Leveling Up with Eric Siu

I Built an AI Agent That Reads My Calendar & Finds Deals

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Jan 29, 2026

A developer-built AI agent scans LinkedIn, Gmail, calendar, CRM, and past calls to surface and rank the best deals to pursue. The tool suggests outreach angles, drafts messages, and triggers real-time opportunities from funding or hires. A step-by-step Claude Code walkthrough shows how to connect data sources and scale relationship-driven dealmaking.

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ANECDOTE

Quick Win: Built A Deal Sourcer Fast

Eric Siu describes building a deal-sourcing tool that scans LinkedIn, Gmail, calendar, CRM, and past sales calls in under an hour.
He recounts a friend who landed a nine-figure deal by emailing daily and nurturing connections manually, illustrating the value of systematic outreach.

INSIGHT

Network + Context Drives High-Value Targets

The tool ranks targets by network strength, meeting history, and estimated deal size to surface high-ROI opportunities.
Eric shows how contextual angles (e.g., decentralized business units) make outreach far more relevant and timely.

ADVICE

Prioritize Companies With Real-Time Triggers

Monitor real-time triggers like funding and hires to prioritize outreach when companies are primed to buy.
Use news-scanning APIs (Eric mentions API.FI) to automate detection of these triggers against your ICP.

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