His business paperwork went from a full day to a few minutes

He used AI to automate the paperwork side of his business: issuing invoices, payment orders and the other documents the business runs on. The work used to take a whole day. Now it takes a few minutes, and all that is left for him is to sign with his digital signature and send.

How it works

He starts the run
The AI produces the invoices, payment orders and documents
He checks them
Signs digitally and sends

Why it’s worth knowing

The approval step stayed human on purpose: the agent does the day of typing, the owner keeps the signature.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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