Using Claude without MCP is like It's like buying an iPhone and only using it to make calls. Why would you limit yourself like that? It takes 10 mins to spin up and you'll outperform 99.999% of human beings on the planet.

Instructions on how to set up MCP with Claude:

8 ways founders could use MCP + Claude: 1. have Claude pull live data from your Google Analytics and write weekly performance reports automatically. 2. connect it to your email and have it draft responses while you're in meetings - saves hours daily. 3. feed it access to your project files and databases so it can give you insights without you copy-pasting data. 4. let it browse competitor websites and social media to track what they're shipping in real-time. 5. connect it to your calendar and task management so it can actually help your prioritize my day based on what's coming up. 6. have it monitor your investment portfolio and give you updates when things move - no more checking 10 different apps. 7. connect it to your CRM so it can help me prep for sales calls using actual customer data, not generic advice. 8. let it access your financial dashboards and write investor updates using real numbers instead of manually pulling everything.