A few weeks back, I had a scheduling conflict I could not resolve.
Mo wanted to meet about his Latte coffee party. Rusty, my CPA, had a call with Evan at the same time. Two conversations I cared about, same slot, no way to split myself.
I sent my AI notetaker to Rusty call. I physically attended Mo. By the time both calls ended, two complete summaries were in my inbox. Structured summaries of what was discussed, what was decided, what actions were agreed to.
Why This Changes How You Think About Meetings
Most people treat AI notetakers as a convenience. They miss what is actually happening. Your presence has always been the bottleneck to staying informed. The notetaker breaks that constraint. Meetings and calls are assets, not just interactions. The transcript is the lasting artifact.
The Accuracy Problem With Human Debriefs
Transcripts are more accurate than asking someone else what happened. If I asked Evan how the Rusty call went, I would get his version, his memory, his filter. The transcript has everything. Word for word. I thought we said X is a lot harder to float when the other person has a verbatim record.
Building on Top of the Transcript
I have set up a workflow where if someone commits to sending me something on a call and it does not arrive within a couple of days, Lindy drafts a follow-up for me. No manual tracking. The transcript is the source of truth. The agent acts on it. Without the transcript, none of it works. With the transcript, you can automate a lot of what used to require manual attention after a call.
Start With the Recording
If you are not recording your calls, start there. Tools like Lindy, Otter.ai, and others can join a call and transcribe it automatically. Setup is usually five minutes. Once it runs, it runs. Your presence is still valuable. But it does not have to be the only way you get information from a conversation that happened without you.
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