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247 - How I Built an AI Second Brain That Runs My Business (Step-by-Step) with Elizabeth Knopf

October 27
30 mins

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Join me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik), as I interview Elizabeth Knopf (https://x.com/leveragedupside) to master Claude AI automation and solve the two biggest AI productivity challenges: refamiliarizing every chat with context and accessing scattered data across Google Drive, Dropbox, and cloud storage without creating duplicates.

What You'll Learn: 

Claude AI Skills vs Projects – Simplify AI agents into universal templates you can invoke across any chat

AI Second Brain Setup �� Build your personal operating system with persistent memory

Google Drive Integration – Connect Claude to thousands of documents without vector databases

Data Infrastructure Architecture – Organize files for AI automation and workflow optimization

Skill Creator Tutorial – Meta AI hack: Use Claude to generate custom skills automatically

Business AI Automation – Set up deal analyzers, email formatters, meeting note templates & more

AI Memory Management – Future-proof your LLM workflow with proper data structure

Claude Code Tutorial – Access MCP (Model Context Protocol) for advanced integrations

Perfect for: Entrepreneurs, small business owners, content creators, digital marketers, real estate investors, productivity hackers, AI enthusiasts, and anyone building their first million-dollar business with AI automation tools in 2025.

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This week we covered:

00:00 Introduction to AI Pain Points

02:42 Understanding Skills vs. Agents

05:56 Creating and Utilizing Skills

08:46 Navigating GitHub and Skills Cookbook

12:08 Building a Personal Operating System

14:55 Integrating Google Drive with AI

17:44 Creating a Second Brain with AI

20:57 Practical Applications of AI Skills

23:47 Setting Up Your Data Infrastructure

27:04 Using AI for Meeting Summaries

29:52 Conclusion and Call to Action

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