I'm a VC who finds $120 worth of AI subscriptions more productive than an intern. This is my tech stack.
The tech investor shares how using AI in these three ways has saved him countless hours of his day.
Marc Palet, a 26-year-old venture capitalist based in Singapore, has become a staunch advocate for AI tools in his professional life. Having started his venture capital career after completing college, he now invests in over a dozen AI companies, recognizing that AI integration extends beyond his portfolio into his daily work routine.
Operating as a solo employee for his firm, Palet has found that AI tools have not only replaced software subscriptions but also increased his monthly expenditure on them, spending over $120 a month on various AI resources. Among these tools are Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, and transcription APIs, each contributing to his tech stack designed to streamline operations and boost productivity.
Central to Palet's productivity strategy is the use of AI to manage and summarize his meetings with startup founders. By leveraging tools like ChatGPT, Claude Code, and n8n, he automates the creation of meeting summaries, which include key details such as the problem addressed, the proposed solution, the market landscape, and other critical due diligence information.
This automated process saves him countless hours that would otherwise be spent on manual note-taking and summarization tasks. His approach involves recording meetings with Fireflies and then feeding the transcripts into his AI-driven knowledge base, NotebookLM. This system allows him to quickly retrieve relevant information for blog posts, client interactions, or research, effectively creating a "company brain" that automatically updates and organizes information from various sources, including LinkedIn, X, newsletters, and YouTube podcasts.
One of the standout applications of Palet's AI-driven workflows is the automatic generation of quarterly limited partner reports. These reports summarize the activities and performance of all portfolio companies, eliminating the need for manual compilation. Additionally, his AI agents handle regular tasks such as tracking LinkedIn posts, which has increased his article output from one deep-dive post every two months to one every three weeks.
This increase in output has, in turn, generated more deal flow for his firm, allowing him to focus on building relationships and conducting in-person meetings. Palet emphasizes that while AI does not replace the need for an intern, it has proven to be a more efficient and cost-effective solution, delivering results that align precisely with his preferences and work style.
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