Runpoint: AI Business Transformation Podcast

In this conversation, Matthew Hall and Sam Gaddis explore various AI tools and their applications in workflow automation, lead enrichment, and document management. They discuss their experiences with Lindy, N8n, and a custom-built lead enrichment app, highlighting the pros and cons of each tool. 

The conversation also delves into the SuperCIM project, which focuses on document synthesis and management for private equity clients. They conclude by discussing the future of AI in business and the potential for custom solutions to meet specific needs.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to AI Tools and Their Applications
02:47 Exploring Lindy: The Agent Swarm Approach
05:59 N8n: A Developer-Friendly Automation Solution
08:57 Custom Lead Enrichment with Cursor
12:01 Comparing DIY Solutions to Established SaaS
14:58 The Future of Custom Solutions vs. SaaS
18:01 Building Tools for Specific Needs
20:15 Custom Tooling for Business Needs
20:57 Introducing Super Sim: A Game Changer
22:12 Document Management in Private Equity
24:00 Customization and Metrics in Super Sim
26:10 The Role of LLMs in Data Analysis
28:14 From Data to Insights: The Moneyball Approach
29:56 Creative Uses of Structured Data
32:00 Unlocking Value in Unstructured Data
35:42 Closing Thoughts and Future Opportunities


AI tools, workflow automation, Lindy, N8n, lead enrichment, SuperSIM, document management, business applications, custom solutions, technology trends


Creators and Guests

Host
Sam Gaddis
Serial tech entrepreneur with a decade deploying practical AI. Experienced in sell-side M&A, he built and exited two companies: an AI products firm and a software consultancy where he served as CIO. Sam translates cutting-edge tech into practical tools aligned with business realities, advising and building buy-in with executives from Fortune 500s to startups.

What is Runpoint: AI Business Transformation Podcast?

Hosted by Runpoint Partners’ founders Sam Gaddis (tech entrepreneur & AI builder) and Matthew Hall (PE operator & growth strategist), Runpoint Podcast strips the hype from artificial intelligence and shows you how to turn it into concrete business results—fast.

Sam Gaddis (00:00.0)
You need do that too. Okay.

Matthew Hall (00:01.633)
Yep.

Sam Gaddis (00:12.603)
Now what? I think that's just it's continuously uploading the file or something.

Matthew Hall (00:13.87)
I don't know, it's uploading something.

Matthew Hall (00:19.406)
Okay, all

Matthew Hall (00:20.226)
right, great. All right, well, so we didn't even talk about this yesterday. I probably should have talked about it off mic. Is this like a show or are we just trying to get a couple clips? You know?

Sam Gaddis (00:26.139)
Do you, is this like a show or are we just trying to get a couple clips? You

Sam Gaddis (00:29.882)
know. I think we do it as a show and then we have that and, we probably use it mostly for clips.

Matthew Hall (00:38.752)
Okay, who's hosting the show?

Sam Gaddis (00:41.913)
us.

Matthew Hall (00:42.953)
Yeah, we're better.

Matthew Hall (00:46.606)
Alright great. Well let's just jump in there. I guess we should pretend there's an audience out there. But alright Sam, what are we talking about today?

Sam Gaddis (00:58.544)
All right, today I think that what we're talking about, let me look at my notes here.

Sam Gaddis (01:04.305)
Today, it looks like we're going to cover the SuperSIM thing that I built and talk about the agents tool that you built with Lindy, right?

Matthew Hall (01:15.362)
Yep. I want to talk about a bake-off that I did with three contenders, lindy.ai, n8n, and home rolled Python solution. I did three.

Sam Gaddis (01:26.011)
you did three.

Sam Gaddis (01:27.949)
And what was the purpose of that?

Matthew Hall (01:30.232)
So the purpose was twofold. One, it was just as a favor to a friend. He's helping some friends' job prospects, other tech sales people. And he was telling me he was frustrated with all of his AI tools because they would hallucinate. He had a list of 700 companies, and he wanted to find which ones were hiring, which ones were growing, which ones were good for people in tech sales, but not necessarily the industry that they're in, cybersecurity.

Matthew Hall (01:59.694)
and so he asked me if I could help him and I thought it was a great excuse to test some of these new, agentic workflow automation platforms. So I've been hearing a lot about Lindy and N8N. and so I jumped in with those. and so, yeah, that was, that was the primary purpose. I think it's really relevant for us though, as well though, because,

Matthew Hall (02:23.528)
Lead enrichment for job prospects is the exact same framework and workflow as it is for deal sourcing or for outbound sales or anything like that. so getting the building blocks right is something good for us to be able to speak to more confidently with the tools out there.

Sam Gaddis (02:41.133)
And in it and in Lindy, are like make.com or ZAPI or something. It's like an iteration of that, right?