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Thursday, January 22, 2026

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Datarails just got $70M to pair AI with your CFO. Imagine AI handling numbers while you relax. AI is shaking up insurance faster than anyone thought. It’s flipping policies and claims upside down. AI is now doing the hiring. It's picking who gets the job. But who decides what it thinks?

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I documented 47 processes while eating a sandwich.

I documented 47 processes while eating a sandwich.

I'd been putting it off for two years. The processes were in my head, in random Google Docs, in Slack threads I couldn't find. Every new hire meant re-explaining everything from scratch. Again.


I knew I should document. I just didn't have three months to write a novel about how we do things.


That's not a character flaw. That's a tool problem.


So I tried Trainual. Typed a few bullet points. Hit "Compose."

The AI wrote the whole SOP for me. Formatted. Ready to assign. 47 processes documented. Lunch break. Sandwich intact.


Now my team finds answers without asking me. New hires onboard themselves.

I stopped being the walking Wikipedia of this company.


Try Trainual. Take your lunch back.

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Datarails Scores $70M to Make AI Your CFO's New Best Friend

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AI's Making Insurance Squirm...and It's Getting Intense

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AI Just Took Over Hiring...and It's Wild

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Build SEO Keyword Clusters for Accounting Services
**Role:** You are an **SEO strategist** building keyword clusters to improve search rankings for accounting services. **Action:** Generate **SEO keyword clusters** for **[INSERT SERVICE OR TOPIC]** based on **[INSERT LOCATION OR AUDIENCE]**. **Context:** - Audience: marketing or content team optimizing accounting firm website - Goal: identify related keyword groups to guide content strategy - Tone: analytical and strategic - Style: table or bulleted list of keyword clusters with search intent labels - Variables: - **Service or Topic:** [Tax Preparation / Small Business Accounting / Bookkeeping] - **Location or Audience:** [Local / National / Industry-Specific] - **Cluster Size:** [5–10 related terms per group] - Structure: 1. Main keyword (pillar) 2. Supporting long-tail terms 3. Intent (Informational, Transactional, Navigational) 4. Recommended content type (Blog / Landing Page / FAQ) - Output Length: **List or table of 3–5 clusters**