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Now in early access Stop being your own admin. Airo is the personal AI chief of staff for founders doing it all themselves. Follow-ups, reminders, quick lookups, status checks - just ask. See how it works Follow-up flaggedMaria, 10 days quiet Invoice still openAcme, due 3 days ago Renewal in 5 daysChen account Reply drafted for youready to send Last spoke to PriyaMar 14, about pricing The assistant gap You're running the whole show. Something's going to slip. No EA. No ops person. Just a full inbox, a calendar no one manages, and follow-ups that live in your head. Most things get done. A few slip. Airo fills that gap. Things fall through A follow-up not sent, an invoice not chased. The cost is real - a lost deal, a late payment. You wear every hat CEO, scheduler, vendor manager, admin. No EA, no ops person - just you, all at once. It lives in your head Deadlines, commitments, who owes what. No system to hold it - just memory, and memory drops things. Focus keeps breaking You stop the real work to look something up or check a status. Twenty minutes gone, flow gone with it. How it Works Like texting an assistant who knows everything. Connect your world once. Then just ask - and let Airo flag what you're about to miss. 01 Connect your world Link your email, calendar, and docs. Airo learns your clients, your vendors, your deadlines. Gmail, Calendar, and Drive - connected. 02 Ask anything, anytime Between meetings, mid-commute, right when it hits you. “Did I send that invoice?” Airo knows. Chase the Acme invoice1 / 4 done Find the Acme invoice thread Check whether it was paid Draft the follow-up Send it from your inbox 03 Airo reaches out too You don't have to remember everything. Airo flags what you're about to miss - before you miss it. Maria - 10 days quiet, nudge?Acme invoice still unpaidChen renewal in 5 days Input → action Everything becomes actionable. Scattered inputs Emailsfollow-ups buried Slack threadsdecisions scattered Docs & filestoo much context Meetingsnotes everywhere Clear action Priorities ranked3 Follow-ups drafted5 Summaries ready4 Daily brief generatedready before your first meeting Only the context you connect - nothing more12 actions organized Signal detectedfollow-up hidden in an email Clarity createdpriorities, replies, tasks Core capabilities From morning brief to evening wrap. The recurring work of your day, already running - so you start ahead and end accounted for. 3 priorities ready Morning brief Start the day with priorities, schedule context, and the follow-ups waiting on you. 12 emails handled Inbox triage Important mail surfaced, noise archived, and replies drafted for your review. context attached Meeting prep Walk in with the threads, docs, and decisions already summarized. 5 found Action recovery Buried commitments pulled out of email and chat into clear next steps. ready to send Drafts & replies Emails, updates, and docs written in your voice - you just hit send. deck ready Research & briefs Live research compiled into decks, sheets, and one-page briefs. End-of-day wrap What moved, what's waiting on your yes, and what Airo will remember - every evening. Today's wrapReady for tomorrow. Done7actions completed Waiting2approvals for you Memory5updates saved Privacy & Control Always in control. Airo only acts when you approve. Nothing sent, shared, or changed on its own. Nothing happens without your yes. Every action is previewed in plain language. Approve it - or it doesn't happen. See it first Previewed in plain language before anything happens. App by app Connect only what you choose. One app never unlocks the rest. Revoke anytime Cut any connection in one click. No lock-in. Airo wants to send an emailApproval required [email protected] SubjectQuick nudge on invoice #1024 “Hi James - just following up on the invoice from last week…” Approve & sendCancel Features One assistant. Nothing slips. It knows your world, reaches out first, and remembers every detail. 3 nudges today Reaches out before you miss Follow-up reminders, deadline nudges, invoice chasers - Airo flags them first. Maria - 10 days quietAcme invoice dueChen renewal soon connected Connected to your world Email, calendar, and contacts - it answers from your real context. Email · Calendar · Contactslinked · answering from it memory on Remembers everything Every client, deal, and preference - recalled across every chat. Client: Maria (Riverside)Prefers short replies Not another AI chatbot It doesn't just answer. It knows the answers. ChatGPT is brilliant - it just doesn't know who Maria is, when you last spoke, or that you owe her an invoice. Airo is connected to your actual life: your email, your calendar, your contacts. Your worldconnected Did I follow up with Maria? Not since the 3rd. Want me to draft a nudge? When is the Chen renewal? March 20. Their rate and last call notes are ready. Reply to the Acme invoice thread. Drafted, with the amount and due date baked in. Connected, not generic Knows your real context - your inbox, calendar, and contacts - not just what you paste in. Proactive, not passive Surfaces what you are about to miss - a quiet follow-up, an unpaid invoice - not just what you ask. Simple, not another tool Just a chat. No dashboard to learn, no new habit to build. Use Cases What solo operators actually use Airo for. Pick your world. See a real ask - and exactly what comes back. Follow-ups Never ghost a lead "Who haven’t I replied to in over a week? Draft a nudge for each." Drafts ready for 4 quiet threads. Daily brief Start the day clear "What needs me today - unpaid invoices, overdue replies, meetings?" One morning brief, ready when you are. +1k Daily brief readybefore your first meeting Follow-ups handlednothing slipped today The end of the assistant gap Stop juggling it all. Just ask. Join the founders and operators who stopped being their own admin - and stopped letting things slip. Private by designYou approve actionsDisconnect anytime FAQ Common questions. Clear answers.