A few years ago, I had an epiphany as an educator: The product of education isn’t courses or programs. It’s the students… and their impact in our communities. That’s why everyone is asking the wrong question about AI in schools. It’s not whether AI will make students lazy. It’s about how students use it. Some students will use AI to do less thinking. Others will push thinking to a whole new level. If we ban it, we don’t prevent cheating. We delay student’s real-world readiness. In my opinion, the solution is to teach AI as a universal skill, in order to increase human-to-human interaction in learning. Watch Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIxR1ulkTvU Event: Hawaii Tech Week Speaker: Alexi Drouin

Hey everyone, If you haven’t been active in the group lately, I wanted to share an important update. Last week, I was formally asked by Skool to remove all references to Alex Hormozi and Acquisition.com IP from our group. This included the group name, descriptions, About Page, cover images, and most significantly, the Classroom. I complied fully and promptly with the request. While the community itself remains live and intact (posts, discussions, comments, and group history are all preserved), the Classroom has been removed. From the beginning, the mission of this group was to support Acquisition.com’s goal of making real business education available to everyone. I believe the group’s educational content strategy operated within the bounds of fair use and good faith, with clear disclaimers and transparency. But if this is the explicit direction from Acquisition.com and Alex Hormozi, I respect it. It is their platform, their brand, and their decision. To be clear: I am still a big “Hormozi” fan. That has not changed. I have supported their content, promoted the $100M Offers, Leads, and Money Models books, bought the $100M Playbooks bundle, gave hundreds of free books to our community, and even visited their HQ in Vegas in 2024. I also sent several emails to ACQ about this Skool group, but I never heard back. That silence, combined with changes in how Skool prioritizes paid and private groups over free and public ones, made it clear that the writing was on the wall. This request was simply the final confirmation. Here is the truth. This community has been one of the most meaningful projects of my career. I cracked Skool’s growth engine early and we passed 10,000 members by curating and delivering real value, especially through the Classroom. It was never just a fan group. With the support of so many of you, I built this group solo, for free, using everything I have learned over the past two decades building online education systems. And along the way, I grew too. I went from founder and entrepreneur to investor and mentor.

- Where are you from? - What’s your business? - What’s your next goal? - What do you want to learn? Let’s start a great discussion! Thank you. 🙏

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Podcasting Is Not Saturated — It's Just Getting Started ​ If you think podcasting is overcrowded, think again. ​ Yes, there are millions of podcasts—but very few stay the course. ​ Let’s look at the numbers: ​ Growth is strong ​ Over 4.5 million podcasts exist as of mid‑2025. ​ But most aren't active: only ~3–4 million are still running. ​ Nearly 487,000 new shows launched in the last 3 months alone. ​ But most creators quit early ​ 47% of podcasts never make it past episode 3. ​ 90% fail to reach episode 20. ​ Only ~155,000 podcasts (≈4%) are consistently active with 10+ episodes and recent publishing. ​ That means your real competition isn’t the millions of podcasts—it’s the small group who stay consistent. ​ The audience is growing fast ​ In 2025, there are 584 million podcast listeners globally—up from 547 million last year. ​ In the U.S., 55% of adults (158M+) listen monthly. ​ That’s ~7% of the world’s 8.2 billion people—an audience that’s still expanding. ​ Monetization is scaling ​ Podcast ad revenue hit $4.46 billion globally in 2025. ​ The U.S. alone makes up $2.55 billion of that. ​ The takeaway ​ The podcasting space isn’t oversaturated—it’s under-persisted. ​ If you create consistently, you’re already in the top tier. ​ Stick with it, deliver value, and the upside is massive.