Granola
Bot-free AI meeting notes — clean capture for follow-up automation you bill monthly
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What Granola is
Granola is an AI notepad that captures meeting audio from your device — no bot joins the call — and blends AI transcription with the notes you type into a polished summary. The free Basic plan covers AI meeting notes with limited history; Business at $14/user/mo unlocks unlimited history, advanced AI models, API access, and integrations with Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, and Zapier. Best fit for client-facing teams where a visible recording bot would kill the vibe.
Key features
- Captures audio directly from your device — no recording bot appears in the meeting
- Merges your typed notes with AI transcription into a structured summary
- Custom note templates and AI chat across your meeting history
- Business plan integrations: Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, Zapier
- API access and MCP integration on Business
- Enterprise tier adds SSO, admin controls, and org-wide retention policies
💰 Sell it as a service
The offer
Sell a follow-up automation system to consultancies and agencies whose clients hate meeting bots: Granola captures the call invisibly, you wire the notes into the CRM and auto-draft follow-up emails.
What to charge
$1,000 setup + $250/mo per team. Granola Business costs the client $14/user/mo — bill it through at cost and keep the retainer for the automation layer you own.
How it gets delivered
Build note templates per meeting type, connect the Business-plan integrations (HubSpot or Attio for CRM, Zapier for the email drafts), and QA the first 2 weeks of output. Maintenance runs under an hour a week.
This is one offer. AI Operator Academy is where operators build the full stack — packaging, pricing, fulfillment, and a peer group selling the same services. $999/yr.
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