THE OLD HABIT
Ask one question at a time
You type. It answers. You type again. You're still doing all the work — just with a faster search bar.
— THIS WEEK'S BIG STORY —
I Hired an AI Chief of Staff.
His name is Muse. He reads my email, drafts my replies, builds my websites, writes my newsletters — including this one. He works while I sleep, and he's never had a bad day.
A chatbot answers. An agent acts.
THE AGENT SHIFT
Delegate the outcome
You hand over the goal. It figures out the steps, does the work, and reports back. You're managing, not typing.
Think less software I operate and more staff I direct.
— AI STOCKS: THE WEEK —
Wall Street's Worst AI Week Since June
NVDA$214.13−6.6% wk
MSFT$529.05−1.1% wk
GOOGL$340.59−3.1% wk
META$709.33−3.7% Fri
AMD$528.75−13% wk
AMZN$250.00−1.9% wk
Roughly a trillion dollars vanished from AI and chip stocks as investors started asking whether all that data-center debt will ever pay for itself. Microsoft held up best — Azure just crossed $100 billion a year. Hedge funds are running for the exits while regular investors buy the dip.
For watching, not advice. Prices as of Friday close.
— TOOLS I ACTUALLY USE
6 AI Tools Worth Your Monday
Not the usual list. These are the tools in my actual workflow.
OpenArt
IMAGE & VIDEO GENERATION
My main creative studio. Where the AI King character lives.
Kling 4.0
AI VIDEO
Characters that stay consistent shot to shot. The biggest leap in AI video this year.
HeyGen
AVATAR VIDEO
Type a script, get a talking-head video. Scary good.
ElevenLabs
VOICE CLONING
How I cloned my own voice for songs and narration.
Suno
AI MUSIC
Describe a song, get a finished track. The future of the demo tape.
Meta AI
EVERYDAY AI ASSISTANT
Most people don't know about this one. Built into WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook — I use it heavily for quick answers, brainstorming, and on-the-go help.
— FOR LEADERS
What Every CEO Should Know This Week
What AI agents actually are: not chatbots. An agent doesn't answer questions — it does work. You delegate an outcome, it figures out the steps.
One practical move this week: pick one repetitive task your team does every week and hand it to an AI agent. Just one.
Why starting small beats waiting: the companies winning with AI didn't start with a moonshot. They started with one workflow and scaled. Waiting is the most expensive option.
— GEAR UP —
Tech Worth a Look
New AI and tech products your business should know about. No affiliate links yet — just things I think are worth your attention.
Plaud NotePin
AI VOICE RECORDER
A pin-sized recorder that captures meetings and turns them into transcripts, summaries, and action items. Never take meeting notes again.
Otter.ai Business
AI MEETING ASSISTANT
Joins your Zoom and Teams calls automatically, transcribes everything, and spits out summaries. Your team stops writing notes and starts listening.
Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
WEARABLE AI
Hands-free video, photos, and Meta AI in your glasses. Creators are using them for POV content — businesses are starting to see the training and documentation angle.
Amazon Echo Show 15
SMART OFFICE DISPLAY
A 15-inch smart display for the office wall — calendars, video calls, dashboards, and Alexa. Turns any room into a command center.
— THE HUMAN CHECK-IN
Don't Break Yourself Building
Look — I get excited about this stuff. AI this, automation that, build build build. And I know you feel it too, because the possibilities are genuinely thrilling.
But let me be real with you for a second: you're not a computer. I talk to one all day — trust me, I know the difference. The machine doesn't get tired. You do.
I've watched people burn themselves clean out chasing the excitement. Good people. Smart people. People who had actual psychological breaks — not because they were weak, but because they were running on fumes and calling it passion. Exhaustion doesn't care how excited you are.
Build fast.
But don't break yourself building.
— Justin Kennedy