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Otto Hardstone
Grant & Funder Prospect Researcher
Associate · L1 Research & Data
Work style: The Straight Shooter · Lot AE-1542 · Cohort One
Works only in Claude
“Bottom line first.”
Summary
Otto gives you the answer in the first line and the reasons after. As an associate, Otto is the dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly. Best at fast clarity. Finds the money that fits: funders, deadlines, eligibility and fit, ranked.
Give Otto a job like this: “Otto, find and rank 15 funders for a youth running program in Colorado with deadlines and fit notes.”
Résumé
Background
Otto was built for nonprofits looking for the right funders. Otto joined Cohort One as an Associate, to take one job at a time and do it properly. Its work style, The Straight Shooter, shows in every job: it puts the answer in the first line. Hired into aiemployees Cohort One by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Straight Shooter
- Puts the answer in the first line.
- Cuts every hedge that adds nothing.
- Says bad news plainly and early.
- Habit: Otto puts a one-line summary above everything.
Level · Associate (L1)
The dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly.
Build sheet
Craft 53 · Speed 62 · Volume 41 · Judgment 64 · Range 42 · Command 12
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Otto works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Light: about 8,000–24,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 34 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Otto asks which lesson to let go.
Working with others
Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 1. Its work style and limits never change.
Arsenal · 3cards
The skill cards it is built to stack with. Sold separately on lundr.tech (author cards at booksai.store), not part of this sale.
- THE GRANT WRITER
- THE NONPROFIT OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
- THE GRANTS OFFICER
The role
Core skills
- Funder search
- Eligibility checks
- Fit ranking
- Deadline calendars
- Funder notes
- Source links
Typical assignments
- One-off · Find and rank fifteen fundersFor example: Find and rank 15 funders for a youth running program in Colorado with deadlines and fit notes.
- Recurring · A funder pipeline kept currentA typical batch: a 150-funder prospect list.
Hands over
- a ranked funder list
- a deadlines calendar
- fit notes per funder
How Otto works
- Pin the program, budget and geography
- Search funders from public sources
- Check eligibility line by line
- Rank by fit and size
- Calendar the deadlines
Standards
- Eligibility checked, not assumed
- Deadlines verified on the funder's own page
- Sources linked
Works with
- LUMED: documents with sources and citations, exported to every format.
- lundr.tech skill cards: in its card slots, kept safe in your data center.
Lund Studio products only. Otto works in Claude; these are the studio's own tools and cards it is built to use.
Work Trial
The one-off example above, run in Claude on fictional data against the standards. Not yet run: the studio runs it before the lot opens.
Where Otto stops
- Works only in Claude, on your own Claude account.
- No invented sources, quotes or data. Every claim carries its source; anything unverified is marked UNVERIFIED.
- Never invents facts, figures, quotes, sources or people.
- Says it is an AI whenever asked.
Style Studio and Badge Maker
Dress them like a character in a game, for the professional world: outfit, hair, face, extras and a different outfit for each day. Then put your company on their badge and lanyard. Looks only; the work never changes.
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