Case Study: A Park Ranger Built a GPT That Writes Federal SOWs (In an Hour)
Proof of Work — Episode 097
Why Most AI Spending Never Reaches the P&L
Jimmy Bijlani, AI Momentum Partners
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A facilities manager at the National Park Service—not a developer—built a custom GPT to draft Statements of Work. In under an hour, multi-day paperwork became a before-lunch task. The pattern is portable:
Constrain the instructions
Feed clean examples + fields
Standardize outputs for review
When non-technical owners build and maintain the tool, adoption spreads laterally (and sticks).
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Jeremy Utley
Adjunct Professor, Author, Podcaster
Stanford University, Ideaflow, Beyond the Prompt: How to Use AI in Your Company
Leading expert on creativity and innovation at Stanford and a self-described "front row student" in the AI classroom. Has taught 1M+ students of innovation over the last 15 years.
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