David Roberts
@recap_david • 35,920 subscribers
Building AI systems that print winning videos. Founder of Dundy AI. My YouTube: https://t.co/NcllB7i8r3
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If I had to start one AI side hustle in 2026, this would be it. A local newsletter that pulls $2K+/month run entirely by a team of 4 AI agents. The founder (Lucas Walter) has never written a single edition. This is a copy/paste-able system that could by applied to any city in the world. Here's the agent setup👇 → A Growth Engineer agent scrapes every local news site, subreddit, and event calendar at 6am daily. It also manages all the Facebook ads for the subscriber growth → A Content Director reads the database and writes the weekly newsletter in his voice every week → A Sales Director handles every inbound advertiser — email back-and-forth, package pitching, AI-generated ad creative → A CEO agent orchestrates all three and reports back to him Results from Lucas's newsletter, 'Spokane Pulse': - 7,400 subscribers - 47.5% open rate (industry avg 20–30%) - ~11% click-through rate - $2K/month in ad revenue and growing - Under 4 hours/week of human-in-the-loop Now imagine running this same system for YOUR city. I linked to Spokane Pulse in the comments so you can check it out for yourself. Like & Comment "Newsletter" and I'll send you the full course that gives you the playbook + the exact agent setup as a one-click import. (must be following so I can DM)
David Roberts81,454 görüntüleme • 7 gün önce
I built an AI system that automates product video creation for entire e-commerce catalogs. (Saves ~$30K per collection shoot and boosts on-site conversion rates by ~20%) Here's what the system does under the hood: → Firecrawl pulls product images straight from any e-commerce collection URL → Calico AI turns them into realistic model videos capturing fit, texture, and movement → Every video starts and ends on the original product shot for seamless looping → Output is auto-labeled, sorted, and pushed directly to Google Drive → The entire pipeline runs in batch — zero manual intervention The outcome: brands can give every single SKU a video asset, not just their bestsellers — and conversion lifts are immediate. Static images don't cut it anymore. Buyers want to see how a product moves before they commit. If you want the full breakdown, Like RT & Comment "CALICO". I'll send you the complete n8n workflow, every prompt, and a step-by-step walkthrough video — totally free. (Must be following so I can DM you.) No more $30K production shoots. No more wondering if your product pages are leaving money on the table.
David Roberts506,026 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
I turned a Zillow listing into a cinematic property renovation video for $15 (no camera, no drone, no film crew) Just listing photos + Calico AI. Most agents are paying $100-$500 per property for videos at this quality. Offer this to realtors in your area and print money. Here's how the workflow breaks down: → Grab listing photos from any property (Zillow, Redfin, take your pick) → Lock in one consistent renovation style across the whole house → Generate photorealistic after-renovation images → Animate the transformation in every room → Build a cinematic closing shot with the realtor's contact info → Drop in a custom music track → Stitch it all together The result: a scroll-stopping property video that gets buyers dialing — built entirely from photos that were already on the listing. No videographer. No staging budget. No waiting around for golden hour. Comment "RENOVATE" and I'll send over the full workflow + every prompt + a step-by-step walkthrough video (gotta be following so the DM goes through!).
David Roberts261,001 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
I know a guy running a $2K/month local newsletter business with 4 AI Agents. It's called 'Spokane Pulse" and has 7,400 subscribers, 47.5% open rate, ~11% CTR. Here's how the agents work: → A Growth Engineer agent scrapes every local news site, subreddit, and event calendar at 6am daily. It also manages all the Facebook ads for the subscriber growth → A Content Director reads the database and writes the weekly newsletter in his voice → A Sales Director handles every inbound advertiser — email back-and-forth, package pitching, AI-generated ad creative → A CEO agent orchestrates all three and reports back to him The result: a real local media business that runs like a company instead of a stack of cron jobs. This business is live and real (you can check it out yourself (link in comments) If you want the full course giving away the exact blueprint, do this: Like this post + Comment "NEWSLETTER" (must be following so I can dm) I'll send you the complete course and the city-by-city playbook — see video below.
