Using AI to work faster feat. Derek Coburn
From Amplify AI - Integrating Intelligence, Preserving Humanity by Ronsley Seriojo Vaz
December 8, 2025 · 20 min · Episode 149
About this episode
In this episode, Ronsley Vaz discusses the impact of AI on productivity and value presentation with guest Derek Coburn, who shares insights from his new book.
Hey! This is Ep151 of Amplify Ai - Integrating Intelligence, Preserving Identity presented by Ronsley Vaz. Ever spent weeks trying to cross-reference your own work? Or felt completely stumped when someone asks "How can I help you?" — and you've got nothing useful to say?That was me. Until this conversation with Derek Coburn changed how I think about both. Derek just released his book "Let's Talk About Retiring Retirement" and shared this brilliant "Two Tonys" story that I've now turned into a framework for how we explain AI value. Plus, I'm showing you exactly how I used Gemini's massive context window to scan my entire book manuscript and 25+ podcast transcripts to find connections I never could have done manually.What you'll pick up from this episode: 🔹 The Two Tonys retirement story that shifts everything about how you present value 🔹 How to answer "How can I help you?" without sounding like a deer in headlights 🔹 Using long-context AI (Gemini) to scan entire books and find relationships 🔹 My Ship 15 system: ideate, record, edit and publish a video in 15 minutes 🔹 Why AI won't write your book — but will make you a better author 🔹…
People in this episode
Host: Ronsley Vaz
Guest: Derek Coburn
Topics covered
- AI in business
- productivity
- retirement planning
- value presentation
- long-context AI
- authoring with AI
Keywords
- AI productivity
- Derek Coburn
- retirement story
- long-context AI
- Gemini
- authoring
- value presentation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Let's Talk About Retiring Retirement
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