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At the early stage, your financial model should be simple, flexible, and focused on key metrics. Start with a cash flow projection to understand your burn rate and runway. Build a model that covers multiple scenarios, like best case, worst case, and likely case. Your core metrics should include customer acquisition cost (CAC), lifetime value (LTV), and monthly recurring revenue (MRR). Google Sheets works fine for this stage, but if you want something more robust, tools like LivePlan or Finmark offer good templates. Keep it modular so you can adjust easily as new variables come up.

Corporate takeovers always come with uncertainty, and Microsoft has shown it is not shy about enforcing its interests. Treat GitHub as a public distribution channel rather than your primary repository. Use self-hosted Git instances or platforms like GitLab for your core work. Automate your deployments to push code to multiple places so that no single platform has full control over your code.

Free users are either future customers or advocates. It helps to categorize them based on their behavior rather than just how long they have been using the product. Look for patterns like how often they engage and which features they use. Engaged free users are more likely to convert or recommend your product. If some users are not adding value, guide them toward conversion with upsells or incentives. A referral program can also unlock value from free users. The goal is to balance engagement with sustainability, giving value to those who might become paying customers while minimizing the drain on resources.

Ideas often come at the intersection of problems you’ve lived through and technologies you’re comfortable using. Instead of hunting for novel ideas, ask yourself: What’s frustrating you or the people around you right now? A lot of successful solopreneurs didn’t try to build the ‘next big thing.’ They focused on niche, underserved problems that were within their skill set. Also, don't stress if there are competitors—execution beats originality. If you’re tired of AI-wrapping ideas, try exploring automation or niche SaaS tools that solve everyday business problems efficiently. The goal is to ship fast, validate fast, iterate even faster. You only need one niche that loves your solution. That’s enough to get you started.

How to Win Friends and Influence People. I know it’s such a basic book, but it really gave me a head start when I was surrounded by bullies and a toxic family culture. It served as a guideline on how to interact with people when I didn’t have a role model to look up to.

It has helped me a lot in understanding how to respect others and navigate social interactions. I found it really grounding and useful, especially during times when I needed a framework for building healthy relationships.

I work in sales too, and what I do is use a leads list and leverage AI tools that track activities or posts from the contacts on that list. I’ve integrated this data into my emailing tool, so I can see when a contact has been active and adjust my outreach accordingly.

I use leadbird.io, but I’m sure there are other tools that do the same. Honestly, I haven’t seen a significant boost in conversion just by using these tools so I guess it all comes down to being targeted and relevant when reaching out. If a customer sees the value in your product, these tools can be helpful, but sometimes it just adds noise. To each their own, though! You can also outsource this process if you prefer not to handle it yourself.

I don’t use AI directly with my kids, but I’ve introduced it to my younger nephews and niece (all under 10 years old). I’ve shown them how to use ChatGPT similarly to how I used to teach them to search for information on Google.

Because the responses can be quite long or complex, I guide them on how to prompt ChatGPT for simpler, shorter answers. I see it more as a tool that I’m teaching them to use, like I would if I were introducing a calculator. I also emphasize using the word “research” in their prompts, especially when it’s for factual topics related to school.

Interestingly, while the older generation in our household doesn’t use ChatGPT much, the kids found out about it from their schoolmates. They’re familiar with it but not yet using it to its full potential. I encourage them to experiment safely, and I also suggest using Perplexity as an alternative since it’s more grounded for research purposes. Plus, they’re using my ChatGPT Plus subscription, so I try to help them maximize the experience without getting overwhelmed by too much information.

I actually spend a lot of time curating my feed and ensuring the algorithm shows me the type of content I want to see, so I haven’t personally felt that moderation is out of control. From my experience, both the posts and the ads I see are pretty relevant and aligned with my interests.

For context, I’m based on the West Coast, which might influence my experience. Just wanted to share my perspective!