David Roberts60,136 görüntüleme • 16 gün önce
I built an AI system that automates product video creation for entire e-commerce catalogs. (Saves $30K per collection shoot, increases conversion rates by 40% on sites) Here's how the automation works: → Firecrawl scrapes product photos from any e-commerce collection page → Google's Veo 3.1 generates professional model videos showing fit and movement → Each animation starts and ends with the original photo for seamless looping → Videos are automatically organized and stored in Google Drive → Everything processes in batches while you handle other business priorities This system can transform how fashion companies showcase products and consistently drives higher engagement from potential customers. Static product photos just don't cut it anymore. Customers want to see how clothes actually fit and move before they buy. Want the complete blueprint? Here are the steps: 1. Like & RT this post ✅ 2. Follow me for more e-commerce automation insights 3. Comment "FIT" I'll send you the entire n8n workflow, all the prompts, and a full setup video for free. No more expensive video shoots or wondering if your product photos are converting.
David Roberts744,334 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
I built an AI marketing agent to run my $100K media company. After 4 months of prompting, tooling, and integrations, I built this agent that effectively replaced my content team. Here’s how it works under the hood: → Scrapes Reddit, Hacker News, X, and Google News → Publishes a Morning Brew–style daily AI newsletter (10k daily readers) → Repurposes that content into: • viral Twitter threads (like this one) • short-form videos for TikTok & Instagram • Reddit posts • high-engagement LinkedIn updates → Produces content that’s driven millions of impressions → Generates custom, brand-aligned images for every unique asset All automated. The entire system runs through Jarvis-like voice commands, powered by ElevenLabs + n8n (see video below, I literally trained it on Jarvis from Iron Man). No manual content creation. No team to manage. Runs while I sleep. I'm no longer focusing on this business, so I'm giving all this away for free. If you want the complete system, prompting, n8n templates, & setup walkthrough: Comment “AGENT” Like & Retweet Follow me (so I can DM you) I’ll send everything over.
David Roberts320,395 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
I built an AI system that creates luxury real estate listing videos for $12 of credits (just from a Zillow link). The average agent pays $200–$800 per property for professional video production. Sell this output to realtors and agents and make $$$. Here's how it works: → Drop listing photos into Calico AI Listing Generator and paste the property URL → The AI researches comps, neighborhood, and the most marketable features → It writes a voiceover script optimized for your target video length → Select an AI voice actor — multiple voices and dialects available → Custom background music generated from a single text prompt → Every photo transforms into a cinematic 4-second video clip → Auto-captioned, combined, and ready to publish. No editing required. The result: every listing gets a professional video tour, not just the $800K+ properties that justify a videographer. 35% more buyer inquiries on listings using these videos. Today, the agents using this have an unfair advantage. Tomorrow, every agent will have it and it'll be table stakes. These windows of opportunity always only last so long... Comment "LISTING" and I'll send you a full video tutorial breaking down how to do this and the tools I'm using (must be following so I can DM you).
David Roberts170,354 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
I turned a Zillow listing into a cinematic property renovation video for $15 (no camera, no drone, no film crew) Just listing photos + Calico AI. The average agent pays $100-$500 per property for videos like this. Sell this output to realtors and agents and make $$$. Here's how the system works: → Pull listing photos from any property (Zillow, Redfin, wherever) → Lock in a consistent renovation style for the entire property → Generate photorealistic renovated images → Animate each room transformation → Create a cinematic closing shot featuring the realtor's contact info → Generate a custom music track → Edit everything together The result: a scroll-stopping property video that makes buyers reach out — built from photos that were already sitting on the listing. No videographer. No staging budget. No waiting for golden hour. RT & Comment "RENOVATE" and I'll send you the full workflow + all the prompts + a step-by-step video showing how to do this (must be following so I can DM you!).
