How I Built an AI Personal Assistant for Outside Sales with Claude, Node.js, and Telegram

The Problem: Too Many Tabs, Not Enough Time If you've ever worked in outside sales, you know the drill. You're sitting in your truck between appointments, trying to check your calendar, fire off a follow-up email, log a note in the CRM, and figure out which prospect is closest to your current location. That's four apps minimum, and none of them talk to each other. I spent years bouncing between Google Calendar, Gmail, a spreadsheet-based pipeline tracker, Google Maps, and a notes app.