Best AI email assistant for someone drowning in Gmail?
I run a small business, it's never been busier but I am overwhelmed by my inbox. I literally can't keep up and I feel like I'm drowning.
We aren't earning enough to hire more staff, so I'm leaning towards an AI email assistant.
My biggest problems:
• Volume of emails
• Repeat emails from clients (sometimes multiple a day)
• 30 projects on the go at any given time, so 30+ clients, plus freelancers, so I can deal with 60+ different people a day.
I don't need help with:
• calenders
• meetings
• sharing with a team (I'm essentially a solo project manager)
• I don't really want AI to write my emails for me. It's one of the few things I enjoy about my job.
I want something that can tell me:
• "What does this person actually want?"
• "Summarise the last 18 emails in this thread."
• "What's changed since I last looked?"
• "What decisions are waiting on me?"
• "Who needs a reply today?"
I use Notion for project management, project tracking, updating the team (I love Notion). I use Gmail, chat GPT and Claude, but I prefer to write majority of my own emails.
I'm leaning towards Shortwave? But I'm open to ALL suggestions.