Gabriel Viana

I build AI bots and workflows that take the busywork off small businesses.
Teaching myself AI and building Viana Automation in public.
Orlando, FL

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

Introducing myself, and looking for new connections on 𝕏.

lifeguard at volcano bay by day. building ai automations at night. and i'm finally doing it in public.

I’m Gabriel, 36, based in orlando. i'm teaching myself ai and building bots and automations for small businesses.

a few things about me:

- I came from brazil to the us to play college soccer
- I’m a fitness lover. training keeps me sharp for the late-night builds
- I’m building viana automation: ai bots and workflows that take the busywork off small business owners
- I think small businesses that automate the boring stuff now will out-run competitors twice their size

p.s. still a soccer guy at heart. always down to connect with ambitious people building cool stuff.

Say hello and let's connect below.👇

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@SahilBloom As a lifeguard, this is literally the job. You learn to watch quietly instead of thinking about what's next, and it turns out it works the same with people. Have you found a habit that makes it easier to stay present?

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@Codie_Sanchez This one hits. A perfect track record is really just a record of nothing tried. What was the first risk you took that made the next ones feel smaller?

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@hnshah This is exactly how I'm teaching myself AI at 36. My first builds were clunky, but each one taught me something a tutorial never did. What's something you learned badly first that you're glad you stuck with?

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

Yesterday's Microsoft outage was a free fire drill.

If Outlook and Teams go dark for an afternoon, does your business still know who to call back?

Most teams find out their backup plan is "wait."

Write one down this week. Even a paper list counts.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@lozoboss Will do. You'll be the first one I tag.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

The best AI agent for a small business is the boring one.

One job. Same answer every time. A clear handoff to a human when it gets weird.

Agent swarms are cool. A plumber just needs the phone answered at 9 PM.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@SasaStanojevic_ Love this. Predictable means testable, and testable means you can trust it with a customer. How many real cases would you replay before you'd feel good turning it on?

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@SasaStanojevic_ That's a great point. When it gives the same answer every time, you can actually test it. Running it against last month's real questions before it goes live is a smart way to catch problems early. Adding that to my checklist.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@JuliusRWash Thanks, Julius. Good to meet you too. Days at the pool, nights learning AI. What are you building right now?

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

Introducing myself, and looking for new connections on 𝕏.

lifeguard at volcano bay by day. building ai automations at night. and i'm finally doing it in public.

I’m Gabriel, 36, based in orlando. i'm teaching myself ai and building bots and automations for small businesses.

a few things about me:

- I came from brazil to the us to play college soccer
- I’m a fitness lover. training keeps me sharp for the late-night builds
- I’m building viana automation: ai bots and workflows that take the busywork off small business owners
- I think small businesses that automate the boring stuff now will out-run competitors twice their size

p.s. still a soccer guy at heart. always down to connect with ambitious people building cool stuff.

Say hello and let's connect below.👇

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@lozoboss Deal. I'll keep the sheet simple and share it once there's real data to show. Appreciate you pushing me on this.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@mrtbrgl Need

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@lozoboss Great idea, thanks for your advice.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@dickiebush Needed this today. Building in public at 36 while working as a lifeguard felt scary at first. This is the reminder I keep coming back to.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@thesamparr Ten years to build that kind of loyalty around a $2,000 product is impressive. Feels like they gave a specific crowd something to identify with. Curious what you think they did early that most brands skip.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@gregisenberg This clicks for me. I'm planning to let small business owners write the rules for their own automations so it feels like theirs, not something handed to them. What's your favorite example outside software?

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@levelsio Three hours from idea to shipped feature is wild. Running your own headless Blender on a VPS instead of paying for an API is the part I'm taking notes on. Did phone walkthrough quality vary a lot?

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

Ro grew more than 10x in four years and got smaller doing it.

"We've gone from about a $250 million run rate to over a $3 billion run rate. And we've done that actually with fewer people than we were in 2021."

🎙️ @ZReitano on @patrick_oshag

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@lozoboss Couldn't agree more. Proof beats any pitch I could write. That's the first thing I'm working toward.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@Attollo_Labs_AI I'm starting with question types, since those are easy to check. If a question isn't on the list it knows how to answer, it hands off. Confidence scores can come later, once I see real calls. How do you handle it?

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@Attollo_Labs_AI Both, I think. A time for the callback, plus one quick question about what they need, so the owner walks into the call prepared. Short enough that people actually answer it. Curious what you've seen work best.

[Gabriel Viana @VianaAutomation]

@sethumagubane That's a great idea. A weekly list of every price it quoted would catch an old fee before it costs anyone. Adding that to my build list. Thanks for thinking it through with me.