Midday Connect

06/05/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲.

Matt Hansen shared a simple point that matters:

Start with the tool that fits your comfort level.

You do not need to build a full technical system on day one.

If you are just getting started, use tools that help you create reports, review documents, draft content, and process folders. If you are more technical, then you can explore deeper setups with custom agents, integrations, and self-hosted tools.

𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀:

✅ Pick one task that takes too much time
✅ Ask AI how to automate or simplify it
✅ Use folders so your files are easy to process
✅ Let AI draft emails, but do not let it send without review
✅ Be careful with logins, bank accounts, and anything that can move money
✅ Check important work for mistakes or hallucinations
✅ Use AI to check another AI when the task needs a second pass

Matt’s biggest advice was simple:

Use your imagination, then ask the tool how to build it.

You do not need to know every technical step before starting.

You just need to know what problem you want to solve.

👉 Don’t miss next week’s Midday Connect — 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://luma.com/hphihlv2
🎥 Want the full replay of Matt Hansen’s session? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/d7nyrSEF

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06/04/2026

𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁.

It can act like an extra analyst.

Matt Hansen shared how he recorded startup pitches, then had AI break down each company, founder background, industry momentum, run rate, strengths, weaknesses, and overall ranking.

That is not replacing judgment.

It is giving you a better starting point.

Instead of trying to remember every pitch, every number, and every note, you can use AI to organize the messy information first.

𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵:

✅ Give AI a clear role, like “VC analyst” or “investment reviewer”
✅ Ask for a ranking, but also ask for the reasoning behind it
✅ Have it summarize risks and opportunities separately
✅ Use folders so each investment has its own notes, calls, and documents
✅ Keep a human in the loop before making decisions

AI can help you move faster.

But the real value is not speed alone.

It helps you see patterns you may have missed while you were busy taking notes.

👉 Don’t miss next week’s Midday Connect — 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://luma.com/hphihlv2
🎥 Want the full replay of Matt Hansen’s session? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/d7nyrSEF

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06/03/2026

𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻.

Start with the boring stuff.

The reports you update every month.
The emails you keep digging through.
The folders full of PDFs, notes, and deal details.
The follow-ups you know you need to send but keep pushing off.

Matt shared how he uses AI to pull information together, summarize it, and turn messy details into something useful.

𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁:

✅ Turn monthly reports into a simple dashboard
✅ Pull contractor costs, contacts, and notes from old emails
✅ Review deal documents and ask for risks, opportunities, and next steps
✅ Record pitch sessions and have AI rank the companies afterward
✅ Use AI to draft follow-up emails, but review them before sending

The key lesson?

Do not ask, “How can I use AI?”

Ask, “What keeps wasting my time every week?”

That is usually the best place to start.

👉 Don’t miss next week’s Midday Connect — 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://luma.com/hphihlv2
🎥 Want the full replay of Matt Hansen’s session? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://youtu.be/JRCq6EGWBJ0

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06/01/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲?

Tomorrow at Midday Connect, Matt Hansen is breaking down how family offices can use AI to save time, clean up operations, and make better decisions.

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼:

✅ Automate deal analysis, vendor tracking, and reporting
✅ Compare tools like Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and more
✅ Start using AI with simple, practical steps

AI is already changing how family offices work.

The question is, are you using it yet?

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://luma.com/3sm5nsrc
📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Jun 2, 2026
⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 11 AM MT

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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿

Matt Hansen is the founder of SimpleNexus, a mobile mortgage platform that supported more than 1 in 3 US mortgages before it was acquired by nCino for $1.2 billion in 2022. Today, he runs his family office and spends his time exploring how AI agents can improve personal finance operations. He enjoys learning what AI can really do and is excited to share the insights he has gained along the way.



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05/29/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 👀

Some of the best business opportunities don't come from ads, cold outreach, or spending hours trying to make new connections.

They come from people who already know, like, and trust you.

Join us at Midday Connect as Jeff Clair shares how trusted referral partners can help you create more opportunities and grow your business.

𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

✅ How to find referral partners who serve the same people you want to reach
✅ How to start conversations that feel natural and lead to real opportunities
✅ How to build strong relationships that turn into consistent referrals over time

If you're looking for a simpler, more people focused way to grow your business, you'll want to be part of this conversation.

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘: https://luma.com/hphihlv2
📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Tue, Jun 9, 2026
⏲ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 11 am MT

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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿

Jeff Clair is a sales leadership expert and Outsourced Vice President of Sales with Sales Xceleration and Clairvoyant Consulting.

