I used to burn a full hour each day just prepping for founder meetings. The messages are scattered across Gmail, X, and LinkedIn. This morning, I finally automated it with Perplexity Comet.

My meeting prep is down to 5 minutes. And the questions Comet came up with were better than mine!

Here’s how it works…

Setting Up My Meeting Prep Automation

To start, I downloaded Perplexity’s Comet browser. I signed up for the paid plan so I could access unlimited connectors, including Gmail and Google Calendar. 

Next, I told it to look at my Google Calendar and prepare me for today’s meetings by looking at messages across all platforms. 

Comet directly connects to Gmail and Google Calendar via API. But for LinkedIn and X, it has to dig up the messages using Perplexity Computer. 

This is when Comet really wowed me. It opened up a new tab and started navigating LinkedIn and X. Sitting here watching it type in people’s names and look through messages on LinkedIn, I felt like I was seeing the future.

It moves very slowly — like a grandpa using a computer. 😂 But it works! 

The Moment of Truth — Can Comet Automate My Meeting Prep?

Comet took about 10 minutes to run through my whole calendar and prep me for everything.

It did an excellent job! It pulled context from Gmail, LinkedIn messages, and X DMs. There was the occasional hiccup, like when it needed my X PIN to get into my messages. But overall, it worked well. 

The questions Comet suggested were better than mine! It found some key competitors I didn’t know about.

Streamlining Meeting Prep for the Future

Since the Comet Browser and Grok both have easy-to-use connectors built for Gmail and Google Calendar, I’m going to try to consolidate all of my founder messages onto Gmail.

I created a new Wispr Flow snippet to ask founders to send their deck and incorporation info straight to my Gmail. With everything in one place, the agent should be able to prep me for my meetings a lot more quickly and easily.

Are Agentic Browsers Too Risky to Use? 

Comet isn’t new. Perplexity actually released it almost a year ago.

But since these agentic browsers present some security risks, I’ve been reluctant to use them.

In the end, you weigh risks against rewards. As the number of founders I meet grows, prepping for meetings has become increasingly time-consuming. 

A tool to automate it is worth a little risk.

I was also careful about what permissions I gave Comet. It can read my Gmail and Google Calendar but it can’t just delete everything. 

Wrap-Up

Think about where we are now…

The founder may have created the deck using an AI tool like Gamma. I’m analyzing the deck and our messages using an AI agent.

Have your agent call my agent!

But even as our AI tools become increasingly capable, I don’t want to drain the humanity from the founder-investor relationship. 

The person-to-person meetings are really important. The technology just helps handle the admin work so I can meet more founders!

If you’ve never tried Comet, consider giving it a shot. It’s pretty amazing what you can automate!

Have a great weekend guys! 

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