David Roberts166,012 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
Cinematic city transitions. Perfect cuts. Zero traditional video editing. Everything you’re watching is AI. Tools: - Kling 2.5 Turbo - Nano Banana Pro - ChatGPT 4 STEP TUTORIAL: 1️⃣: Design your concept Brainstorm with ChatGPT the type of “vibe” you want your images/video to capture. I landed on “Cinematic Urban Melancholy” for my overall Visual Theme. 2️⃣: Generate Images with Nano Banana 🍌 Use ChatGPT to generate nano-banana-ready prompts for each of the 5 images in your setting. 3️⃣: Generate AI Transitions Navigate to Kling and select AI Video Generator Upload your start frame (image 1) + end frame (image 2) Prompt for a “seamless cinematic transition between scenes”. You’ll need to iterate on your prompt until the result matches your vision. Be specific about motion, style, and mood. 4️⃣: Polish Import everything into your editor (I use CapCut). Add speed / slowdown. And most importantly, add sound design. Music and SFX sell the visuals. Bookmark this and try it out yourself! If you want the exact prompts I'm using to generate these transitions: Follow, RT, & comment 'PROMPTS' below. I'll dm them to you (must be following so i can message)
David Roberts230,034 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
I built a zero-person AI newsletter business that did $2,000+ in revenue last month. No team. No payroll. No freelancers. Just 4 AI agents running the entire operation (and I spend less than 4 hours a week on it). Here's how the system works: → A CEO agent sets the vision and orchestrates every hire → A Growth Engineer scrapes local news, Reddit, and event venues into a daily JSON database → A Content Director reads that database, curates the best events, and writes every Thursday newsletter in my voice → A Sales Director fields every ad lead, generates ad creative with nano banana, and closes deals over email → All orchestrated through Paperclip AI & powered by Claude Code Spokane Pulse (my local newsletter) now has 6,662 subscribers and a 47.5% open rate, almost double the industry average. Local newsletters are quietly printing money. Naptown Scoop does $320K/year. Wichita Life clears six figures. The model is wide open in almost every city, especially when building it in an AI-native way. If you want the full blueprint and step-by-step walkthrough video, Like, RT, and comment "PULSE" (must be following so I can dm you) I'll send you the exact Paperclip AI company export I use to run Spokane Pulse. You can clone it, swap in your city, and ship.
David Roberts67,600 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
$24,000 per year from this simple AI Dentist Voice Agent (and why I'm crazy for giving it away for free) A dental practice was losing $6,000+ in revenue every month from missed after-hours calls. That's 20-25 potential patients walking away because no one was available to book their appointments. So I built an AI voice assistant that handles after-hours dental bookings 24/7 using n8n and ElevenLabs based on internal policies and scheduling availability. Here's what this system does: → Answers calls with a natural-sounding AI receptionist → Collects patient information and insurance details → Checks calendar availability in real-time → Books appointments automatically → Logs all patient details to a Google Sheet The result? This similar AI voice system was sold to a dental practice for $24k per year by another entrepreneur!! This isn't just about dental practices. Any service business losing money from missed calls can implement a similar system. Want the complete n8n workflow template? 1. Retweet & Like this post 2. Comment "ASSISTANT" I'll send you the entire system for free, a full setup walk-through video, including the ElevenLabs automation components.
David Roberts352,502 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce
I know a guy running AI street interviews as paid ads... 4.5x ROAS. $0 spent on creators. $0 spent on production. Here's 11 AI video tactics brands are using to create viral ads for nearly $0: 1. AI street interviews (you can't tell they're fake) 2. Podcast-style clips that look 100% real 3. Viral food videos with zero kitchen 4. Anatomical video animations 5. Localization at scale — clone ads into any language instantly 6. Try-on videos without a single model 7. Shock hooks getting 47% higher completion rates 8. Product-style commercials 9. POV adventure content for travel brands 10. Real estate transformation videos 11. AI unboxing videos Most marketers have no idea these exist yet. I put together a free PDF with the exact prompts for all 11 along with the tool I'm using. Comment "AI ADS" and I'll send you everything (must be following so I can dm you!).
