My guest today is Ben Tossell, founder of Ben's Bites.
Ben built a 7-figure business that has taught 10,000+ people how to use AI to save time and automate work. In less than a year, this business has already made more than his last exit (selling no-code platform MakerPad to Zapier).
Timestamps:
(00:00) AI is your co-pilot, it's not the end to end solution yet
(00:56) I scaled to $1M+ by avoiding things I hate doing
(03:11) Key drivers of growing to 7-figures in 9 months
(10:44) What to automate with AI vs. delegate to teammates
(15:30) How to find and hire help online
(17:22) Has the community been critical to the business?
(22:09) The art of writing great AI prompts
(25:42) Ben's bear take on Perplexity
(29:36) My defense of Perplexity
(33:18) Why all of us are winners from the AI race
(36:17) Underrated AI tools for illustrations, videos, and more
(40:02) How to build a business to suit your life, not vice versa
Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-i-built-a-7-figure-business-with-ai-ben-tossell
Where to find Ben:
Website: https://bensbites.com/
X: https://x.com/bentossell
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