I just realized something about Cyber Monday: Most developers waste it on gadgets. But the smart move? Invest in the 4 pillars that actually grow your career as a developer. A few years ago, I was stuck at a government desk job where I couldn't get hired anywhere else no matter how many applications I sent. I was grinding LeetCode daily, launching startups on the side, and making less than minimum wage when I averaged it all out. Then AI dropped at the end of 2022, and I realized: this is the biggest wave of my lifetime. But my current approach wasn't working. So I did something different. I assessed myself across 4 pillars: Beliefs × Skills × Awareness × Monetization = Your Developer Impact My score: - Beliefs: 10/10 (I believed I could do it) - Skills: 6/10 (I could build, but had gaps) - Awareness: 1/10 (nobody knew who I was) - Monetization: 3/10 (only knew a few ways to make money) My score: 10 × 6 × 1 × 3 = 180 Here's what changed everything: Going from Skills 6→8 would take me from 180→240 (nice, but not life-changing) Going from Awareness 1→2 would take me from 180→360 (game-changer) So instead of buying gadgets this Cyber Monday, I invested in courses and books for ALL FOUR pillars. Result? More than doubled my income and went from zero opportunities to way more than I can keep up with. You can watch the full framework breakdown below! Here's what you'll learn: ✅ My Developer Impact Score assessment (do this yourself to find your bottleneck) ✅ Why awareness was my biggest bottleneck (probably yours too) ✅ The exact courses, books, and programs I bought for each pillar (NOT sponsored—these genuinely changed my life) ✅ How to maximize your chance of succeeding during the AI revolution ✅ The mindset shift from "take" to "give" that opened up all my opportunities Plus, I'm giving you my complete shopping list organized by the 4 pillars: PILLAR 1 - BELIEFS 📖 Millionaire Fastlane → https://a.co/d/cmJdbTZ

Hey guys! I just got to sit down with Smitha Kullan and Vlad Kolesnikov from Google on their Agent Factory podcast—and the timing couldn't have been better. Google released Gemini 3 Pro literally hours before we recorded. So we got to dive deep into building production-ready AI agents, I did a live demo of my market research AI employee workflow, and we nerded out about everything from Gemini CLI to building entire AI workforces. If you've been wondering how to actually build AI agents that do real work for you, this episode is packed with actionable strategies. You can watch the full episode below and make sure to subscribe to their channel! Here's what we covered: ✅ Live demo: How I use Gemini CLI to build market research AI employees that search across entire markets in parallel ✅ My "AI-first" philosophy—how I've built AI employees to handle everything from customer research to email ghostwriting ✅ The SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) framework for creating AI employees that follow instructions at scale ✅ How I never write code anymore—I just review it while AI does the heavy lifting ✅ Real examples from my EMS startup showing AI doing market research across multiple cities simultaneously ✅ Why Gemini 3 Pro is crushing it for high-level reasoning and agentic operations Plus, Vlad showed off an insane AI video creation agent using Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK) that generates educational videos with a talking capybara. You have to see it to believe it. Whether you're just getting started with AI agents or you're looking to automate more of your business operations, this conversation is exactly what you need right now. P.S. Black Friday is here—and for the first time ever, Shipkit is offering our biggest discount of the year. If you want to start building production-ready AI applications with pre-built templates, Claude Code mastery modules, and everything you need to ship AI Chat, RAG, ADK agents, and more—now's the time. Skip the boilerplate, learn the workflows, and start shipping real AI applications in days instead of months.

Guys! I'm so excited! 15 more hours till shipkit.ai officially goes live! I'm doing a final round of tests just to make sure that every template works perfect for you! So far, everything is going smooth as butter! If you're thinking about building your own AI application for your own start or to start AI freelancing, shipkit is perfect for you. You are going to be blown away with how easy it is to setup, build, and deploy your own AI application. Over 150 developers have signed up for the prelaunch to jump start their AI Development journey! We'd love to have you as a part of the shipkit fam! Make sure you don't miss out on the $100 prelaunch discount that goes away as soon as shipkit launches here in 15 hours! You can grab shipkit here: 👉 https://shipkit.ai

🔥 Shoutout @Brandon Hancock for 👉🏿Ship Kit! I’m really impressed by the amount of value it provides. The templates alone could easily be worth the full price💯. At the pre-sell rate, it’s an incredible deal and a complete no-brainer. I’m excited for the full course release on September 20th. If you’re considering it, do yourself a favor and jump in now.

Building real-world AI apps fast is one of the most valuable skills an AI developer can have. Yesterday, I released a new video that's already getting amazing feedback, so make sure you don't miss out! In this video, I'm breaking down the exact 3-step workflow I use to build and ship AI apps 100x faster. Here's what you'll learn: ✅ How to turn a rough idea into a clear, actionable development plan. ✅ My method for rapidly creating interactive mockups to iterate quickly. ✅ Essential development tips to accelerate building your AI apps. As a bonus, you'll see how this workflow applies directly whether you're freelancing or working on your own AI side projects. Also, the creator of Presentify (the tool I used to draw on my screen) hooked me up with a few promo codes, so if you want this app for free, here are some free codes (first come, first served): KEWJWARNHT66 NME3XFXKLEPY HM9HM9EJJ6T7 7YAXALKT7P39 RXWHNTJHKW4L This video is loaded with practical tips designed to save you hundreds of hours. If you're serious about building and shipping real AI projects, you can't miss this one.https://youtu.be/OEJK-J0d1XQ Cheers, Brandon Hancock 🧑‍💻