David Roberts148,004 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce
I built an AI system that automates product video creation for entire e-commerce catalogs. (Saves $30K per collection shoot, increases conversion rates by 40% on sites) Here's how the automation works: → Firecrawl scrapes product photos from any e-commerce product page → Nano Banana create 4 images showcasing each angle of the product → Google's Veo 3.1 animates a 360° motion video using the generated nano banana images → Each animation starts and ends with the original photo for seamless looping → Videos are automatically organized and stored in Google Drive → Everything processes in batches while you handle other business priorities This system can transform how DTC companies showcase products and consistently drives higher engagement from potential customers. Static product photos just don't cut it anymore. Customers want to see what a product looks and feels like before they buy. Want the complete blueprint? Here are the steps: 1. Like & RT this post ✅ 2. Follow me for more e-commerce automation insights 3. Comment "MOTION" I'll send you the entire n8n workflow, all the prompts, and a full setup video for free. No more expensive video shoots or wondering if your product photos are converting.
David Roberts169,494 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce
I turned myself into an attractive 28 year old influencer to promote my toothpaste brand. With Wan 2.2 + this AI workflow, I can turn 1 video shoot into infinite UGC variations featuring different avatar personas. Need your ad to speak to old men? Moms? Truckers? Funeral home operators? Well, now you can hit every cohort with a single winning ad concept. Here's how it works: • Film yourself once reading any script • AI generates diverse avatars for your target audience • Wan 2.2 video model swaps you out with realistic characters • ElevenLabs clones voices to match each persona • Result: 50+ ad variations from 1 filming session Marketers are using this exact system to test across dozens of demographics without hiring actors or reshooting content. Saves 20+ hours per campaign and cuts production costs by 90%. Want the complete prompts and a step-by-step tutorial video? Tap "👍 Like" to save this. Follow, RT, and comment 'AVATAR' below. I'll DM you the full workflow + all prompts for free.
David Roberts188,503 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce
I built a Morning Brew-style daily newsletter that writes itself with AI (now at 10,000 daily readers) (and I’m nuts for open-sourcing it) The AI system behind The Recap AI clones how a human writer would function, but each step is packaged into an agentic workstream. The full automation handles: - Daily scrapping hundreds of reddit threads, hackernews, twitter posts, Google news API to build a massive data lake of 'daily AI news' - Dozens of custom prompts to pull the top daily stories from this data lake, write short breakdowns, & format the newsletter - Builds custom images based on each story with ChatGPT image generator This was 5 MONTHS of iterating and fine-tuning prompts to get the output and content to an extremely high quality state (no AI slop) and call me crazy, but I'm giving it away for free. Just Retweet, follow me, and comment on this thread "NEWSLETTER" and I'll DM you the full n8n template that you can copy/paste and fine-tune to your use-case as well as a full hour long video breakdown explaining the build. Also you can see the actual contents of the newsletter for yourself with the link below—proof of the quality that is possible with AI. RIP media companies 💀 AI is here.
David Roberts218,800 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce
I built a Reddit marketing agent that gets your business mentioned by ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. Not a spam bot. Not the kind that gets banned by mods. An agent that drafts genuinely valuable answers grounded in your company's actual content and slips in a brand mention only when it actually helps. Google is paying Reddit $60M a year just for their data!!! If your business isn't showing up in that data, your competitors are, and ChatGPT is recommending them instead of you. Here's how the system works: → A Claude routine pulls the target subreddit's JSON endpoint every hour for new posts → A Phase 1 checklist filters every post — is it answerable from our wiki, factual, on-brand, mod-safe? → The answer engine queries an LLM Wiki built from our blog, guides, and help center (Firecrawl ingested every page into a raw → wiki → index structure) → Claude drafts a casual, value-first answer that grounds every claim in our content → Every draft lands in Slack for human-in-the-loop review before it posts — no fire-and-forget, no bans I built this in a week for CoinLedger, the crypto tax software I've been running for 8 years. 10% of our new signups already say they found us through ChatGPT. This system is how we push that number a lot higher. If you want the exact Claude skill I built: Like & Comment "AGENT" (must be following so I can dm you) I'll send it over for free.
