# RevOps and AI, written down. Source: https://revductive.com/blog Summary: Field notes on revenue operations and AI implementation for B2B teams: tool selection, CRM adoption, reporting, and using AI as an execution layer. Every page, and the topic files: https://revductive.com/llms.txt The blog From issue 004 RevOps ## [BI tools are dead. Your CRM is fine.](https://revductive.com/blog/bi-tools-are-dead-your-crm-is-fine) Everyone is predicting AI kills the CRM. Wrong layer. The system of record stays. The BI tool sitting on top of it is the thing that got commoditized. Kevin Stout · 6 min read · Aug 2026 [Read the post →](https://revductive.com/blog/bi-tools-are-dead-your-crm-is-fine) [Read issue 004 →](https://revductive.com/newsletter/004-your-ai-project-is-a-revops-project) ## AI ### [llms.txt is bullshit. Do it anyway.](https://revductive.com/blog/llms-txt-is-bullshit-do-it-anyway) 97% of llms.txt files never get requested and Google ignores them. I built one anyway, found AI was reading a third of my site, and rebuilt it so it isn't. 5 min read · Sep 2026 ### [The 7 scheduled Claude Cowork tasks I actually use](https://revductive.com/blog/the-7-scheduled-claude-cowork-tasks-i-actually-use) The seven scheduled tasks running right now: a morning brief, a daily follow-up, meeting notes, cold email, two LinkedIn jobs and a weekly HubSpot cleanup. 5 min read · Sep 2026 ### [Think smaller. The AI SDR is the worst idea in the category.](https://revductive.com/blog/think-smaller-the-ai-sdr-is-the-worst-idea) Most people start AI with a whole role. Start with one 15-minute task instead. The meeting-prep workflow, the Reddit agent, and when to make it deterministic. 5 min read · Sep 2026 ### [I built this site in Astro. Here's how to copy it](https://revductive.com/blog/build-your-site-in-astro-and-let-ai-run-it) The whole site is text files in GitHub and an AI edits them for me. What Astro is, why it beats a CMS, how to set it up, and a prompt that builds yours. 9 min read · Sep 2026 ### [Stop adding required fields. Automate the transcript.](https://revductive.com/blog/stop-adding-required-fields-automate-the-transcript) Required CRM fields make reps type from memory. The call transcript already has the answers. How I extract them with AI and write them to the CRM instead. 5 min read · Sep 2026 ### [I haven't opened Zapier in a year](https://revductive.com/blog/i-havent-opened-zapier-in-a-year) Gumloop's custom nodes let you build an integration yourself from a tool's API docs. Why that beat Zapier's library for me, and where Val Town fits. 7 min read · Aug 2026 ### [Scope the human work first](https://revductive.com/blog/scope-the-human-work-first) Most AI projects turn out to be process problems. How to scope what a person actually does, which chunk to automate, and what to leave alone. 6 min read · Aug 2026 ### [AI gave you 50 silos instead of 5](https://revductive.com/blog/ai-gave-you-50-silos-instead-of-5) The old RevOps graphic had five departments and a bar tying them together. Enable a hundred people with AI individually and you get the same problem, bigger. 4 min read · Aug 2026 ### [How I pick which AI tool to use](https://revductive.com/blog/how-i-pick-which-ai-tool-to-use) General-purpose models, no-code builders, specialists, and AI inside tools you already use, plus the two questions that sort any job. 5 min read · Aug 2026 ### [I stopped letting note-takers join my calls](https://revductive.com/blog/i-stopped-letting-note-takers-join-my-calls) A bot in the attendee list changes how people talk, and it only covers calls it was invited to. Both problems go away when the recorder runs on your machine. 3 min read · Aug 2026 ### [There's no pattern to who picks up AI](https://revductive.com/blog/theres-no-pattern-to-who-picks-up-ai) Technical roles do not predict AI adoption. Willingness to try new things does, and the best and worst on one team are about 100 to 1 apart. 4 min read · Aug 2026 ### [Using AI as the execution layer, not an advisor](https://revductive.com/blog/using-ai-as-the-execution-layer) Most teams use AI to ask questions and then do the work by hand. Hand it the work instead, and write the spec before you do. 5 min read · Aug 2026 ## RevOps ### [You probably don't need to upgrade HubSpot yet](https://revductive.com/blog/avoid-hubspot-costs-early-stage) Most upgrades happen because somebody needed one feature. What HubSpot locks, what to use instead, and when to just go buy it. 13 min read · Aug 2026 ### [Why Your Conversion Rate Analysis Is Setting You Up to Fail](https://revductive.com/blog/why-your-conversion-rate-analysis-is-setting-you-up-to-fail) Monthly funnel math only works if your whole customer lifecycle fits inside a month. Cohort by stage date instead, then compare inside matching time windows. 3 min read · Mar 2026 ## What’s your biggest problem? [The revenue system → Messy data, stalled deals, reporting nobody trusts.](https://revductive.com/revops) [The team’s capacity → Too much manual work, no plan for AI.](https://revductive.com/ai) ### Rather just talk it through? 30 minutes, free. Leave with a recommended tool stack, no matter what. [Book a call →](https://revductive.com/contact) Free ### The GTM tool stack guide What to keep, what to drop, and what you can skip until Series A. [Get the guide →](mailto:kevin@revductive.com?subject=The%20GTM%20tool%20stack%20guide)