🤖 5-Tool Friday - July 28, 2023

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Today we’re introducing ‘5-Tool Friday,’ where we ditch the news, deep dive into trending AI tools, and give you an actionable mega-prompt so you come back better prepared for the week ahead.

Happy Friday, let’s get it.

Deep Dives

AI TOOLS
Your Friday Deep Dives
No sponsorships here, just facts.

1. Icon AI
“Create professional icons with just a few clicks. If you can describe it, you can create it.”

Bottom Line: Something fun to play with for about 5 minutes but I don’t see it overtaking stock icons any time soon. Give it a try.

Cost: Create 3 free icons and then choose between 3 different tiers

Key Features:

• Create unique icons with prompts

• Share and categorize with a personal vault

• Access to a Public Archive showcasing other icons

• See how your icons rank among other users

Pros:
Extremely simple sign-up process that puts you straight into creating. More visually appealing and robust UI than other icon generation tools out there.

Cons:
It doesn’t handle abstract concepts very well, and with only 3 free credits to try it out, by the time you find a prompt that works, you’re pushed into the paid version.

➡️ Try Icon AI here

2. Pitch Your Idea
“Create a Pitch Deck in 3 Minutes with your Voice”

Bottom Line: For a free analysis it’s worth signing up. If you’re struggling to create a pitch deck template then the current $1 promotion is for you.

Cost: Free to try. Purchase a semi-customized Pitch Deck for $1


Key Features:

• Instant Feedback

• Complete Pitch Deck

• SWOT Analysis

• Team Recommendation

How it works:

• Choose your AI Expert: Choose from four different avatars

• Pitch your idea: Explain your business idea in five 2-minute Q&As

• The Avatar gives you some helpful strategies based on your answer (Free)

• Get your deck: You have the option to purchase the deck for $1 (Beta)

Pros:
Very easy to use and fun to verbalize and practice your pitch to would-be investors or coaches. The AI interaction is quick and crisp.

Cons:
The $1 Pitch Deck is not VC-ready by any means and requires substantial work to create actionable content. Not much different than a Canva template.

➡️ Try Pitch Your Idea here

3. Tango AI
“Gather information faster using AI, streamline proposal approval, automate invoicing and payment, and simplify selling of add-on services.”

Bottom Line: The potential for generating leads through their AI-forms is worth the free sign up.

Cost: Free to create 3 proposals with custom branding. Unlimited proposals are $25/mo


Key Features:

• Gather information by setting goals for your AI-form

• Create sign-ready proposals with scope, terms, and contract

• Offer up-sells with optional services that can be added at any time

• Clients can request changes, view them, and accept with a click

Pros:
There are 15 Agreement templates to choose from, which can give you a jumping-off point. Their conversational AI-forms show promise.

Cons:
While onboarding was easy enough, once you’re in your dashboard, there aren’t any prompts on how or what to do next.

Many editable fields are thrown at you without knowing what’s what. Prior experience creating proposals is recommended.

➡️ Try Tango here

4. Quantified
“Hyper-realistic, video-based simulations that mimic actual customer conversations.”

Bottom Line: If you have the budget, 24/7 AI-simulated role-playing-based sales assistance, especially in remote companies, is for you.

Cost: Based on team size. Recommended for enterprise clients. Request a free demo for more info


Key Features:

• AI-simulated role playing

• Gather intelligence on your customer conversations

• Realistic evolving avatars

• Instant performance feedback

• Team overviews and scoring (gamification)

Pros:
Practice various skills in private with instant feedback and scoring to help you focus on areas that need improvement. Managers can see ongoing progress and step in when needed.

Cons:
Not for the everyday user or small business owner.

➡️ Try Quantified here

5. MailModo
“Put your email marketing on auto-pilot with engaging emails, faster workflows & jaw-dropping results.”

Bottom Line: An easy free sign up to explore the platform. Worth taking a look for the 21 day trial.

Cost: Full access 21 day trial, no credit card required. After that plans start at $39/mo


Key Features:

• No-code email builder

• CRM integration and analytics tools

• Create segmented audiences

• Re-engagement user journeys

Pros:
Mailmodo has a lot going for it, especially if they live up to their promised conversion and open rates. If you’re in the market for a new email marketing platform I’d give this one a look.

Cons:
In order to learn more about how everything works you need to schedule a demo. I’d like to see more video tutorials or walk-throughs to learn the platform at my own pace.

➡️ Try MailModo

[PROMPT] TUTORIAL
Scale your Business with this Mega Prompt


This prompt is like a step-by-step guide for improving your business. It helps you figure out how to sell more products or services, reach new customers, and keep your business running smoothly as it grows.

Plus, it makes sure that as your business gets bigger, you don't lose what makes your customers love you in the first place.

The Prompt:
Customize [example] inputs

Tool: ChatGPT-4

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That’s a Wrap

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