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Oct 7 14 tweets 5 min read
I went through every prompt in Anthropic’s library.

Let’s just say it makes every $300 “prompt course” online look like kindergarten.

Here’s what the pros actually do 👇 First discovery: they're obsessed with XML tags.

Not markdown. Not JSON formatting. XML.

Why? Because Claude was trained to recognize structure through tags, not just content.

Look at how Anthropic writes prompts vs how everyone else does it:

Everyone else:

You are a legal analyst. Analyze this contract and identify risks.

Anthropic's way:

Legal analyst with 15 years of M&A experience


Analyze the following contract for potential legal risks



- Focus on liability clauses
- Flag ambiguous termination language
- Note jurisdiction conflicts


The difference? Claude can parse the structure before processing content. It knows exactly what each piece of information represents.Image
Oct 2 14 tweets 3 min read
AI agents humbled me.

I blamed the model.
I blamed OpenAI.
I blamed everything… except my prompts.

6 months later, I finally cracked it.

here’s how to build agents that actually work: Image 1. The Golden Rule of JSON Prompting:

Never assume the model knows what you want.

Bad prompt:

```
"Return a JSON with user info"
```

Good prompt:

```
Return a JSON object with exactly these fields:
{
"name": "string - full name",
"email": "string - valid email address",
"age": "number - integer between 18-100"
}
```

Specificity kills ambiguity.
Sep 25 12 tweets 3 min read
I went from trash Claude outputs to mind-blowing results in 48 hours.

The difference? I stopped treating Claude like ChatGPT and started speaking its native language.

XML isn't just formatting. It's Claude's actual reasoning framework.

Here's the system I reverse-engineered: Image XML tags work because Claude was trained on tons of structured data.

When you wrap instructions in <tags>, Claude treats them as separate, weighted components instead of one messy blob.

Think of it like giving Claude a filing system for your request.
Sep 22 15 tweets 4 min read
Everyone's still buying Udemy courses and watching 3-hour YouTube tutorials.

Meanwhile I'm using AI as a personal tutor and learning 10x faster.

Here are 5 prompts that will change how you learn anything: Traditional learning is broken. Courses are too slow. YouTube is scattered. Books are outdated.

LLMs are different. They adapt to YOUR pace, YOUR questions, YOUR learning style.

It's like having a genius tutor available 24/7.
Sep 15 14 tweets 5 min read
If you’re building a startup, stop scrolling.

This thread will make you dangerous.

10 prompts → idea validation, MVP, GTM, competitor analysis, and more: 1. Validate your SaaS idea

Most ideas fail because they solve the wrong problem.

Prompt:

“You are a startup strategist.
Validate this SaaS idea by identifying the core problem, target audience, urgency level, and willingness to pay.”
→ [Insert your idea]
Sep 15 9 tweets 3 min read
If you want to build n8n agents, you don’t need to overcomplicate it.

After building 47 with n8n and Claude, I’ve found 3 prompts that make the process simple and repeatable:

(Steal these prompts) 👇 1. The Blueprint Maker

"I want to build an AI agent that [your specific goal]. Using N8N as the workflow engine and Claude as the AI brain, give me:

- Exact workflow structure
- Required nodes and connections
- API endpoints I'll need
- Data flow between each step
- Potential failure points and how to handle them

Be specific. No generic advice."
Sep 11 7 tweets 2 min read
Omg…

ChatGPT just generated startup ideas that made me want to quit my job.

Here’s the exact prompt I used: Here’s the exact mega prompt we use:

"You are a world-class entrepreneur, market analyst, and product strategist.
Your task is to generate 10 startup ideas based on my input.

For each idea, include:

– A 1-sentence elevator pitch
– Target user or customer segment
– Key pain point it solves
– Monetization method
– Unique angle or moat

Make the ideas specific, creative, and executable.
Ask follow-up questions to refine if needed."Image
Sep 9 6 tweets 2 min read
sync just dropped lipsync-2-pro - an AI so powerful it can rewrite dialogue in any video with flawless realism.

Here’s why this changes everything ↓ Movies taught us that “the future of film” would be new cameras.

Turns out, it’s new code.

Dialogue is no longer locked in sound booths - it’s editable like software.

Try it here:
sync.so/lipsync-2-pro?…
Sep 7 13 tweets 4 min read
Everyone thinks they need better AI.

Wrong.

They need better prompts.

Here are 10 pro techniques (with templates) you can use today ↓ 1. Role Assignment → Get Expert-Level Responses

Instead of asking: “Explain Bitcoin”
Ask:

👉 “You are a Stanford economics professor. Explain Bitcoin as if I’m a 12-year-old, then again as if I’m a hedge fund manager.”

Prompt:

You are [role]. Explain [topic] for [audience 1], then for [audience 2].
Sep 1 16 tweets 6 min read
If you want to actually build with AI not just talk about it start here.

13 free courses to master AI agents:

→ Prompting
→ Automation
→ Integration

Here’s the breakdown (links): 👇 1. Multi-AI Agent Systems with Crewai :

Build swarms of AI agents that collaborate to solve real-world problems. deeplearning.ai/short-courses/…
Aug 31 8 tweets 3 min read
If you want to build AI agents using n8n, do this:

Just copy/paste this prompt into ChatGPT.

It’ll build your agent from scratch workflows, steps, and logic included.

