Screensharing How This Guy Makes Millions with AI Agents (Rowan Cheung)
Get ALL of Rowan's AI workflows and prompts: https://startup-ideas-pod.link/ai-workflows Join me as I chat with Rowan Cheung about how he uses practical AI workflows that help his small team at The Rundown operate like a much larger organization. He demonstrates how they use AI for content creation (including AI avatars and writing assistance), business operations (meeting scheduling and email management), and team efficiency (onboarding and research). Each workflow includes specific tools, prompts, and implementation strategies that listeners can adopt for their own businesses. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:53 - 1) AI avatars for content creation 13:56 - 2) AI Tweet Generator 19:27 - 3) AI Newsletter Editor 22:53 - 4) Lindy AI Agent Personal Assistant 30:01 - 5) Perplexity AI Tutor 34:01 - 6) New Hire Onboarding GPT 37:32 - 7) Email Manager/Sponsorship Finder AI Agent Key Points • Rowan uses AI avatars (HeyGen + 11Labs) to create short-form video content, showing only the avatar briefly while using B-roll for most of the video • Voice dictation combined with Claude AI trained on personal writing style creates Twitter/social media content that's "90% ready" • Lindy AI serves as a meeting scheduling agent that works 24/7 without requiring Calendly links • Perplexity Comment functions as an AI tutor for YouTube videos, allowing users to ask questions about video content • Custom GPT for new hire onboarding eliminates repetitive questions by containing company SOPs, policies, and team information 1) AI Avatar Content Creation Rowan's team grew to 150K+ Instagram followers using an AI clone of his face and voice! The workflow: • Write newsletter content • Convert to script • Generate avatar with HeyGen (3-4 seconds only!) • Voice with ElevenLabs • Add B-roll and storytelling Perfect for busy founders who can't be on camera but need content! 2) Voice-to-Tweet AI Workflow This is BRILLIANT for content creators: • Train Claude on your best-performing tweets • Record voice notes while walking • Push dictation into Claude • Get 90% finished tweets ready to queue 3) AI Newsletter Editor Rowan's team writes newsletters by hand but uses Claude as an "Editor in Chief" The hack: • Train Claude on your best writing • Ask it to "make it better" • Use its suggestions selectively • When chat gets too long, start a new one from a previous point Result: Pro-level editing that catches details humans miss! 4) Lindy AI Meeting Scheduler No more Calendly links! Rowan created "Ava" - an AI assistant that: • Gets CC'd in email threads • Checks calendar availability • Suggests meeting times • Books appointments • Handles rescheduling 5) Perplexity Comment for YouTube Learning This is a GAME-CHANGER for learning from videos: • Perplexity Coment sits alongside YouTube videos • Ask questions about ANY part of the content • Get instant, contextual answers • Turn every video into an interactive AI tutor 6) New Hire Onboarding GPT The motto: "Don't ask questions you haven't asked GPT first" Rowan built a custom GPT trained on: • Company SOPs • Loom transcripts • Meeting notes • HR policies • Team member roles New hires get instant answers 24/7 without bothering managers! 7) Email Inbox Management with Zapier For newsletter/support inboxes drowning in replies: • Filters out spam and auto-responses • Identifies genuine customer feedback • Pings relevant team members in Slack • Auto-drafts 90% complete responses Rowan landed TWO SPONSORS through emails that would've been missed otherwise! Notable Quotes: "We have a team of about 15. I think we operate as like a 50 person team in terms of speed, but in some cases we might actually operate faster because the headache of having 50 people is really burdensome." - Rowan Cheung "The motto then becomes don't ask questions you haven't asked GPT first, because the GPT literally knows more about the company than I know." - Rowan Cheung on their onboarding GPT The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com/ LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/ Boringmarketing - Vibe Marketing for Companies: http://boringmarketing.com/ The Vibe Marketer - Join the Community and Learn: http://thevibemarketer.com/ Startup Empire - a membership for builders who want to build cash-flowing businesses https://www.skool.com/startupempire/about FIND ME ON SOCIAL X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/ FIND ROWAN ON SOCIAL The Rundown: https://www.therundown.ai/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/rowancheung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rowancheung/
