#6: Zapier

Zapier is the glue that holds your entire stack together.

Zapier is like a bridge that connects your apps and automates the workflows between them with no code.

We specifically recommend this tool for anyone running repetitive tasks across multiple tools daily - if you’re moving information between apps by hand, Zapier eliminates it.

Workflow example: A new lead fills out your form → Zapier adds them to your CRM → sends a Slack notification to your team → creates a follow-up task in Notion.

Set up these automations once, and they run in the background forever.

Build automations here: https://zapier.com/

#5: NEW Claude Design

Last Friday, Anthropic shipped the most powerful AI design tool ever.

Claude Design lets you build visual prototypes, pitch decks, one-pagers, and more through natural language prompting.

All you have to do is describe what you need, and it builds a first version on a live canvas.

You can then refine through chat, inline comments, or direct edits.

Design Example: using the AI Edge brand guidelines to build visuals around Claude content👇

This is something that literally used to take us hours of prompting - now all automated through a simple Design template in Claude Design.

If you’re in a creative role or work with visual presentations, this is a must-try!

Try the new tool here: https://claude.ai/design

#4: Granola

Ok - we’ve tested every AI meeting notes tool imaginable.

Fireflies, OtterAI, TLDV, Notion AI - you name it.

Granola is hands down the best tool that most of our team has completely switched to.

Pros: no meeting bots, automatically transcribes every audio input, simple UI/UX, easily share notes, prompt AI for insights based on your meetings, and more.

We specifically recommend this tool for those of you who prefer minimalist tools that “just work” out of the box.

Try here: https://www.granola.ai/

#3: SuperhumanAI

Superhuman is the ultimate AI assistant platform.

Gain access to:

This tool is an all-in-one, lightweight agentic solution that lives in the background of your browser.

Easy to use, and it’s been an essential part of our AI stack ever since Grammarly merged into Superhuman.

Try it here: https://superhuman.com/

#2: Notion

The ultimate AI second brain platform.

If you’re not familiar, Notion is where your knowledge, projects, and workflows live, and Notion AI sits on top of all of it.

We’re big fans of Notion, and the Notion team continues to ship valuable AI tools.

For example, Notion Agents just went live, which allows AI agents to access your data and create insights/workflows around it.

Whether you need a simple to-do list or an advanced CRM, Notion can leverage AI to build it in seconds.

Try Notion here: https://www.notion.com/

#1: Claude Cowork

If you’ve been following us for some time, you’ll know how much we love Cowork.

It’s the #1 tool for getting started with AI automation, and the lowest-hanging fruit that yields high ROI.

We use it for automated scheduled tasks, connecting Cowork to our tools, accessing local desktop files with AI & way more.

Not to mention, you can use Claude Dispatch, which allows you to prompt your desktop device on the go from your phone - literally like having a 24/7 personal assistant.

If you haven’t played around with Cowork already, we highly recommend doing so, and it’s our #1 pick for a reason.

To access Claude Cowork, you’ll need to download the Claude desktop app.

Download it here: https://claude.ai/downloads

As mentioned above, Anthropic recently deployed a new AI design platform - “Claude Design.”

We use design tools regularly (Canva, Figma, etc.), and Claude Design has been the most powerful by far.

Watch Miles’ Ultimate Claude Design guide here:

Anthropic’s best model ever just released.

Our overview: great coding model, but very expensive. Also, some people have noted Opus 4.7 feels “off.”

Full benchmarks & comparison:

Ok - this is wild.

Kimi just shipped their new K2.6 model, and it’s genuinely on par with, or better than, GPT5.4 and Opus 4.7.

Completely open-sourced and a fraction of the cost of Opus/GPT.

Definitely worth injecting into your local AI setups (like OpenClaw).

Full benchmarks & comparison:

Anthropic redesigned the Claude Code desktop app for macOS and Windows with better support for parallel AI agents, improved transcripts, notifications, and remote control features.

If you read our last newsletter, you’ll know we talked about expecting these new features in our “Looking Ahead” section!

Test it on your Claude Desktop app now.

Cursor and SpaceXAI have partnered to create the world’s most useful AI models.

Absolutely massive partnership.

Read the full announcement here:

OpenAI just announced its most powerful state-of-the-art AI model for all visual/image tasks.

Read the full announcement here:

AI coding tool Cursor is in advanced talks to raise $2B in new funding at a valuation of $50B+ pre-money.

Round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital, with NVIDIA and Battery Ventures participating.

Already oversubscribed, nearly doubling the $29.3B valuation from just five months ago. 

Claude Design launched in research preview, and Anthropic mentioned that additional integrations and features will be added in the coming weeks. 

Be on the lookout for new Design features soon!

Polymarket is at 80%+ for a new GPT model release for April 23.

Live production testing has already been confirmed for April 19.

If OpenAI ships this week, expect it to directly challenge Opus 4.7's coding capabilities.