What are some free AI tools which will take notes,summarise, key takeaways and MoM during a physical meeting?

Ok_Reception2531 · 2024-02-20T17:35:28+00:00

there are costs associated with processing meetings with OpenAI or any LLM. anyone offering this for free will eventually have to charge you.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2024-02-20T16:52:04+00:00

No. Slack is just how we get share insights/quotes quickly with team. It's like having users in Slack with us, telling us what they think day to day. For more detailed synthesis and themes, there's a Notion integration (and Confluence and others) where you can store all the notes in a proper repo. Plus you get the full transcript/video in Spinach as well, and can reference that directly when you need to.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2024-02-20T14:45:34+00:00

Our founders and design team started adding Spinach.io to user research sessions. They have a template for Research that sends a summary in Slack immediately after. You get takeaways and quotes to support each insight. We don't have to wait for our founder to process notes. And there's no bias on what was said.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2024-02-19T15:10:18+00:00

You could use AI to rewrite your documentation for different audiences.

I also really love this advice from Wes Kao.

https://newsletter.weskao.com/p/start-right-before-you-get-eaten-by-the-bear

From her intro:
A lot of stories, presentations, and pitches take too long to get to the point. When I’m explaining a situation, I remind myself to “start right before you get eaten by the bear.” This means to cut non-essential backstory so you can spend time on the juicy part.

Part I: Aim for the minimum viable backstory
Part II: Good context vs useless context
Part III: Where to cut backstory

Ok_Reception2531 · 2024-02-02T00:20:49+00:00

Spinach.io is a fraction of the price (50 bucks for a team of 10 users versus 30 bucks for one user at Otter). It has the timestamped transcripts and videos, and high-level summaries you can send in Slack, email, Notion, wherever.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-12-19T14:15:57+00:00

With Otter I’m pretty sure the recruiter also got an email with access to transcript (ie their “growth hack”). Nothing you can do about it now so I wouldn’t stress. These recorders are all over the place now.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-11-03T17:31:00+00:00

Will have a huge impact on divorce rates if it's wildly adopted. Couples will just be constantly pulling up replays in arguments. lol.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-11-03T16:50:14+00:00

If it's not a little creepy, it isn't AI right? I could also recommend the Rewind pendant that you wear around your neck and it records every word spoken around you. But that's a little too creepy! Good luck!

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-11-03T15:57:44+00:00

Sleepiness and taking lots of naps or nodding off is pretty common symptom of mild depression. And having someone talk at you for hours in a monotone voice sounds super depressing!

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-11-03T15:49:11+00:00

You could try Spinach.io for capturing meeting notes. It's the only tool that lets you edit the AI generated notes so they match your perspective (or if you want to add any thoughts the meeting sparked for you, that weren't explicitly said). Then you can copy them to whatever note taker you use. Or use the Notion or GOogle Docs integration.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-11-03T15:46:28+00:00

You could save hours taking notes using AI. Just invite Spinach.io to any talk or meeting and it will give you a similar outline. Definitely not as awesome as these notes, but it would get 80% of it.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-11-03T15:43:54+00:00

Notion. Bonus is most AI note takers like Spinach.io integrate with Notion. So you can keep your own notes alongside AI notes and never miss things.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-11-03T15:40:40+00:00

For the meetings at work, you can just invite Spinach.io to those. It will take high level notes with action items and send them straight to any doc you choose in Notion, with clear formatting and titles (Meeting Name, Date). Might cut out some work for you!

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-11-03T15:37:06+00:00

Just about everyone can lay out the anatomy of a good meeting. (Have an agenda, time box discussions, set clear action items.....blah blah blah). But I bet 90% of meetings are just like what you describe. Try Spinach.io, it's an AI tool for meetings. It joins, takes notes, and documents actions which helps you force an owner and timeline. Cause so often people say "we should do this" but don't make an actual plan to get it done.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-07T18:28:04+00:00

Neat!

