Day One · David Merkes

First ten minutes

Open the lid

Power it on, join your wifi. That is the only "computer stuff" in this entire guide.

Open your link

In the browser, go to www.merkes.ai. The button there opens your private desk. It already knows it's yours; nothing to install, nothing to log into.

Say hello, out loud or typed

Tell it one true thing about your week: a meeting coming up, a name on your watchlist. It takes it from there and hands you finished work.

What to ask for in week one

The meeting brief. Hand it your next big meeting and let it prep you while you get coffee. "Build me a one-pager for my meeting tomorrow: who they are, the history, the three things that matter, and the one ask."
The morning read. Your names, what moved, why, in six tight paragraphs before the open. Research only, never a trade. "Every morning at six, give me a digest on my watchlist and anything that moved it overnight."
The follow-up. After a call, it writes the recap and the next-step note in your voice, and holds it for your yes. "Draft the follow-up from that call. Don't send it, just show me."
The deep dive. A company, a sector, a person you're about to walk in on. It reads everything public and gives you the shape of it. "Tell me what I need to know about this account before Thursday."

Two things it will never do

Never sends without your yesAn email, a text, a post, anything in your name waits for your explicit go on the exact words. It drafts; you decide. Always.

Never touches moneyIt reads the market and talks shop, but it holds no account, no password, and never places a trade or moves a dollar. Money-blind by design.

Where this goes

This week it's a desk you talk to. A month in, it reads like it has sat beside you for years: it knows your accounts, your watchlist, your voice, your rhythm.

The machine in front of you is a starting line, not the finish. When you're ready, your real home is your own setup under your own roof, fully yours, nothing rented. We make that step easy and walk you through it when the time comes. No rush, no pressure.

You already know this trade. The leverage goes to whoever moves early. You're early. That's the whole point.

when you're stuck

One person has your back on this, the same way you've had everyone else's. Just call. Anytime.

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