Growing your business revenue and profit can be tackled with seven systemised steps. My latest article summarises content from my new book, The Financial Times Guide to Starting a Business… https://entrepreneursmentor.co.uk/2026/04/23/how-to-systematically-maximise-profit-in-your-business/ Which of the 7 steps do you find gives you most leverage in growing your revenue and profits?

As a software engineer working closely with AI systems, I’ve noticed something important: Most of today’s AI is still "reactive". It waits for input. It answers questions. It follows prompts. But that’s not where things are heading. The next phase of AI is "autonomous learning systems" — models that don’t just respond, but continuously evolve. Imagine systems that: - learn from every interaction without being retrained manually - adapt their behavior based on outcomes, not just instructions - identify problems before users even notice them - execute full workflows end-to-end without human guidance We’re moving from: “AI as a tool” → to → “AI as an independent operator.” In this future, AI won’t just assist businesses — it will "run" large parts of them. Customer support? Fully handled. Product optimization? Continuous and self-improving. Decision-making? Data-driven and autonomous. Human involvement doesn’t disappear — but it shifts: from "doing the work" → to "defining direction and constraints." This raises real questions: - How much autonomy should we allow? - Where do we draw boundaries? - What happens when systems outperform human decision-making consistently? We’re not fully there yet. But from what I’m seeing on the engineering side, we’re closer than most people think. Curious how others here see it Are we ready for truly self-operating AI systems?

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Even the best LLMs need downtime. If Grok, Claude, or your own fine-tuned model starts hallucinating on Monday... it's probably because you didn't let it (and yourself) rest over the weekend. So here's the plan: - Log off the main repo of life. - Let the async tasks run in the background (sleep, food, fun). - Come back Monday with fresh prompts and clearer code. Skool fam, what's one thing you're doing this weekend that has ZERO to do with building, coding, or optimizing? Drop it below, I'm collecting ideas for my own non-AI-powered relaxation protocol. Wishing you a bug-free, drama-free, deploy-free weekend full of joy. See you recharged on the other side! Dear community members, I hope you enjoy this weekend while reading this post.

Just a few years ago, blockchain technology sparked tremendous excitement. Many people believed that cryptocurrencies, NFTs, smart contracts, and decentralized finance would completely transform the internet. Related conferences were held with great success, investments were active, and the future looked very bright. However, the current situation is different. Blockchain is now showing a distinct downtrend. Growth has slowed significantly, and many projects are struggling or have lost momentum. Its utility in daily life remains limited, and the initial craze has cooled. While blockchain still provides value in fields such as secure record keeping and digital asset management, its rapid growth appears to have stalled for now. On the other hand, AI is developing at a very rapid pace. New improvements are being announced almost every month. AI systems can now write code, create artwork, answer difficult questions, understand images and videos, and help solve real-world problems across various industries. This technology is becoming smarter, cheaper, and more powerful very quickly. The pace of development is exponential; it feels more like exponential growth than steady growth. From a third-party perspective, the difference is stark. While blockchain introduced important concepts of decentralization and trust, its momentum has somewhat weakened. On the other hand, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is producing rapid and tangible results, revolutionizing the way people work, create, and solve problems. The speed and breadth of AI development are currently highlighting AI as a more dynamic field.