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Always Bet on the Models: How Tasklet Puts the Agency in Agents, with CEO Andrew Lee
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- Oct 22, 2025
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Today Andrew Lee, founder and CEO of Shortwave and Tasklet.ai, joins The Cognitive Revolution to discuss building a new AI agent automation platform that replaces traditional workflow tools with conversational, long-lived agents, exploring how betting on rapidly improving model capabilities enables more flexible automation across thousands of business integrations while navigating the challenges of reliability, cost management, and the emerging paradigm of virtual employees. Shownotes brought to you by Notion AI Meeting Notes - try one month for free at: https://notion.com/lp/nathan Agent-first vs. workflow-first approach: Task Lit fundamentally differs from traditional automation tools by using a single AI agent that handles all tasks through natural language, rather than building explicit workflows or state machines. Speed is the only remaining moat: In the AI era, traditional competitive advantages are evaporating so quickly that the only sustainable advantage is moving faster than competitors. Small business marketing as near-term target: The technology is approaching "best available human" performance for tasks like small business marketing, where hiring quality human help is difficult. Sponsors: Google Gemini Notebook LM: Notebook LM is an AI-first tool that helps you make sense of complex information. Upload your documents and it instantly becomes a personal expert, helping you uncover insights and brainstorm new ideas at https://notebooklm.google.com Tasklet: Tasklet is an AI agent that automates your work 24/7; just describe what you want in plain English and it gets the job done. Try it for free and use code COGREV for 50% off your first month at https://tasklet.ai Linear: Linear is the system for modern product development. Nearly every AI company you've hea…