FEB 14, 2026Growth

Automate or Die: The $0 Employee

The Trap of "Delegation"

Everyone tells you to hire a Virtual Assistant. They are wrong. Humans sleep. Humans make typos. Humans need management.

APIs do not sleep.

The Workflow

I used to pay $500/month for someone to scrape leads and put them into a spreadsheet. Now, I use a simple Make.com scenario:

  • Trigger: New Typeform submission.
  • Action: Enrich data via Clearbit API.
  • Action: Add to Notion Database.
  • Action: Send personalized Gmail.

Cost Comparison

Human: $500/mo + Management Headache.
Bot: $9/mo + Zero complaints.

This isn't about being lazy. It's about leverage.