The highest-ROI AI install of 2026 (and two workflows on top of it)

Granola captures every meeting. Then your week starts compounding.

1 · The conversations you’re already having are a goldmine

The outcome. As a CEO you spend a lot of time in conversations (meetings). In those conversations you make plans, come up with ideas, make commitments, make mistakes, miss opportunities, learn more about the people who are important to you etc. etc.

The setup. Granola records every meeting in the background and exports each one as markdown into a folder Claude Code can read. Five minutes to install Granola. 10 minutes to build the sync. Then you can build any of the Granola-based workflows I’ve shared (or create your own).

What you should do next. Install Granola. Wire the markdown export. Pick some workflows (I’ve added 2 below to help get you started). Watch the magic.

Full step-by-step → Read the full workflow

2 · Never forget a commitment

The outcome. A running commitments file (commitments.md ) that captures every promise you made and every promise people made to you, with date, person, and source meeting. Nothing falls through the cracks.

The setup. One Claude Code prompt against your Granola markdown folder. It appends new commitments, marks completed ones, and flags anything overdue in a dedicated "Slipping" section. Run it on a Friday-afternoon cron or trigger it manually before your week starts.

What you should do next. Create a commitments.md file. Paste the prompt against last week's meetings. Open the file before your next 1:1 and enjoy.

Full step-by-step → Read the full workflow

3 · Team and Investor updates that write themselves

The outcome. Sending updates sucks. I used to spend hours writing them and I dreaded the whole process. This workflow will give you two drafts waiting in your notes folder. One team-facing, one investor-facing. Both are pulled directly from your meetings - you don’t have to write a thing. You edit a few lines and the update is ready to send. The crazy thing is that these updates are WAY better than the ones I used to send.

The setup. A Claude Code routine reads your week (or month, depending on your update cadence) of Granola transcripts, applies your team-update template and your investor-update template, and produces both drafts side-by-side. The prompt enforces audience boundaries so confidential info stays in the right place.

What you should do next. Write your two templates (rough is fine; tighten them weekly after looking at the outputs). Paste the prompt against this week's meetings. Edit.

Full step-by-step → Read the full workflow

P.S. These all compound. These are things you set up once, and save hours ever week.