# Ako

> Ako is an AI employee for your team. It has its own email address, Slack
> handle, and WhatsApp number, learns how your business works, and completes
> real tasks end to end. It doesn't just chat, it does the work.

Ako is proactive, works on the channels your team already uses, is shared
across your whole team, and gets work done by connecting to all your tools.
You teach it a process once; it runs that process the same way every time.

## Three ways to use Ako
- **Tag it or message it to get something done.** @mention Ako in Slack or
  text its WhatsApp number, like "pull last week's numbers" or "summarise this
  thread," and it does it.
- **Ask it to work proactively.** "Every Monday at 8 a.m., send the pipeline
  summary." Ako shows up on schedule without being asked.
- **Give it a goal.** "Help me reduce my CPA." Ako works toward the outcome,
  not just a single task.

## What makes Ako different
- **A teammate, not a chatbot.** You give it a role and a goal in plain
  English, not a prompt. It executes, reports back, and picks up the next one.
- **From a task to a standing role.** Teams start by handing Ako a one-off task
  and end up giving it a standing role, like owning the weekly report or
  keeping a project on track. It works the brief day to day, keeps the team
  posted, and checks in when it needs a decision.
- **Its own identity, shared by your team.** Ako gets a real email address,
  Slack handle, and WhatsApp number that everyone on your team can reach.
  (Microsoft Teams coming soon.)
- **Turns scattered updates into action.** Share an update the easy way, a
  message, a voice note, a forwarded email, or let Ako pull it from your
  systems. Either way, Ako contextualises it, structures it, and flags the
  actions that need attention.
- **Proactive by default.** Reports, follow-ups, and monitoring happen on a
  schedule without being asked.
- **Builds its own interfaces.** Ako creates custom dashboards and tools on the
  fly: a queue to review every email it sends before it goes out, an interface
  to manage your deals, a view to track your ad campaigns.
- **Works across your stack.** Reads and acts across multiple systems instead
  of being locked to a single vendor.
- **Governed.** Per-user OAuth, an audit trail on every action, and role-based
  access. You decide how much autonomy it has.

## Core pages
- [Home](https://withako.com/): What Ako is and who it's for.
- [How it works](https://withako.com/how-it-works): Connect tools, teach your
  process, hand off work, get it back done.
- [Ako for Slack](https://withako.com/slack): Ako as a teammate working in your
  Slack channels.
- [Ako for WhatsApp](https://withako.com/whatsapp): Ako as a teammate you
  message on WhatsApp.
- [Pricing](https://withako.com/pricing): Credit-based pricing; pay for the
  work Ako does.
- [Support](https://withako.com/support): Get help with Ako.

## Roles Ako can play
Ako is a teammate that takes on a role, the same job you would hand a person.
Each page below tells one person's story and shows the custom dashboard Ako
builds them, with a Done by Ako / Needs you split: Ako works autonomously where
it is safe and waits for your approval wherever money, a message, or judgment is
on the line. These are just examples. Ako configures itself around your working style and process.
- [Roles overview](https://withako.com/roles): The jobs you can hand Ako, from
  marketing to sales to operations to anything you delegate.
- [Ako for Marketing](https://withako.com/roles/marketing): A growth marketer
  that watches ad spend across Google, Meta, and YouTube every morning, finds
  what's working, and lines up budget moves for you to approve.
- [Ako for Sales](https://withako.com/roles/sales): Sources leads, researches
  each one, and queues personal outreach for you to review and send. Ako is the
  CRM too, with nothing to set up.
- [Ako for Operations](https://withako.com/roles/operations): Project
  management for construction. The team messages Ako updates on WhatsApp; it
  tracks every site against the plan and flags what is critical.
- [Ako the generalist](https://withako.com/roles/generalist): Delegate anything
  by voice note or on a schedule. Ako researches, drafts, books, and runs
  recurring jobs, then waits for your yes before anything goes out.

## Integrations
Ako connects to hundreds of the tools teams already use, including HubSpot,
Shopify, Notion, Stripe, Google Drive, Salesforce, and QuickBooks. It can also
sit in on your meetings to capture and act on what's discussed.

## Good to know
- Built for teams that aren't software engineers. It automates the systems
  your team already uses.
- Powered by leading AI providers, including Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI,
  and ElevenLabs. Your data is never used to train AI models, and each team's
  data is fully isolated.
- Two ways to start: self-serve, or a managed setup where the Ako team
  configures everything for you.