Every Level of Claude to Get Ahead of 99% of Businesses

All my free Claude & AI templates → https://go.elevaiteworks.com/yt-lf05-... Get help building your business's AI OS in 14 days → https://go.elevaiteworks.com/yt-lf05-... Most businesses use Claude right out of the box: ask a question, get the same generic answer everyone else gets, and stay average. The ones getting ahead climb 7 levels, from basic chat to an AI operating system that knows their business, plugs into their apps, runs their work on a schedule, and gets smarter every session. In this video I walk through all 7 levels in order, showing how I run each one in my own business. Then I show every level firing on one real task, run entirely from my phone on a morning walk. No coding, and the templates for your AI brain and the Daily Brief skill are free so you can follow along. What's covered: The 3 modes of Claude (Chat, Code, Cowork) and why Cowork is all most of us need Your AI brain: instructions, memory, and a knowledge base you build once and own forever Connectors: native ones for your common apps, MCP for everything else Files vs databases: which one to use so Claude never works off stale data Skills: teach Claude a workflow once, then trigger it with a single command Plugins: share your setup with your team, batteries included Scheduled tasks: my Daily Brief runs at 6am, before I'm even up The self-improving loop that logs your decisions and keeps the whole system current All 7 levels running one real task from my phone Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Level 1: The 3 modes of Claude 2:15 - Level 2: Your AI brain 6:43 - Level 3: Connectors + MCP 8:21 - Files vs databases 9:52 - Level 4: Skills (my Daily Brief) 12:08 - Level 5: Plugins 13:34 - Level 6: Scheduled tasks 15:23 - Level 7: The self-improving loop 17:57 - All 7 levels, one task, from my phone 20:23 - Recap Tools I Use: Capture any workflow automatically with AI → https://edessa.ai AI time tracker → https://rize.io/?via=thaddeus All-in-one screen recorder & video editor → https://refer.tella.com/thaddeus-demeke Subscribe for a new AI workflow breakdown every week. Previous video: How to Use Claude Cowork Better Than 99% of Business Owners →    • How to Use Claude Cowork Better Than 99% o...