Hidden Levers AI

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

Too many creators avoid AI like it’s homework.

But it ain’t a tech problem... it’s an ego problem.

They’d rather protect their pride than their profit.

– Scared to look stupid
– Scared to start at zero
– Scared to ask questions

Fact:

Every dollar you’ve ever earned came from being dumb first.

The faster you accept that, the faster you get rich.

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

Created a website that generates Claude Code project files from a stupid simple description

(literally copy and pasted the tweet below, lol)

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

You don’t need a 37-step AI/Automation workflow to research Reddit lmao

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

AI/Automation templates, AI agents, and prompts are worthless.

The gap between $1K contracts and $100K contracts?

• SOPs
• Documentation
• Peace of mind

Your client’s workflows shouldn’t live in your head.

They should run without you—measure themselves—and prove their ROI.

Build this. Get paid.

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

1. Go to @AnthropicAI website

2. Click to copy as a markdown

3. Paste each one in a Claude project

Boom 💥

You have the top prompt engineer goat at your disposal

You don't need another AI prompting course

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

I've been the bottleneck for too long.

Thrilled to finally pass the baton. 🥹

More updates soon.

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

The more you measure, the less you know.

[Amjad Masad @amasad]

The ROI on Replit Core subscription is instant!

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

“vErtIcAL AI aGeNts”
“Butter passing jobs”
“Full-scale AI agents”

🤮

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

Congrats @justinmooretfam

Super proud.

Can’t wait to dig in. 🤓💰

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

I'd love a feature to share Claude Projects @AnthropicAI

– Easy way for your team to execute
– Share them with your audience
– Help them get quicker results

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

🕺 Team is growing

🤖 Workflows flowing

🔥 Case studies glowing

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

98% of AI agencies make more money selling the AI dream to their community than doing the actual work

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

Playbooks = Assets = 💰

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

I'm so glad I took Hormozi's "path"

No doubt I'd still be broke and drinking Four Loko's like a loser.

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

What motivates others:

- Subscriber count
- Follower count
- Going viral

What motivates me:

- Impact
- Freedom
- Usefulness

🥹

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

Experiment I'm trying:

Most products are packed with hundreds of testimonials don't do it for me.

(I'd bet most haven't even used the product).

When I relaunch my community, I’m limiting it to 5-7 testimonials/case studies.

These will come from people who have actually used the product I'm selling and got real results.

No long, flashy 3,000-word sales page with vague/fake social proof or selling dreams to get you to buy.

It’ll take more time and effort, but feels right.

If I can’t help 5-7 people get results, I won’t sell it and it's back to the drawing board.

Will share results.

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

@thepatwalls Make/Zapier

use a form as the Trigger if you need the file transcribed asap… then let your freelancers or whoever upload the file via the form submission…

as soon as that form is submitted the automation triggers and you can do something like this:

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

Content Leverage 101:

"Hey Claude,

You're going to help me turn all my automation/AI

- SOPs,
- content,
- playbooks,
- processes,
- blueprints,
- templates,
- checklists,

And help me brainstorm how to repurpose them so they're relevant for my community and newsletter.

→ Here are 600+ surveys and 34 customer transcripts for you to analyze so you can learn about my audience."

🥹

[Mike Cardona | Automation Alchemist 🧪🔧 @CSMikeCardona]

I say no to 99% of clients so I can say yes to the 1% of brands I love @ScribeHow and creators doing dope shi•t.

Getting "here" took 10 years.

No "monk mode, take 6 months off, bro".

Getting paid what your worth, and doing what you love requires reputation and trust.
And it takes time. So if you don't have it, start now.

Then:

"Build a system that scales so you can keep doing things that don't scale." - @jackbutcher