I built a custom Slack inbox. It was easier than you’d think. | Yash Tekriwal (Clay)
From How I AI by Claire Vo
April 8, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
Yash Tekriwal discusses building a custom Slack inbox and optimizing productivity using AI tools.
Yash Tekriwal is the head of education at Clay. A self-described hyper-optimizer, Yash has built multiple custom productivity applications using Perplexity Computer and OpenClaw to manage his overwhelming daily workflow—including a Slack digest system that categorizes over 150 daily notifications into actionable priorities, and a consolidated news/email/Slack dashboard that serves as his personal command center. What you’ll learn: How Yash built a custom Slack digest that categorizes 150+ daily notifications into action-required, need-to-read, and FYI buckets Why Perplexity Computer beats Claude Code and Codex for building personal productivity apps His “anti-to-do list” framework: spending an hour daily automating tasks you never want to do again How to use AI for deterministic tasks (APIs, structured data) vs. subjective tasks (categorization, summarization) Why the SaaS apocalypse narrative is wrong—and why we’re about to see an explosion of micro-software How his team uses Perplexity Computer to prototype design systems and communicate with cross-functional partners — Brought to you by: Guru —The AI layer of truth ThoughtSpot —Build AI-powered analytics into your product — In…
People in this episode
Host: Claire Vo
Guest: Yash Tekriwal
Topics covered
- productivity
- AI applications
- Slack integration
- automation
- micro-software
Keywords
- Slack digest
- productivity apps
- automation
- AI
- Perplexity Computer
Sponsors
Guru, ThoughtSpot
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Clay
Products: Perplexity Computer, OpenClaw
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