He helps small and medium sized businesses grow revenue, strengthen their sales teams, and create systems that support long term growth. Through his work, Jeff helps business owners build practical strategies that lead to better results and sustainable success.



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05/28/2026

Still running your family office the old way while everyone else is using AI?

Next week at Midday Connect, Matt Hansen will share how family offices can actually use AI to save time, simplify operations, and make smarter decisions without getting lost in the hype.

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼:

✅ Automate deal analysis, vendor tracking, and reporting
✅ Compare tools like Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and more
✅ Start using AI today with practical first steps

AI is moving fast and the people who learn how to use it early will have a huge advantage. This session will show you where to start and what’s actually worth paying attention to.

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://luma.com/3sm5nsrc
📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Jun 2, 2026
⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 11 AM MT

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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿

Matt Hansen is the founder of SimpleNexus, a mobile mortgage platform that supported more than 1 in 3 US mortgages before it was acquired by nCino for $1.2 billion in 2022. Today, he runs his family office and spends his time exploring how AI agents can improve personal finance operations. He enjoys learning what AI can really do and is excited to share the insights he has gained along the way.



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05/28/2026

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀.

But Adrian Whant said something this week that founders should pay attention to:

“Data structure matters more than prompts.”

That changes the conversation completely.

During Midday Connect, Adrian shared how many businesses try to dump messy data into AI tools and expect magical results.

But if the data is inconsistent, disconnected, or incomplete…

the AI will still make bad decisions.

Simple as that.

One thing he emphasized over and over:
Garbage in = garbage out.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀.

They are:
✅ organizing siloed data
✅ normalizing information across systems
✅ defining business logic clearly
✅ building workflows around decisions
✅ creating systems that learn over time

He also shared something super practical about AI costs.

A lot of founders are overusing generative AI for everything.

But not every problem needs heavy AI reasoning.

Adrian explained that in his systems:
• 80% is deterministic logic
• 20% is AI reasoning

That balance helps reduce hallucinations, improve accuracy, and control costs.

Honestly, this was one of the most useful reminders from the session:

Just because AI CAN generate something doesn’t mean it SHOULD.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻:
• the actual business outcome
• the job that needs to get done
• where AI truly adds value

👉 Don’t miss next week’s Midday Connect — 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://luma.com/3sm5nsrc
🎥 Want the full replay of Adrian Whant’s session? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/d5A9BHeN

05/27/2026

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

They have a decision problem.

That was one of the biggest takeaways Adrian Whant shared during this week’s Midday Connect.

A lot of businesses already have dashboards, reports, spreadsheets, and AI tools everywhere.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄:

• what action to take
• who should make the decision
• what tradeoffs matter most
• what should happen next

Adrian explained that most companies are still using AI like a co pilot.

AI summarizes.
AI answers questions.
AI gives insights.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝗫𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗘.

That means:

✅ pulling data from different systems
✅ cleaning and organizing the data
✅ applying business rules
✅ generating decision scenarios
✅ helping teams take action faster

One example he shared was from fashion retail.

Brands lose billions every year from excess inventory because products end up sitting in the wrong stores or wrong markets.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀:

• identify risky inventory
• predict where products are most likely to sell
• recommend inventory movement
• compare decision scenarios
• execute the transfer automatically

One thing that really stood out:

“Businesses do not operate on insights alone. Businesses operate on decisions.”

That line hit hard.

Because a lot of teams are drowning in information while still struggling to move faster.

🎥 Want the full replay of Adrian Whant’s session? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://youtu.be/goJD7AIg6i8

05/27/2026

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗨𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: How to Build AI Decision Systems That Actually Execute by Adrian Whant | The Midday Connect

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

✅ Why most AI products stop at insights — and what it takes to build systems that support real operational decision-making.
✅ How founders and businesses can structure fragmented data into workflows that AI can reason over effectively.
✅ Practical lessons from building AI systems for retail and consumer platforms using modern AI infrastructure and decision intelligence principles.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/g2EyhZwQ

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05/25/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘆.

Your AI still needs to work.

Tomorrow on Midday Connect, Adrian Whant will show how to build AI decision systems that can actually help teams move faster, make better calls, and turn scattered data into real workflows.

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

✅ How to make AI work with messy business data
✅ Why prompts and dashboards are not enough
✅ How AI can support real daily decisions

If you want AI that does more than sound impressive, this is your last chance to join us.

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘: https://luma.com/pazxqgg7
📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Tue, May 26, 2026
⏲ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 11 am MT

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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿:

Adrian Whant builds AI systems that help businesses make smarter decisions using real world data. He is currently building hebra AI, a platform that helps fashion retailers improve inventory planning, product allocation, and daily decision making through practical AI tools.



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