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5 min readReplace Yourself With AI (The Complete Guide)
The Startup Ideas Podcast
The founder of Lindy AI, Flo, showed up to demonstrate something he's been working toward for three years: an agent builder that lets you create complex AI agents by just talking to it. No engineering. No prompt engineering. You describe what you want, and the platform builds the agent live while you watch.
The two big announcements are an agent builder that works through natural conversation and "computer use" — the ability for agents to interact with any software through the browser, not just through APIs. Flo says this solves the two main complaints people have about AI agents: they're too hard to configure, and they don't integrate with existing tools.
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What you'll learn
- 1 Replace Yourself With AI (The Complete Guide)
- 2 (00:00) **The Big Promise** - AI agents have reached a tipping point where fully autonomous companies are now possible
- 3 (01:01) **The Macintosh Moment for AI Agents** - Why this release is a genuine breakthrough, not hype
- 4 (03:09) **Customer Support: The No-Brainer Use Case** - Real example of $12K/month savings
- 5 (05:01) **Sales: The Honest Take on AI SDRs** - Why most AI SDR promises are empty
- 6 (06:57) **No-Touching Lost Deals** - A creative re-engagement strategy
- 7 (09:11) **Live Demo: Building a LinkedIn DM Agent from Scratch** - Watch the agent builder in action
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Show Notes
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Join me as I chat with Flo Crivello, founder of Lindy AI, about Lindy’s new Agent Builder and Computer Use features that significantly advance AI agent capabilities. The Agent Builder allows users to create complex AI agents through simple conversation, while Computer Use enables agents to operate computers like humans would, interacting with websites and applications. Flo showcases several practical applications including automated LinkedIn outreach, Twitter-to-LinkedIn cross-posting, and customer support automation.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Overview of Lindy’s new capabilities
03:10 - Customer Service AI Agent
05:00 - Sales AI Agent
09:03 - Live creation of a LinkedIn outreach agent
18:01 - Successful demonstration of the LinkedIn outreach agent
19:55 - Examples of complex agents developed through iteration
22:40 - Autonomous companies and future possibilities
Key Points:
• Lindy AI announces two major features: Agent Builder (for easily creating AI agents through conversation) and Computer Use (allowing agents to perform tasks on computers)
• The Agent Builder simplifies agent creation through natural conversation, eliminating the need for technical expertise
• Computer Use enables agents to interact with websites and applications, even those without APIs
• Demonstrated use cases include automated grocery ordering, social media management, sales outreach, and recruiting
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