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CanopyFest AI

Building at the Speed of Thought.

Real AI Tools and Hacks behind 10× Output Without the Fluff.

Dennis Nadeau

Before We Start

Everyone takes it in differently.

The numbers
See it work
A story
Overwhelmed

I built this for all of you.

Dennis Nadeau

About me.

DennisNadeau.com ↗
  • AI vintage guy. 20+ years in tech.
  • Cybersecurity founder.
  • Ran operations. a team of more than 50.
  • AI marketing. 500+ leads a month.
The Dark Side Of AI

They don't hack your firewalls. They hack your people.

$25.6 million The video call that never happened. Someone joined a video call with his CFO and team. Every face and voice was AI. He wired $25.6M in 15 transfers. Source: CNN
My fake meeting test

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AI can clone faces and voices on a video call, so seeing someone on screen is no longer proof they are real.

The Dark Side Of AI

How to protect your company.

Five free rules. Start Monday.

1
Call them back
2
Spoken code word
3
Two people sign off on payments
4
No bank changes by email
5
Two-step login
The Dark Side Of AI

What you paste is no longer yours.

29 million passwords and keys leaked online in one year
1
Never paste passwords or bank info
2
Clean every document before you upload it Grok, ChatGPT, Claude: same rule.
3
Personal plans can learn from your chats
4
A shared link can end up on Google
Habit 1 · Be Specific in AI Chat

AI chat is like a 5-year-old at the fridge.

Bottled waterWhat you wanted
Apple juiceWhat you got
Cans of soda
Maybe a beer
Vague"Get me something to drink."
Specific"Grab me a cold bottle of water."

Say what you want, who it's for, and what great looks like.

Habit 2 · AI Writes Your Prompt

Make AI write the prompt for you.

What Most People Type
"Write me a proposal for this client."
What I Tell AI To Do
"Write the top 1% prompt for this. Ask me what you need, then run it."
Habit 3 · Push Back

"Is this the best you can do?"

Round 1 · The Habit "Is this your best?"
Round 2 · The Push "Are you sure?"
The AI Hack "Grade this 1 to 10. Rewrite it to score a 10."

Draft two is where the top 1% lives.

Tool 1 · Reverse Engineer What Works

Success leaves clues.

Study what's winning. Remix it. Never copy.

For everyoneAI studies the top YouTube channels
For software peopleREA: AI studies how an app works

Real example: AI studied a working app, then rebuilt a new version from what it learned.

Reference Demo overview: a tax app the AI rebuilt REA on GitHub
Take AI to the next level

Connect your tools. Save time and money.

Time
5 steps become 4.
Money One login replaces 19 separate tools.

I run it on HighLevel: unlimited white-label accounts, each with its own dashboard.

The next level

One system runs the whole customer journey.

  1. 1Missed call, savedReplaces Podium
  2. 2Quote form, answeredReplaces Drift
  3. 3Visit bookedReplaces Calendly
  4. 4Pipeline fills itselfReplaces HubSpot
  5. 5Job won, review askedReplaces Birdeye
  6. 6One inboxBuilt in

All six run on that one platform, branded for that business. No IT project.

How My AI Keeps Up

Who I follow.

  1. Cole MedinCole Medin
  2. Nate HerkNate Herk
  3. Dan MartellDan Martell
  4. Nick SaraevNick Saraev

Over 5 million YouTube subscribers combined.

My Toolbox · From Google

Free Google tools to get you started.

1 Pomelli

Learns your brand. Makes on-brand ads.

Open Pomelli
Context Is Everything

Why my bots know me: I gave them my DNA.

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An AI that knows your goals, companies, and style gives you answers that sound like you. Start with a one-page about-me note.

Start small: a one-page "about me" note.

Operational Domain Intelligence

Stop writing documentation. Start speaking your expertise.

Critical workflow knowledge lives in your team's heads. It's undocumented and out of reach for your systems.

