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AI helps freelancers with tasks such as “Prepare for a first meeting with a prospect,” “Estimate a project in days and options,” and “Write a proposal.” Start with a single task, in Perplexity: allow 10 minutes the first time, and always review the result before you use it.
For each task: how it goes today, then with the tool. And the time it takes the first time.
TodayThe first conversation is decided in thirty minutes, and you show up having only skimmed the prospect’s website.
With PerplexityA one-page brief on the prospect, backed by sources, and your questions for the first conversation.
TodayYou estimate in your head, you forget the meetings, the back-and-forth, and the final presentation, and the project overruns.
With ClaudeAn estimate in days, step by step, three options, and the assumptions to put in writing.
Claude · “Projects”
TodayEvery proposal starts from an old file you have to empty out, and it takes up your weekend.
With ClaudeA four-page draft proposal, in your structure and at your rates, with the points to fill in clearly visible.
Also
Gemini Notebook · One notebook per project
A briefing on the client in a few pages, an in-house glossary, and your questions for the first interviews.
Granola · “Enhanced” tab
Ten lines of meeting notes for the client, and your personal notes on what was said between the lines.
Perplexity · “Research”
A sourced report on your topic, with the key figures, the trends, and the limits of what is known.
Claude · Word file, in the conversation
An outline where every heading carries a message, findings tied to your notes, then a first report in Word.
Gamma · “Paste”
A ten-slide presentation, faithful to your summary, that you can export to PowerPoint.
Qonto · “The Operator”
An invoice ready to go out after your review, and a reminder prepared for the most overdue invoice.
What to check
Perplexity can misread a page or confuse two companies with the same name: open the links that matter before you cite a fact in a meeting.
Prepare for a first meeting with a prospectPerplexityThe prompt to copy
I am an independent consultant in [specialty]. I am meeting [the person’s role] at [company name] on [date], for a first conversation. Prepare a one-page brief: business, size, organization, news from the last twelve months, likely challenges in my field. Give the source and date of each point, and write “not found” rather than guessing. End with seven open-ended questions to ask to understand their need, and three mistakes to avoid in this first conversation.
In Nova, “My path” starts from your level: one next step at a time.
The first moves, with free tools.
In your jobWrite a proposal
In your jobGet up to speed on a new client’s documents
In your jobPrepare for a first meeting with a prospect
In your jobEstimate a project in days and options
For a team: everyone moves forward in their own job. You see the team’s progress, never one person’s activity.
A project with your winning proposals and your rate card: it drafts the next one in your structure. It also helps you estimate the work and outline a report.
Recommended planFree to start. Pro, $20 per month ($17 per month if billed yearly), if you write every day.
Before a meeting or for a study: it searches the web and gives the source of each piece of information, which you open in one click.
Recommended planFree to start: 3 “Pro” searches per day, 1 “Research” report per month. Pro, $20 per month (€22 on the French App Store).
You run the interview, it takes the notes with no bot on the call. The meeting notes go to the client the same day.
Recommended planBasic, $0. Notes older than 30 days are visible only with Business, $14 per user per month.
One notebook per project: the client’s documents answer your questions, with the original passage, and turn into an audio summary for the commute.
Recommended planFree: 100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook, 50 questions per day.
You paste your summary, it lays out the findings presentation. You export to PowerPoint for the client.
Recommended planFree, $0, to try it: 400 credits that do not refill. Then: Plus, €8 per user per month, billed yearly (€96).
If your business account is there: “The Operator” prepares the invoice from your description and sends reminders for unpaid ones. You approve every send.
Recommended planBasic, €9 per month, excl. tax, billed yearly
Prices taken from the vendors’ official pages, dated on each tool page. These subscriptions are not included in Nova. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.
Nova recommends 6 to start with: Claude, Perplexity, Granola, Gemini Notebook, Gamma, and Qonto. 5 of them can be used for free to get started.
A project with your winning proposals and your rate card: it drafts the next one in your structure. It also helps you estimate the work and outline a report. The plan to choose: Free to start. Pro, $20 per month ($17 per month if billed yearly), if you write every day.
With “Prepare for a first meeting with a prospect,” in Perplexity. Allow 10 minutes the first time. A one-page brief on the prospect, backed by sources, and your questions for the first conversation.
No. Nova is software, not an accredited training provider: it issues no diploma or certification. It costs €19 per month for one person, and €129 per month for a team of up to ten people.