Here’s the exact prompt I use 👇 The system:

1. I open ChatGPT
2. Paste in 1 mega prompt
3. Describe what I want the agent to do
4. GPT returns:

• Architecture
• n8n nodes
• Triggers
• LLM integration
• Error handling
• Code snippets

5. I follow the steps in n8n.

Done.
Aug 29 7 tweets 3 min read
You don’t need courses anymore.

Google Gemini now has 'Guided Learning' a full AI-powered tutor that explains, tests, and checks your understanding.

Here’s how it works (and why it's a game changer): 1. How to get in:

• Go to
• Start a new chat
• Choose Guided Learning
• Ask a question or upload a PDF/notes
• Turn them into a lesson with practice. gemini.google.com
Aug 28 8 tweets 4 min read
Gemini 2.5 Pro's capabilities are genuinely scary.

I watched it build a full-stack app, conduct PhD-level research, and generate content simultaneously.

Here are 5 ways to use Gemini 2.5 Pro that feel like cheating: 1. Marketing Automation

Marketing is expensive and slow.
Hiring a pro team can cost $10k/month.
Now I use Gemini to create entire marketing systems fast.

Here’s my marketing automation prompt:

"You are now my AI marketing strategist.

Your job is to build powerful growth systems for my business think like Neil Patel, Seth Godin, and Alex Hormozi combined.

I want you to:

Build full-funnel strategies (top to bottom)

Write ad copy, landing pages, and email sequences

Recommend automation tools, lead magnets, and channel tactics

Prioritize fast ROI, data-driven decisions, and creative thinking

Always ask clarifying questions before answering. Think long-term and execute short-term.

Do marketing like experts do. Ask: “What would Hormozi, Seth, or Neil do?"

Copy the prompt and paste it in Gemini new chat.

After that, start asking it questions.
Aug 26 14 tweets 3 min read
I'm officially declaring cold email dead.

LinkedIn DMs? Also dead.

B2B agencies now close $50K deals at 3 AM using AI funnels.

Here's the autopilot sales system that killed manual outreach ↓ Step 1: AI-powered prospecting

Instead of scraping random lists, agencies are using AI to:

• Identify ICPs across multiple platforms
• Enrich profiles with context (budget, pain points, tech stack)
• Prioritize leads that actually buy

No more spray-and-pray. Image
Aug 25 18 tweets 5 min read
Everyone's using Grok wrong for marketing.

They treat it like ChatGPT when it's actually a marketing automation beast.

Here are 15 ways to unlock its hidden superpowers (with exact prompts) ↓ 1. Content Ideation

Prompt:

"You’re a marketing strategist. Given {brand_name} and {target_audience}, generate 5 innovative content themes for {topic_niche}. Provide each as a headline plus a 1-sentence angle. Replace placeholders with your own brand & niche before running."
Aug 24 14 tweets 4 min read
Bad prompts = bad results.
Good prompts = good results.
Great prompts = life-changing results.

These 4 frameworks create great prompts every time.

Your AI breakthrough starts here (Steal the frameworks): Today, most people prompt like this:

“Write me a marketing plan for my product.”

And then they wonder why the result feels vague, boring, and unusable.

The problem isn’t AI.

It’s your approach.
Aug 23 24 tweets 8 min read
Claude 4 Sonnet is one of the smartest AI models on the planet.

But most people are stuck asking it surface-level questions.

Now I use it to create content, automate workflows, and even build apps.

Here are 10 real examples you can copy: 👇 1. Automated Research Reports (better than $100k consultants)

Claude’s web search + analysis mode lets you do what McKinsey, Gartner, and Deloitte charge six figures for.

You’ll get structured breakdowns, insights, and data points like a private analyst on demand.
Aug 22 17 tweets 4 min read
I finally figured out why LLMs break down on complex problems.

After months of debugging, found the root cause.

CoT isn't really reasoning, it's just guessing in slow motion.

The real fix? Hierarchical Planning.

Turns out that's what actually works at scale.

LLMs just can't keep track of all the moving parts without it.

Once you see it, you can't unsee it 🧵 Here’s the brutal truth:

Chain-of-thought is just a clever way of thinking one step at a time.

It helps LLMs do arithmetic, logic puzzles, and basic reasoning.

But when the problem grows past a few steps?

It collapses under its own weight. Image
Aug 17 7 tweets 2 min read
Gemini has eliminated the marketing analyst role.

It can do this now:

• Spot what’s working
• Find winning topics
• Break it down by platform
• Generate hooks & CTAs
• Build your content calendar

Here’s the exact mega-prompt we use: 👇 99.9% of content marketers used to rely on analysts for:

• Keyword research
• Traffic reports
• Topic ideation
• Format testing
• Engagement metrics

Now?

You can skip all that and just ask Gemini what to make and why.
Aug 16 16 tweets 4 min read
This might be the most important AI paper of the year.

DeepMind showed LLMs can actually reason with explicit rules.

No prompt hacks. No fine-tuning tricks.

Just real, general reasoning.

Let’s break it down: Image For years, the line was:

“LLMs can’t really follow rules. They just mimic patterns.”

Turns out… that’s wrong.

This study shows LLMs can actually internalize rules and apply them in totally new situations just like humans.
Aug 14 13 tweets 5 min read
If you want to learn how AI agents work…start by learning these 10
basic concepts 👇 1/ Agentic AI

This is AI that doesn’t just answer questions it gets shit done.

Basically, It can plan, make decisions, and act without you babysitting it.

Think of the difference between asking a human for advice…

And having someone who actually takes the action for you. Image