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AI is moving incredibly fast, and it feels like there are still plenty of opportunities for people who are willing to learn and build something useful.

If you were starting from scratch today, what AI-based business would you build?

Would you create AI agents for businesses, automate repetitive tasks, build a niche AI SaaS product, offer AI services to small businesses, or explore something most people haven't noticed yet?

I'm not just looking for ideas that are trending right now. I'm interested in businesses that solve real problems, have paying customers, and could potentially scale into something big.

If you had to pick just one AI business to start today, what would it be and why?

I feel like our taste changes so much over time. What’s one food, hobby, habit, or anything else you completely changed your mind about?

For me, it’s trying to impress people I barely even know. 😅

What changed for you?

Already eight months in, we did 22 events and are still running. A few things I wish I'd known before spending anything.

Referrals are the whole business in year one and two, which means a bad early event doesn't just cost you that booking, it costs you everyone that client would have sent. That math hit differently once I saw it play out.

Marketing is slower than every piece of content about this business suggests. I didn't get a single inbound inquiry until month three. Month one and two were entirely outreach, venue emails, wedding Facebook groups, asking anyone I knew who was getting married or planning anything.

Pricing low to get bookings seems like it makes sense but it's a hole that's hard to climb out of. Some clients from my early rate still expect that price and I've had to manage those conversations.

Equipment choice matters more upfront than people make it sound, not just on reliability but on what kind of clients you can realistically go after from day one.

No combining multiple strategies.

Just one approach that you've seen deliver consistent results over time.

Which one are you betting on, and what's convinced you it works?

I'm in a situation where a campaign isn't losing money, but it isn't producing the growth I was hoping for either.

Part of me wants to keep optimizing it, while another part thinks that budget could be better spent elsewhere.

If you've faced this before, how did you decide when it was time to move on?

A campaign I launched isn't performing as well as I'd hoped, but I'm not sure if I should keep optimizing it or cut my losses and move on.

If you've been in this situation before, what changes made the biggest difference?

There's so much conflicting advice online. Curious where experienced people would actually begin.

You can't talk to them.

You can't help them.

You can only observe.

What would you pay the closest attention to?

Sometimes the numbers look bad.

Sometimes the messaging feels off.

Other times, the real issue is something completely different.

How do you spot it?

No Instagram.

No TikTok.

No LinkedIn.

What's Plan B?

Traffic was up.

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Interest was up.

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But conversions didn't follow.

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What's the first thing you'd look at?

Over the last couple years Ive tried quite a few for scraping and account related work. Some worked fine at first then a few months later things werent quite the same. Sometimes it was higher block rates sometimes slower speeds and sometimes support just wasnt very helpful when something went wrong.

The ones Ive probably used the most are FlameProxies Vital Proxies and MarsProxies.

FlameProxies has been great for general scraping stuff and I havent run into any issue with it. Vital Proxies also worked fine for me although it costs a bit more. With MarsProxies I mostly used mobile proxies and they were decent for what I needed at the time.

Im not saying any of them are perfect. Every provider Ive used has had some kind of issue sooner or later.

Just asking what other people are using right now and how its been going for them.

Anything youve stuck with for a while or do you end up switching providers or end up using the same?..

Imagine waking up tomorrow and every marketing tool is gone.

No analytics.

No scheduling tools.

No AI.

No automation.

No fancy dashboards.

Just you, your product, and your audience.

What's the first thing you'd do to get customers?

I think this question reveals a lot about how people think about marketing.

Some marketers would focus on content.

Others would focus on direct outreach.

Some would start building communities.

And some would probably realize they were relying too heavily on tools in the first place.

Curious to hear your answer.

Sometimes the issue isn't effort.

Sometimes it's direction.

The tricky part is knowing the difference before wasting months on the wrong thing.

How do you tell when it's time to change course?

The offer is fair.

The money would change your life.

But you'd have to walk away from something you've spent years building.

Would you sell, or keep going? Why?

I've seen businesses with great products struggle while competitors with average products kept growing.

It doesn't always seem fair, but it happens more often than people admit.

Makes me wonder what really separates winners from everyone else.

Have you seen this happen in your industry?

A huge follower count, lots of views, impressive traffic stats.

They all look great at first.

But over time, I've started paying more attention to the results behind those numbers.

Has your definition of success in business changed over the years?

You're starting with a blank slate and no existing advantage.

Every decision matters because resources are limited.

The goal is to build momentum as quickly as possible.

Where are you putting your time and energy first?