Good Morning!
Here are today’s highlights:
Try these five easy-to-get-started use cases for AI.
Not everyone is convinced that Hyundai’s investment in Georgia has been beneficial to the state.
Mark Zandi says we’re already in a jobs recession.
The end of the de minimis exemption is creating chaos for some small businesses.
THE 21 HATS PODCAST: DASHBOARD
Are You Sure Your Business Can’t Be Sold? This week, Gene Marks makes a surprising claim: his business is “unsellable.” Never mind that it’s profitable. Never mind that it gave him the freedom to live the life he wanted and that it has left him and his wife financially secure for retirement. According to Gene, the business can’t be sold because it’s too dependent on him and because it has no IP, no exclusivity, and no moat. But is he right? Aren’t those the same challenges faced, for example, by countless HVAC and plumbing companies that private equity firms buy every day? Couldn’t Gene make his business sellable if he wanted to?
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TODAY’S QUESTION
What do you think? Is Gene Marks leaving money on the table? Or has he just chosen the path that’s right for him and for his family? JOIN THE CONVERSATION
MANAGEMENT
Alan Pentz suggests five use cases for AI: “Too many people see AI as merely a time-saving technology. That's selling it short. Here are five ways AI can give you a real competitive advantage in your business. Whether you're using ChatGPT with its new project-based memory feature or the more sophisticated Claude Code working directly with files on your computer (backed up in GitHub), these strategies will transform how you operate.”