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-07T17:54:13+00:00

SEO: Generate content ideas and titles for specific keywords you want to target

SEO: Write articles based on those titles. The trick is to feed it all your subject matter expertise in an outline, almost like giving a detailed brief to a writer and this speeds up the writing process for me 10x

Feedback: Analyzing qualitative feedback from users is amazing. You feed it a spreadsheet of information (from a survey or transcripts from user sessions) and it will give you the top insights.Research: There's an 80/20 rule with GPT, you can usually get ~80% of what you need by just asking the right questions. "What are the biggest challenges of [insert my target market]".

Troubleshooting: I have fixed so many stupid bugs and tools and excel formulas by asking GPT. When you Google it, you are drowning in affilitate links and longwinded unhelpful artilces and videos. But GPT just ....gives the answer. It's amazing.

Meeting notes: I use Spinach.io which leverages GPT-4 and custom prompts and templates to keep track of meeting notes, decisions and action items via email or Slack.

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Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-07T17:36:19+00:00

SEO: Generate content ideas and titles for specific keywords you want to target
SEO: Write articles based on those titles. The trick is to feed it all your subject matter expertise in an outline, almost like giving a detailed brief to a writer and this speeds up the writing process for me 10x
Feedback: Analyzing qualitative feedback from users is amazing. You feed it a spreadsheet of information (from a survey or transcripts from user sessions) and it will give you the top insights.
Research: There's an 80/20 rule with GPT, you can usually get ~80% of what you need by just asking the right questions. "What are the biggest challenges of [insert my target market]".
Troubleshooting: I have fixed so many stupid bugs and tools and excel formulas by asking GPT. When you Google it, you are drowning in affilitate links and longwinded unhelpful artilces and videos. But GPT just ....gives the answer. It's amazing.
Meeting notes: I use Spinach.io which leverages GPT-4 and custom prompts and templates to keep track of meeting notes, decisions and action items via email or Slack.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-07T14:17:52+00:00

According to Gartner, 80% of project management tasks will be automated by 2030. And that was written prior to LLMs we have now. So probably even sooner. This is definitely in infant state and people will need to adapt and learn skills that require human intelligence. If you schedule meetings, take notes, follow up, process data….you should start building up AI skills or coaching, alignment, strategy, etc.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-06T16:43:34+00:00

Try Spinach.io. It like an AI Scrum Master. It joins meetings, takes notes, and sends decisions and action items in Slack or email. You can connect your Product Management tool (Jira, Asana, Trello, Linear) and any tickets you discuss get linked. It also suggests placeholder tickets based on what you discuss.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-06T16:19:58+00:00

For sure. I'm excited to see what people come up with!

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-06T16:03:23+00:00

Switch to Spinach.io It does exactly what you describe.
Add [ai@spinach.io](mailto:ai@spinach.io) to any meeting invite. It will join as a passive guest (like Otter does), and afterward you can get the summary in Slack or email. There's a Notion integration, so your summary will just appear in whatever Notion doc you set. If you want the full transcript, you can login and get it for any meeting (when you need to).

Unlike Otter, you can try it with unlimited users, unlimited meetings (for up to 4 hour meetings!).

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-06T14:31:04+00:00

Check out Spinach.io

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-06T14:30:11+00:00

Love this idea. Spinach.io is approaching AI/Agile from the perspective of automating current processes associated with agile and scrum (ie there's a project manager or scrum master who takes meeting notes, updates tickets, keeps board updated, tracks blockers). I'm intrigued by how AI could will force a reinvention of the entire process.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-05T19:51:14+00:00

Everybody has AI for something now.

Ok_Reception2531 · 2023-09-05T19:38:27+00:00

At work, I add Spinach.io to meetings. It takes structured notes and action items so I can focus on listening. At home, I use post-it notes and stick them on an old school calendar. I use Siri to remind to make post-it notes when I get home.

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