Is Generative AI like ChatGPT live up to its hype? - I want to know if business owners are really using ChatGPT or any other Generative AI to boost their productivity and results in increase in profitability or it is just all hype and too good to be true?

All ... See More I see in social media is people promoting ChatGPT as a productivity tool but most of them are just selling something such as courses on ChatGPT and attached affiliate marketing -- nothing bad about here but I want to know real people using these technologies to improve their business in e-commerce, SAAS, online consulting, etc.

What Are You Reading? - I just started reading Company of One by Paul Jarvis.

What might some of you be reading to feel motivated/inspired?

Or

What would you suggest a budding entrepreneur read?

Could be books, articles, anything really.

Masterminds - I have heard a lot about this in my business career. The idea to get a group of a lot of successful people to share knowledge and ideas. I know there are routes to purchase access to "established" masterminds online, but the pricing on most seem to leave ... See More little room for error on whether or not it's a scam.

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However, I know that outside of obvious knowledge share, these types of groups can provide perspective, trends, and potential opportunities. I'd be open to starting my own, if anyone cares to DM. I run an online B2B business that I have brought a long way, but I know I have a lot more to go. I know there is an infinite amount I could learn and hopefully something substantial I could share.

Advice for opening a property services/landscaping company? - Basically the title. My brother and I have been kicking this idea around for a couple months as we both hate our current jobs and want to work together on something physical. He’s done landscaping and sales in the past, and I’ve ... See More worked in marketing for almost a decade, so I think we can get the grassroots started, just wondered if there was any potential pitfalls we should avoid, or specific areas of outdoor work you’ve found to be lucrative and/or rewarding.

Need advice. Grinding at work but not with my new side hustle company. - So I work my day job as a software engineer at a decent sized company. I’d say I’m one of the top performers. I also am starting my own company which is in the very early ... See More phases (no customers yet).

At work, I can get a lot done and I feel like I progress a lot. That feeling of accomplishment. However, with my company, idk what it is but I feel like I’m not budging.

Since I have no customers yet, there is no positive feedback loop the way I have one at work that makes me grind. And idk how to describe it but I want this company to work and I have put a lot of time into it, it just feels like I’m missing something.

I think that once I get those first customers it will be addicting and I’ll be all in. But I’m just not there yet to know if that’s true.

Anybody ever feel this way? Any advice?

From Which platform should I collect valid emails for cold emailing? - I am planning to send 50 emails per day for one month. For this email campaign, I need a valid email address of entrepreneurs. Can you suggest any plateform where I can find valid email ? Well, I ... See More can collect manually too.

From Doubt to Inspiration - It's been a challenging six months for me. Despite my efforts, my website hasn't gained much traction, my motivation has been dwindling, and I'm losing my sources of income one by one. I've spent the past 182 days trying to secure backlinks to kickstart my ... See More weekly email subscription, but as someone with no expertise in SEO, it has been an uphill battle.



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