The AI Gold Rush Data Just Dropped (And You're Perfectly Positioned)

I just tore through a 339-page BOND Capital report that'll change how you think about AI automation forever.

Here's what should get you fired up:

• We're living through the "iPhone moment" for AI - The tech is proven, but most businesses are still figuring out how to use it.

• The numbers are staggering - 50% of S&P 500 companies mention AI in earnings calls, but there's a massive gap in industry-specific automation.

• The window won't stay open forever - Microsoft just hit $13B in AI revenue. Every month, more people flood this space.

Your competitive advantage isn't just skill – it's timing.

Check out the full breakdown here.

Productivity

Sort 2,000+ emails with AI for $0.14.

This one comes from Alex Dunlop and it’s a super clean way to organize your Gmail inbox using n8n + AI.

Instead of paying $270/year for an AI email assistant like Fyxer, this workflow pulls in your emails, runs them through a smart LLM prompt, and automatically applies Gmail labels like “To Respond,” “FYI,” “Marketing,” and more. It’s surprisingly fun to watch in action.

Cost breakdown: $0.14 in LLM calls + a free n8n trial (or hosting costs) = hundreds saved and inbox bliss.

Content Creation

Auto-generate Instagram posts from trending news.

This one’s a gem if you want to grow a content-driven Instagram account without spending hours designing or posting. Built by a Reddit user u/postigodiego, this workflow turns a simple topic input into a branded Instagram post — in just 2 minutes.

Cost breakdown: Free to run — just connect Canva, Perplexity, and Meta APIs. Setup takes some time, but once it’s running, it’s a serious time-saver.

YouTube Growth

Go from trending video to YouTube content in 2 minutes.

This one’s insane. In just one week, this AI-powered workflow helped grow a Nolan Harper’s channel from 515 to 7,000+ subscribers — all using a no-code automation built in n8n.

Cost breakdown: Less than $1 per 100 videos processed. And it only takes 2 minutes to generate a fresh video idea that’s already primed to rank.

That’s it for this week.

Keep showing up, cheering each other on — and as always, keep automating.

– Paul