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The 80/20 of AI Tools: What Actually Moves the Needle

Because not every tool is leverage, and not every feature is freedom.

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Justin Glover
June 19, 2025

Today’s Perspective Shift

From: “Should I add this tool?”
To: “Does this tool multiply my best thinking?”

Theme for the Quarter: Build Your Inner Stack
Theme for the Week: The AI You Actually Need

Quote of the Week:
“The best tools don’t replace you. They reveal you.”

— Dr. Nate Stirling

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✨ In Today’s Episode:

  • Why most founders are using 5 tools to do what 2 could do better

  • The 3-part 80/20 audit to spot clarity multipliers

  • What to cut, combine, or delegate to design flow

  • Make Money With AI: Sell your “tools-to-income” stack

  • AiScaleStack – the full-stack business system for clarity-led builders

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The 80/20 of AI Tools

What Actually Moves the Needle.

Because not every tool is leverage, and not every feature is freedom.

The right tool doesn’t just automate tasks, it amplifies your judgment.

🧠 ONE Smart Idea

Founders who scale cleanly don’t chase what’s new.
They build deeper with what compounds.

Most tech stacks are bloated not from bad tools,
but from tools solving the same problem in different ways.

You don’t need more productivity.
You need precision…the kind that frees your time and protects your tone.

That’s the 80/20 of AI:
20% of your tools produce 80% of your clarity, leverage, and momentum.

📖 Story Spark

I reviewed one client’s stack last quarter:

  • 19 tools

  • 3 task managers

  • 2 AI writers

  • 0 sense of flow

We asked a simple question:

“Which tools actually help you think better, not just move faster?”

The answer?

  • 2 stayed

  • 4 were delegated to SOPs

  • 7 got cut

  • 6 were fused into one central dashboard

The result:
Same revenue. Fewer tabs. Way more focus.

⚙️ Tactical Application: The 80/20 Stack Filter

Here’s how to find and prioritize the tools that are actually working.

Step 1: Pick Your Top 10 Most-Used Tools

Don’t overthink. Just write them down.

Examples: ChatGPT, Descript, Notion, Canva, Slack, Zapier, etc.

Step 2: Rate Each by Real Impact

For each tool, ask:

  • Cognitive ROI: Does this sharpen my thinking or just speed up busywork?

  • Clarity Score: Does this protect my brand voice and workflow flow?

  • Compounding Value: Do I use this more effectively each month?

Score High / Medium / Low for each. Total up the “High”s.

Highlight your top 2–3.

Step 3: Do the 3C Decision Pass

For all others, label:

  • Cut: No clarity, no return, no alignment

  • Combine: Two tools doing the same job? Merge workflows

  • Create SOP: Can this be trained into a process and delegated?

Now you’re not trimming. You’re refining.

💸 Make Money With AI

Strategy: Create and sell your “Tools-to-Income” playbook

Steps:

  1. Document how you use your 2–3 favorite tools to create offers, automate tasks, or produce content

  2. Turn it into a short PDF or Notion doc

  3. Add screenshots, workflows, or before/after examples

  4. Offer it as:

    • A low-ticket product

    • A lead magnet to sell your coaching/services

    • A bonus in your digital offer stack

📌 People want done-for-you clarity. You’re selling the filter, not just the tools.

🔦 Tool Spotlight: Tool ROI Tracker

Inside the AiScaleKit:

✅ Tool scorecard
✅ Decision map (cut / combine / SOP)
✅ Monthly clarity log

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🧭 Intelligent Elevation

The tools that matter are the ones that get sharper as you grow.

Don’t scale more tools.
Scale the tools that scale you.

That’s the 80/20 that builds clarity-based businesses.

💬 Closing Insight

“Don’t build faster. Build with less, and make it multiply.”

Start cutting.
Start combining.
Start compounding.

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— Justin Glover