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🧰This Week’s Tool I’m Testing: Clay

The AI Prospecting Engine Outperforming Your Stack

• What it is: Clay automates outbound lead research and enrichment using real-time data from 50+ sources — then powers workflows that feed qualified leads into your CRM or outbound sequences, all without human grunt work.

• Why it’s worth trying: It’s not a contact database. It’s an AI-layered infrastructure that replaces your intern, augments your SDRs, and 10x’s your CRM’s value. Expect ROI in 60–90 days.

• How it stacks up:

  • vs. CRM → Clay fills your CRM with enriched leads, not empty fields

  • vs. ZoomInfo/Apollo → Clay checks all major sources, not just one

  • vs. LinkedIn Sales Nav → Clay pulls from LinkedIn plus websites, social, SEC filings

  • vs. Manual research → Clay turns 2 hours of Googling into 30 seconds of automation

• Business impact:

  • 10–15 hrs/week/rep saved

  • 200–400% increase in qualified pipeline

  • Cold email reply rates up to 12%

  • 25–40% drop in CAC

  • Adds $75K–125K/month in pipeline for a 10-rep team

👉Try it free here

Not sponsored — it’s just that good.

📊 AI Trend Drop: 5 Mind-Benders from BOND’s 340-Page Monster

“Wait… You read all 340 pages?” Yes. So you don’t have to.

The team at Bond Capital dropped AI Trends 2025 — a data-drenched report packed with signals that CEOs, boards, and operators cannot ignore.

Here are 5 that were pretty eye-opening to me and show you just how fast AI is moving:

1. ChatGPT hit 800M users in 17 months — faster global adoption than TikTok or iPhone

   

2. AI is scaling faster than the internet.
   It took the internet 23 years to reach 90% of its total user base. ChatGPT did it in just 3.

3. AI outperforms humans on bar-exam style benchmarks (math, medicine, law)

4. You can now generate 50,000x more AI output using the same power as in 2016.
   Thanks to GPU leaps, the same $1B data center that handled 1B tokens in 2016 can now handle 1.3 trillion — using less energy.

5. Big Tech’s AI CapEx hit $212B in 2024, up 63% YoY

Bonus: 73% of users can’t distinguish GPT-4.5 from a human in Turing tests

Link to full report: AI Trends 2025 – BOND

🤖Alex’s Custom GPT of the Week “LeadSense GPT”

(Custom GPTs are purpose-built AI assistants I design for specific workflows on ChatGPT —think: your own virtual analyst, researcher, or strategist on demand.)

Who it’s for: Sales, marketing, and growth teams that want to stop guessing and start engaging leads at the right moment

What it does: LeadSense GPT scans LinkedIn, X (Twitter), news, blogs, and company websites to detect buying signals—like product launches, job changes, or social engagement—then scores each lead and generates personalized outreach that fits the moment

Why it matters: Most outreach dies because it’s too late or too generic. LeadSense gives you real-time intel and relevance—so you reach prospects when they’re paying attention

• Detects intent from live updates, social posts, funding events, and partnerships

• Scores leads based on signal strength and fit (1–100 scale)

• Autogenerates email, DM, and follow-up sequences tailored to context

Sample prompt: “Show me signals for Olivia Chen, VP of Marketing at Ramp, and draft a 3-part email sequence based on her recent posts.”

👉 Try it now

_{*Note: You will need a ChatGPT account (ideally a Plus or Team plan) to run this GPT.}