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My First Million

5 AI Tools I’d Use to Make $1M (w/o employees, capital, or time)

40 min episode · 2 min read

Episode

40 min

Read time

2 min

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Summary

Key Takeaways

  • AI Browser Automation: Perplexity Comet browser finds discount codes automatically, searches YouTube transcripts for specific moments, drafts recruitment emails, and connects to Gmail to send them—replacing multiple manual workflows in one interface for free.
  • Spreadsheet Intelligence: TryShortcut.ai transforms Excel into an AI analyst that builds DCF models, income statements, and financial projections through natural language prompts. Available as both cloud platform and Excel plugin with 36 early user ratings currently.
  • Voice-to-Text Speed: Whisperflow enables 220 words per minute versus 45 with keyboard typing. It interprets corrections like "I mean this instead" and formats structured content automatically, including numbered lists and paragraphs through voice commands alone.
  • Automated Content Arbitrage: Real.farm generates TikTok slideshows by sourcing Pinterest images and creating UGC-style ads with AI avatars. The platform schedules posts automatically, exploiting TikTok's current algorithm preference for slideshow content to build audience-owned traffic channels.

What It Covers

Greg demonstrates five AI tools for building a million-dollar business without employees or capital, including deepfake video creation, AI-powered browsers, Excel automation, TikTok content generation, and automated job applications with specific workflows.

Key Questions Answered

  • AI Browser Automation: Perplexity Comet browser finds discount codes automatically, searches YouTube transcripts for specific moments, drafts recruitment emails, and connects to Gmail to send them—replacing multiple manual workflows in one interface for free.
  • Spreadsheet Intelligence: TryShortcut.ai transforms Excel into an AI analyst that builds DCF models, income statements, and financial projections through natural language prompts. Available as both cloud platform and Excel plugin with 36 early user ratings currently.
  • Voice-to-Text Speed: Whisperflow enables 220 words per minute versus 45 with keyboard typing. It interprets corrections like "I mean this instead" and formats structured content automatically, including numbered lists and paragraphs through voice commands alone.
  • Automated Content Arbitrage: Real.farm generates TikTok slideshows by sourcing Pinterest images and creating UGC-style ads with AI avatars. The platform schedules posts automatically, exploiting TikTok's current algorithm preference for slideshow content to build audience-owned traffic channels.

Notable Moment

A wealthy individual's apartment was robbed after criminals used deepfake voice technology to call building security, impersonating the owner to authorize fake handyman access while they were traveling out of town.

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