Open Market How We Use AI Daily
Mar 4, 2026
They unpack how AI is woven into daily workflows like investment analysis, creative production, and CEO-level strategy. They discuss using LLMs to speed decision-making, leverage networks, and draft people communications. They react to large AI-driven layoffs and debate the societal and incentive implications. They also explore cultural backlash and historical tech cycles that mirror today.
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AI As An On-Demand Investment Analyst
- AI acts as an on-demand analyst for investment work, compressing hours or days of research into minutes.
- Eric Franchi uses LLMs to stress-test theses, model valuations, summarize decks, and run fund-return scenarios across deals.
Turn Your Contacts Into Instant Warm Intros
- Upload and query your personal network to make warm intros and surface relevant contacts instantly.
- Eric Franchi downloads LinkedIn contacts into Claude to identify CPG or category-specific intros for portfolio companies.
Train Prompt And Edit For Faster Creative Output
- Train, prompt, and edit AI collaboratively to produce high-quality creative writing quickly.
- Joe Zappa maintains ongoing chats per client with strategy docs and hooks, turning hours of writing into ~20 minutes when polished.