# How I turned Claude into a self-improving PM assistant | Daniel Blum (PM, Melio)

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Author: Claire Vo

Published: 2026-08-31T12:04:18Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Lenny's Newsletter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/lenny-s-newsletter.md>)

Topics: [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [Notion](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/notion.md>), [Slack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/slack.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/email.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [AI Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-infrastructure.md>), [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>)

Tags: [agent-orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-orchestration.md>), [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [notion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/notion.md>), [slack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/slack.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>)

## AI overview

A podcast episode in which Daniel Blum explains how he uses Claude and Cowork to manage Notion, Slack, and email workflows, automate weekly preparation, learn internal terminology, and identify improvements to his system. He also discusses scaling the setup to Melio's PM team and the remaining limitations.

## Source excerpt

Listen now | 🎙 PM Daniel Blum walks through the exact Cowork and Claude setup that manages his Notion, tracks his tasks across Slack and email, and self-improves every week without him lifting a finger