The Startup Ideas Podcast The Golden Age of AI is happening right now (Here's Why)
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May 12, 2025 
Jonathan Courtney, the innovative CEO of AJ&Smart, shares his journey from fearing AI to embracing it as a game-changer in business. He discusses how AI, especially tools like ChatGPT, can boost productivity for small companies, allowing them to match larger teams' output. Courtney emphasizes the need for founders to personally engage with these tools before delegation. He also explores the balance between automation and maintaining a human touch in content creation, urging entrepreneurs to harness AI strategically for growth.
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AI Transforms Small Business Scale
- AI tools like ChatGPT have radically shifted the productivity potential for small businesses.
- They can deliver the output of much larger teams, transforming operational scale.
Build Audience with AI Content
- Start building an audience to have customers ready and refine your messaging.
- Use AI tools to research and generate compelling content ideas consistently.
Founders as AI Editors
- AI acts as a junior researcher providing data quickly, but human intuition and editing create unique value.
- Founders become editors of AI-generated content, shaping ideas with taste and creativity.