Optiv AI is a leading AI newsletter designed for founders and business owners who want to start, grow, and scale an online business in 2025 and 2026. By subscribing, you'll receive practical guidance on using AI tools to accelerate business growth and access actionable strategies to gain a first-mover advantage with AI solutions.
Why Optiv AI exists. AI is no longer a novelty — it is a competitive lever. But most business leaders either don’t know where to start or waste time on tools that produce no measurable impact. Optiv AI closes that gap. Each issue is written for operators who want clear, tactical, revenue-driving guidance: which AI agents, automations, and AI tools matter, how to implement them quickly, and how to measure return on investment.
Every week, you will receive a strategic newsletter post right in your inbox. The different post types are, first of all, AI Tool audits, in which I will personally give an honest hands-on review of different tools and platforms. The second post type is case studies, which are normally posted once a month and give a behind-the-scenes perspective into small to large business owners and creators' real results. The third post type is prompt and templates drops. This post type will give you direct access to plug-and-play prompts and optimize templates to help you track and grow your business. And finally, the last post type is a strategic weekly post. These are posted weekly and are designed to give the reader new insight about current AI News and trends.
Who writes Optiv AI? I’m Matheus (MatheusBuildsAI), founder of Striv AI and an active builder documenting the adoption of AI agents across small businesses and creator brands. I publish what I build, the mistakes I make, and the fixes that actually work. If you follow the newsletter, you’ll get practical evidence — not hype — from someone actively shipping AI solutions and learning in public.
A quick example (what a single issue might teach you) Last month, we deployed a lead-generation agent for a niche e-commerce store. Within two weeks, the agent automated first-touch outreach, qualified leads via chat, and scheduled discovery calls. Outcome: 18 qualified calls booked, a 7× reduction in manual outreach hours, and a measurable increase in pipeline velocity. In Optiv AI, I share the exact prompt sequences, integration map, and the small prompts that changed conversion rates.
Who should subscribe
• Founders who want scalable, repeatable systems rather than one-off hacks.
• Solopreneurs and small teams who need automation to scale their operations.
• Business owners seeking to start or scale their operations with AI.
• Marketers and ops leads who must prove ROI from new technology investments.
• AI Enthusiasts who are looking to learn more about AI and its role in businesses.
How to join & what to expect next: Optiv AI is free to join. As a subscriber, you receive a new weekly issue that provides actionable guides, templates, and toolkits specifically designed to help you implement AI solutions in your business. You'll also get early access to longer guides, workshops, and exclusive invitations to pilot programs from Striv AI. Optiv AI is designed to give subscribers ongoing, hands-on support to move from experimenting with AI to successfully implementing proven solutions.
Join Optiv AI to stay ahead of the curve — practical tools, tested playbooks, and real outcomes for businesses that want to win with AI.