Built a platform to automate my $5M biz w/AI đđź
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2% of households are using AI. Itâs still earlier than you think.
This is my thesis: no one uses AI. I repeat, absolutely no one. We live in a bubble.
Even among my friends who pay for it, when I ask them to open ChatGPT and show me their queries, itâs the same handful of basic things.
Most donât even know they can upload a photo and ask questions about it. Connecting Gmail so an agent can read and send emails blows their minds. An agent opening a browser and checking them into a flight? Theyâve never even heard of it.
The massive challenge right now is adoption, and then getting people who already signed up to actually use what theyâre paying for. Most have absolutely zero clue whatâs possible.
Imagine the compute shortage when everyone starts using AI like the top 1% of users do today.
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This is my thesis: no one uses AI. I repeat, absolutely no one. We live in a bubble.
Even among my friends who pay for it, when I ask them to open ChatGPT and show me their queries, itâs the same handful of basic things.
Most donât even know they can upload a photo and ask questions about it. Connecting Gmail so an agent can read and send emails blows their minds. An agent opening a browser and checking them into a flight? Theyâve never even heard of it.
The massive challenge right now is adoption, and then getting people who already signed up to actually use what theyâre paying for. Most have absolutely zero clue whatâs possible.
Imagine the compute shortage when everyone starts using AI like the top 1% of users do today.
98% of US households aren't paying for AI yet
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Having trash pick up be on a Friday is such a slam dunk of dopamine before the weekend. Why is trash day so satisfying?
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The only shortcut to life is to never miss a day. Because sometimes youâll get lucky, and youâll never miss a lucky day if you try every day.
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When your business does a lot of shipping, you find out quickly that clients will expect you to speak on behalf of USPS/Fedex/UPS delivery times.
Youâll be responsible for keeping those âtrainsâ on time too!
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Client ccâd us and all their suppliers in an RFP email.
Iâm watching everyoneâs quotes pour in for a 50-75k job.
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If you donât put someone in charge of the companyâs growth KPIs, you wonât grow.
If you donât take charge of the companyâs growth KPIâs, you wonât grow much.
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What if itâs not ai slop?
What if the models are being forced to purposely add a six finger as a tell?
Maybe itâs done to help us cope and make us feel in control for a moment longer while the morality of this new frontier is sorted out.
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2.5 years ago I began the effort to stretch our brand across the West Coast.
Today alone we printed and packaged for companies in San Diego, LA, SF, Portland, Seattle, and Vegas.
We shipped packages as far as Florida and NY today.
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What a glorious moment to own a business. You can take out all your costs and make all your products amazing. Just have to hope that your customers still have money and are not engaged in class revolution.
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Claudeâs browser extension is single handedly eliminating hours of BS from my life. Itâs phenomenal.
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Dad once told me no oneâs gonna look after your stuff the way you do. Hurts every time.
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Grab a coffee and walk through a park for 20 minutes on the weekend. Itâs a great thinking space. Then get back to work!
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