1 · Record in Modocs Operators talk through their daily tasks hands-free using quick mobile voice notes.
2 · Extract & Structure Spoken walkthroughs convert automatically into structured, machine-readable operational data.
3 · Assess with AI AI evaluates the workflows, flags bottlenecks and gaps, and optimizes standard procedures.

Turn everyday floor experience into structured intelligence your systems can assess, refine, and scale.

The Missing Ingredient

AI is only as good as the experience you give it.

  1. 1Your real wins and mistakes
  2. 2Your customers and goals
  3. 3Tell it to push back, not please you

Generic input gets generic answers. Your experience is what makes it yours.

Your AI Team

30 AI agents. Start with one.

  1. 1Startup Co-Founder
  2. 2Project Manager
  3. 3Accountability Coach
  4. 4Branding Expert
  5. 5Web Developer
  6. 6Research
  7. 7CRM
  8. 8Content Creator
  9. 9Lead Generation
  10. 10Social Media
  11. 11Sales
  12. 12Calendar
  13. 13Ecommerce
  14. 14Virtual Assistant
  15. 15Travel
  16. 16Customer Support
  17. 17Operations
  18. 18Data & Analytics
  19. 19Finance & Accounting
  20. 20HR & Recruiting
  21. 21Service Delivery
  22. 22Legal & Compliance
  23. 23IT & Automation
  24. 24Quality Assurance
  25. 25Reputation
  26. 26Voice Agent
  27. 27Onboarding
  28. 28Affiliates & Partners
  29. 29Translation
  30. 30Customer Retention
Tool 2 · My AI coordinator

I tell one bot what I want. It runs the rest.

Demo overview
One bot directing the others
  1. 1I tell Grok Bot what I want
  2. 2It directs the builders
  3. 3It picks the right tools

Your results are only as good as the tools you give it.

Tool 2 · Screen Recording · 1 of 3

Then it builds the software.

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After you say what you want, a coding assistant can work in your web host and build area, then you review what it built.

  1. 1It logs into my web host
  2. 2It opens the build workspace
  3. 3AI builds it. We review.
Tool 2 · Screen Recording · 2 of 3

And it fixes the website while I watch.

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The same builder can check a website, apply updates and fixes, and add what is missing while you watch.

  1. 1It checks what needs updating
  2. 2It updates and fixes
  3. 3It builds what's missing
Tool 2 · Screen Recording · 3 of 3

And AI watches the AI.

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Another AI can watch the other AIs for bottlenecks, slowness, and security holes.

  1. 1It finds where work gets stuck
  2. 2It finds what's slow
  3. 3It finds security holes
My Bots at Work · Nova

Meet Nova: my AI phone assistant.

  1. 1Makes calls, answers calls and sends texts
  2. 2Calls in reminders
  3. 3Emails me a summary
  4. 4Works with my other bots
Example: Nova can call a phone.
Meet Dr. Buildbot

A bot that builds bots.

  1. 1Tell it the job in plain words.
  2. 2It asks a few smart questions.
  3. 3It creates the bot for you.
Explore Grok Bot
Example  Vision Bot

If you can see it, you can be it.

  1. 1Ask Vision Bot"How could a business add $1 million a year?"
  2. 2See what it looks like
  3. 3Get the first 3 steps

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This is not a picture of a real system. The teaching point: if you can see a plan, you can start the first steps.

Example only. Not a forecast.
Demo overview: an example growth vision
My Method · Your Cookbook

You're the bottleneck. Don't be.

  1. 1Think big
  2. 2Cut the noise
  3. 3Play the AIs against each other
  4. 4Save the winner as a recipe
Your first recipeA "how to work with me" note

We all get the same ingredients. Your recipes make the cookbook yours.

Anyone Can Do This

It's never too late. And it's never too much.

DavidMy friend

Said no to AI for months. Information overload.

Start with one tool and one task.

Resources

Tools I used for this talk.

Grok Bot Claude Code Codex Tavus Higgsfield Genspark Google Labs Pomelli Google AI Studio REA here.now
Open Floor

Your questions.

No question is too basic.

Dennis Nadeau · No Fluff AI