👍 The Breakdown
Every week, we break down the newest tools, strategies, and breakthroughs so you can turn A.I. into ROI.
Anthropic just upgraded Claude, giving it smarter tool use, better structured data handling, and more reliable multi-step workflows.
This week’s top A.I. story explores how these improvements can streamline your sales and business processes without requiring extra hours.
Here’s what else is inside this edition:
A.I. in Action: Sales teams often lose deals because of slow follow-up. Let’s use A.I. to change that
A.I. Toolbox: 5 lesser-known tools for smarter selling and follow-up
A.I. Playzone: This week’s challenge: “The First Impression Simulator”
Let’s turn inbound interest into booked calls.
🦾 A.I. In Action
Sales representatives and founders spend 2–4 hours each week researching inbound leads and crafting one-off emails, sifting through LinkedIn, company websites, and random news articles, only to start from a blank page every time.
This week’s guide shows you how to replace that entire process with a fast, repeatable A.I. workflow.
Step 1: Capture New Leads in One Place
Step 2: Generate a 60-Second Lead Brief
Step 3: Draft Personalized Outreach Automatically
Step 4: Create a Simple Follow-Up Sequence
Step 5: Improve Weekly Based on Real Results
Step 6: Send and Log for Future Use
Step 7: Weekly Improvement Loop
🗞 Top A.I. News
Anthropic Releases Tool-Use Improvements for Claude
Anthropic has rolled out new updates that enhance Claude’s ability to work with external tools and structured data, improving consistency across multi-step tasks. The changes strengthen Claude’s reliability when executing complex workflows that span multiple systems. This positions the model as a stronger option for business use cases such as data analysis, reporting, and process automation, where accuracy is critical.
In other news…
Microsoft Expands Copilot Agents for Sales Teams
Microsoft rolled out expanded Copilot agent capabilities focused on CRM data, deal summaries, and automated follow-ups—signaling deeper A.I. integration directly into sales workflows.
Autumn Launches App Pricing and Entitlements Management Tool
Autumn introduced a tool to manage app pricing and entitlements directly over Stripe, streamlining subscription workflows and giving product teams real-time control over monetization.
🧰 A.I. Toolbox
Five lesser-known tools that help you sell smarter and faster:
Humantic AI: Personality insights for leads based on digital signals—great for tailoring tone.
Warmer: Generates personalized cold and warm emails using real-time data.
Lavender: Real-time A.I. coaching to improve email clarity and reply rates.
Clay: Enriches lead data automatically across dozens of sources.
Regie: Helps sales teams generate messaging frameworks and sequences at scale.
🎉 A.I. Playzone
Eating healthier is a popular New Year’s resolution. Here’s a fun way to do it.
Use these two tools:
Kickstart your goals by thinking about these questions:
Which “bad habit snacks” should you skip?
Which surprising foods or meal hacks are worth trying?
What fun, healthy snack or meal should you try out today?
Try one A.I.-generated recipe or snack idea and reply back with your favorite!
🍳What’s Cooking?
Happy New Year!
Until next week,
Matt Leitz 💡
Founder & CEO
BotBuilders
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WeeklyA.I. of 12-31-25
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