Completed30 September 2026, 18:30–19:30 BST60 minutes, including questions
Choosing and pricing an AI tool stack
Session details
Building a first AI automation, step by step
Inbound email arrives, an AI step reads and qualifies it, a row is written, a reply is drafted and a task is raised so nothing is dropped. You build it in your own account during the session.
Status
Completed
When
14 October 2026
20:30–21:30 BST
Length
60 minutes, hands on
Where
Online, live
Cost
Free
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Outcomes
What you leave with
- A working automation running in your own account by the end
- The orchestration pattern underneath it, which is the same one every other automation uses
- What it costs to run once it is handling real volume
- How it fails, and what to put in place so a failure is visible rather than silent
Who it is for
Non-technical founders who want to stop doing a repetitive job by hand and have never built an automation.
What to bring
A laptop, a free Make account (make.com) and a Gmail inbox you are happy to connect. A personal Gmail is fine.
Format
Running order
No code, but you will be building. Questions are taken throughout rather than held to the end.
01
The underlying pattern
Trigger, read, decide, write, notify. Once you can see it, every automation tool looks like the same five boxes.
02
Wiring up the flow
We build the inbound email flow together, step by step, and you follow along in your own account.
03
Where the AI step belongs
Which part of the chain needs a model, and the more common case where a plain rule is the better answer.
04
Error handling and alerting
Making a failure visible, so you find out from your own system rather than from a customer.
14 October 2026, 20:30–21:30 BST
Building a first AI automation, step by step
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