David Roberts35,662 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
I turned a single renovation photo into a cinematic time-lapse video for $10 of credits. These videos are crushing on social media because humans naturally want to see what the construction turns into. The dwell time is nuts. So... now we're using these videos to help promote real estate development and landscaping companies. Here's how it works: → Drop one finished renovation image into a customGPT that reverse-engineers the full construction sequence → Calico AI generates each stage of the renovation with consistent aerial camera angles → Kling 3.0 animates the timelapse transitions between frames with realistic construction movement → ElevenLabs generates a matching soundtrack → Stitch in CapCut and export The result: real estate developers and landscaping companies get portfolio-quality timelapse content from a single photo. No production team. Landscaping firms can use these for ads, social content, client pitches, and website videos that actually convert. Comment "RENOVATION" and I'll send you the exact system, custom GPT, and all prompts (must be following so I can DM you!).
David Roberts63,870 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
I turned a Zillow listing into a cinematic property renovation video for $15. Realtors pay $200-$1,000 for videos like this. Which means you can build these with AI and sell them to agents for a profit. This is all done with just listing photos and Calico AI. Here's how the system works: → Pull a Zillow listing and download property photos (exterior, living room, bedroom, backyard) → Use Calico to generate a redesigned home in a consistent renovation style (modern flip, luxury upgrade, contemporary reno) → Animate the transformation with Veo 3 or Kling 3.0 directly inside Calico — walls update, furniture changes, landscaping appears → Generate alternate versions (night shots with ambient lighting, different design styles) → Drop the clips into an editor, add music and a realtor contact screen The result: a cinematic before-and-after renovation video from nothing but listing photos. Comment "LISTING" and I'll send you the exact prompts and full tutorial I used (must be following so I can DM you).
David Roberts61,929 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
Sora 2 API + n8n for UGC videos ... absolutely insane 🤯 this n8n workflow generates realistic influencer-style videos from just a product image. No watermark. Fully automated. (and I'm giving it away for free) Here's what this system does: → Analyzes your product image with AI vision → Creates the perfect influencer persona to promote it → Generates multiple UGC video scripts automatically → Uses OpenAI's Sora 2 to create realistic videos → Outputs videos ready for Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook The results? What used to take weeks and thousands of dollars now happens in minutes for under $5 per video. This isn't just about cutting costs – it's about scaling your creative production and driving your ROAS 50%+ higher due to on-demand, high-converting video content. Brands and agencies today spend $10,000+ per month hiring creators, shipping products, waiting weeks, and hoping for a few decent videos back. This changes the whole game for $1 per video. Want the full n8n template, all of the prompts, and a full step-by-step setup video? 1. Like & RT this post 2. Follow me (so I can dm you) 3. Comment "UGC" below I'll send you the entire system for free.
David Roberts137,607 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce
Ali's Wan 2.2 is absolutely insane 🤯 Map your voice and motion into a video clip featuring anyone with a single photo. In this video I shape-shift between an avatar woman, Matthew Mcconaughey, Anne Hathaway, Martin Luther King Jr., and Bane. Tools used: - Wan 2.2 for video gen - FreePik for image gen - ElevenLabs for voice cloning and voice changing Want the full prompting guide and a step-by-step tutorial video where I walk through exactly how I built it? Like, RT, and comment "REALITY", and I'll DM it to you. (must be following so I can dm you)
David Roberts125,932 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce