—yet).

* Combine the AI-generated summary with your notes to create a polished result.

For example, Granola can help you produce a strong starting point for:

* A proposal response (quite possibly up to 50% of the work done for you).

* An outline for a presentation or report.

* A follow up email draft.

It’s straightforward to use and free for up to 25 meetings—definitely worth trying out.

Thanks for supporting those impacted by last week’s fires and wherever else all of you amazing people show up!

Until next week,

Rebecca and the Advisory 9 team

P.S. - here’s that survey link - less than 2 minutes. We swear.