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This Week's Must-Watch: The $1,000/Hour Solo AI Business Playbook
I found a video this week that maps perfectly onto what I keep saying about the New Factory economy: AI is not just a tool, it is a new kind of business model. Greg Isenberg's Startup Ideas Podcast just dropped an episode with Corey Ganim, who lays out his entire playbook for a one-person AI consulting business. He sells a 999 dollar, 45 minute AI Tools Assessment to small business owners, guaranteed to find them at least five reclaimed hours a week. From there he runs a simple four phase system (discovery call, AI analysis in Claude, a dead-simple report, review call) that converts about half his clients into bigger implementation work, and eventually into a retainer he calls the AI Concierge, worth 1,200 to 2,000 dollars a month. He hit 8K in monthly recurring revenue in just ten days. Three things worth stealing: Diagnose before you prescribe -- the discovery call happens before any tool gets named. Simplicity sells -- his report is just an executive summary, quick wins, and a four-day quick-start plan. The real money is in the retainer, not the one-time sale. If you have been wondering what a future business built around AI actually looks like in practice, this is a great hour to spend. Watch it below.
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How to Actually Get Real Work Done with ChatGPT (Beginner-Friendly)
Hi everyone, I found a video this week that I think belongs in every entrepreneur's toolkit. It is a brand new ChatGPT walkthrough from Kevin Stratvert, one of the clearest teachers on the internet. What stood out is that it assumes ZERO technical background and still takes you all the way from the basics to the features that genuinely save hours every week. If AI has felt overwhelming, this is the gentle on-ramp. Here is what you will learn. First, how to stop using ChatGPT like a search box and instead write and refine your emails and documents through a real back-and-forth conversation. Second, how to upload your PDFs, Word docs, Excel files, and images so ChatGPT can summarize and analyze them and answer your questions in plain English. Imagine dropping in a messy contract or a pile of numbers and getting a clear answer in seconds. He also shows how to use Projects and Memory so ChatGPT remembers your preferences across conversations, and how to connect it to Zapier to automate the busywork. That is the start of building AI into how your business actually runs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poM2n8fBcag Give it a watch and try just ONE of these ideas in your business this week. What is the first task you would hand off to ChatGPT if you knew it would nail it? Drop your answer in the comments, I would love to hear it.
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This Week's Must-Watch AI Video: The AI Gold Rush in Local Home Services
If you've been wondering how to actually turn AI into a real business -- not someday, not in theory -- this video is going to blow your mind. Chris Koerner from The Koerner Office just dropped a 33-minute solo episode showing exactly how he built and sold a real AI service business for local home service companies. And here's the kicker: he does the whole thing without writing a single line of code. Here are 3 big takeaways: 1. You can build real business tools with AI + no-code in a single afternoon. Chris uses ChatGPT and Lovable to create an instant quote generator and a job profit tracker for garage door repair businesses -- tools local owners actually need and would pay for. 2. An AI voice agent can be your client's 24/7 receptionist. Using GoHighLevel, he sets up an AI voice agent that answers calls after hours, collects customer info, and makes sure no leads fall through the cracks. 3. Getting clients is the part most people skip -- and he shows you the whole process live. From scraping leads to cold texting to getting a real business owner interested ON CAMERA. This is the new factory in action. Watch it -- the AI gold rush is real.
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This Week's AI Video Pick: Stop Switching, Start Going Deep
I just watched a video that every entrepreneur needs to see right now. It's called "A No Nonsense Guide to Learning AI in 2026" from Futurepedia, and it came out yesterday. In just 22 minutes, it cuts through all the noise and gives you a real framework for using AI in your business. Here's what hit me hardest: the number one mistake entrepreneurs are making with AI is constantly jumping between tools. ChatGPT one day, Claude the next, Gemini after that, Perplexity on the weekend. Sound familiar? The video nails it — a beginner who learns one platform deeply will be way ahead of someone bouncing between five tools at a shallow level. The big idea is to pick one ecosystem and go all in. ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. Just pick one. Then use its full depth — the projects, the memory systems, the building tools. That's where the real power is. Three things from this video that will change how you use AI starting today: 1. The Context Interview. Instead of just asking AI a question, tell it to ask YOU questions to get the context it needs. Try this once and you'll never go back to shallow prompting again. 2. Persistent Knowledge. Set up a "Project" in your AI platform and upload everything about your business — your goals, your brand, your processes. Now every conversation starts with AI that already knows you. 3. Vibe Coding. Even if you are not technical at all, you can now describe a tool you want in plain language and watch AI build it for you. This is the new factory in action. Watch this one. It's 22 minutes well spent.
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I Tested 500+ AI Tools So You Don't Have To — Dan Martell's Ranked List for 2026
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of AI tools out there, this video is going to be a relief. Dan Martell runs an AI venture studio where he launches AI companies every single month. That means he literally has to know which AI tools are actually worth your time and which ones are a complete waste. He's personally tested 500+ of them so that you don't have to. He ranks every tool on one simple question: how much do you put in vs. how much do you get out — in terms of money, time, and energy? Three things that got my attention: 1. ChatGPT may not be your best bet. Dan compares it to MySpace — first to market, everyone loved it, but he thinks it's heading for a slow decline. There are better tools that most entrepreneurs are completely overlooking. 2. The S-tier (absolute best) tools are NOT the ones you're being sold on right now. He goes through 20+ tools including Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, NotebookLM, Lovable, Granola.ai, Gumloop, n8n, and more. Some real surprises in the rankings. 3. There's a tool called Frank (hellofrank.ai) — an AI financial co-pilot for your business. Ask it which service line is actually profitable. Ask it if you can afford to hire someone. Fast, accurate, visual answers. Every entrepreneur needs this. This isn't a list video full of fluff. Dan is building companies with these tools. When he rates something S-tier or says to run away, he's speaking from real experience building real businesses. Which AI tools are YOU using right now? Drop a comment — I'd love to know what's working in your business.
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Bill Bishop is an entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and innovation coach. He is the creator of New Factory Thinking.

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