LEAK 1
There’s no visible guarantee at the point of purchase.
It sounds small, but it can account for ~$7.5K–$20.2K/month in lost revenue.
There are a few more like this across the funnel.
You can read the full breakdown here:
https://t.co/MzZs06L7Ui
Sydney Sweeney’s brand (SYRN) is getting 427,882 visitors a month.
Yet ~$303K/month is leaking from their funnel.
I took a closer look and found where the money goes, and some of it is painfully avoidable. 🧵
You DON’T have to build from SCRATCH anymore.
I saw two tools today that make that very real.
First, Tinker by Shopify
You take a simple product idea and it turns it into:
•product photos
•short ads
•marketing visuals
The kind you’d normally need a full team, a shoot, and a budget to pull off.
I think it’s really huge solo store owners, with limited hands, and funds.
You can go from idea to something you can actually launch with, without waiting on anyone.
The second tool is called Base44.
You paste any website… and it adapts it into your app design.
One of the problems with AI-built sites right now is design.
Building is no longer a bottle neck, but design is not quite there yet. It’s even worse that they all start to look the same.
This fixes that by letting you start from designs that already work.
Both tools sort of put things into perspective for me: You really don’t need to begin from zero anymore, but only if you know and learn about tools that help.
I broke this down properly in today’s newsletter, where I write about AI tools that can give you a much needed advantage (link in comments).
If you’re building anything, you’ll want to read it.
We’re introducing Dynamic Workers, which allow you to execute AI-generated code in secure, lightweight isolates. This approach is 100 times faster than traditional containers. https://t.co/c36Vkb7I0R
This is big.
It changes iteration by a mile.
If AI can design inside your system with context, you can actually
•test more directions
•discard faster
•converge on better designs
This is bigger than we think it is.
Claude can now take over your computer.
Like actually, open apps, fill spreadsheets, run tasks
Most people’s first thought is:
“AI is coming for my job.” Wrong angle if you ask me.
Your first thought should be:
“How can this make my work easier?”
Pick one task you repeat daily
Break it into steps
(what do you click, open, copy, update?)
Now ask:
Can a system do this if I describe it clearly?
We’re past the stage where using AI just helps, it’s survival now.
The ones who will win in this era are the ones who stop thinking,
“Will AI replace me?”
but start thinking:
“How do I use this before someone else does?”
You can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks.
It opens your apps, navigates your browser, fills in spreadsheets—anything you'd do sitting at your desk.
Research preview in Claude Cowork and Claude Code, macOS only.
You can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks.
It opens your apps, navigates your browser, fills in spreadsheets—anything you'd do sitting at your desk.
Research preview in Claude Cowork and Claude Code, macOS only.
Many people are still trying to “create content.”
Meanwhile, a smaller group is starting to run marketing systems.
I came across a new tool (Superscale Agent) today that claims it can:
-generate campaign ideas
-analyze competitors
-pull trends
-create content
-run strategy
All in minutes.
That’s interesting, but what’s even more interesting is that marketing is slowly moving from doing the work manually to directing systems that do the work
The truth is if you don’t adjust, you’ll be left in the background .
Here’s what this looks like in practice:
Let’s say you’re running a small brand or startup. Before, you’d sit down, think of content ideas, write posts, design creative, test manually.
Now:
You define your audience clearly
You feed AI your product + positioning
You generate multiple content angles
You test variations quickly
You double down on what works
You’re no longer the one doing everything, you’re just pulling the strings.
This applies to almost everyone.
-If you’re a founder:
You can turn marketing into a repeatable system instead of guessing
-If you’re a creator:
You can produce and test content faster without burning out
-If you’re in marketing:
You move from execution → strategy and direction
Simple way to start:
• get clear on your niche and audience
• document your product and messaging properly
• use AI to generate multiple variations (not just one)
• test fast and track what performs
• repeat what works
That’s the difference. I’d say we’re past “just using AI”. It’s those building a system around it that get things done.
I write about AI tools and how people are actually using them like this every day in my newsletter. Link is in the comments.
@jamesclift Hmmm.
can it negotiate with Alibaba merchants to send samples, send it to testers, review samples if I'm starting a physical product business?
@Crowdreply_io Isn’t it interesting how anyone can come out abd say they’re the first to do something? Pretty sure semrush and other tools do this already.
Really interested in knowing what it does differently.
Okara released an AI CMO for small teams yesterday and a saas founder I follow tested it out.
You enter your website and the system deploys AI agents that attempt to:
• research competitors
• identify growth channels
• suggest campaigns
• bring traffic to your product
A lot of founders immediately tried it, which tells you something important.
Small teams want marketing systems, not marketing teams, but the early feedback wasn’t great.
One operator running a small SaaS said the system mostly surfaced competitors he already knew.
Another founder shared screenshots showing the tool inventing domains during competitor analysis.
So the full “AI CMO” probably isn’t here yet.
That said, some founders are already running surprisingly effective AI-powered marketing stacks.
I’ve put together a short playbook showing the real way solo founders are building AI marketing systems that consistently generate leads and traffic.
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I’ll DM it to you.