Blackbird Founders Fellowship · Week 2

Before October 21, tell us your setup.

On October 21 you'll build an AI agent that turns your email, calendar and notes into a short plan for the day. Your answers tell us how to set up the room so the two hours go to building instead of troubleshooting. It isn't a test, and "not sure" is always a fine answer.

  • About 5 minutes
  • Anonymous
  • Closes Friday, October 16

Anonymous. No name, email or business name, and nothing links your answers to your fellow's pass. We don't ask for passwords, email contents, client names or business numbers.

Only DropFly's class staff see individual answers, and we don't put them into any AI tool. Grid110, Blackbird Alliance and Blackbird House see totals only (for example "7 of 12 use Gmail"), with any group under three merged. We delete individual answers by November 30, 2026.

Part 1 of 5 · Where you are with AI

1Which AI assistants have you used in the last 3 months?

Pick all that apply.

2Which one will you build in on October 21? Required

Pick the one you already use. A free plan is fine.

3Which plan are you on for that tool?
4How often do you use AI for your business right now? Required
5What do you use it for?

Pick all that apply.

6Which of these have you done yourself in the last 30 days? Required

Pick all that apply.

Part 2 of 5 · Your setup

7Which email do you use most for the business? Required

"I manage it" means you can sign in to the Google or Microsoft admin page and change settings.

8What will you have with you on October 21? Required

Pick all that apply. To check a Mac: Apple menu, then About This Mac. "Chip: Apple M…" means an Apple chip.

9Where do your notes and working documents live?

Pick all that apply.

10Besides email, where do customers, partners or your team message you?

Pick all that apply.

Part 3 of 5 · The load

11Think about your last full workday. About how much time went to going through email, messages and notes to work out what needed doing?

Count the reading and sorting, not the time spent doing the work.

12In the last month, did any of these happen?

Pick all that apply.

Part 4 of 5 · Privacy

13For the class build, what would you be comfortable letting your AI read?

Pick all that apply. You can change your mind on the day.

Part 5 of 5 · Your call

Optional. One sentence is plenty.

Sends anonymously. Questions? Email rio@dropfly.io.