Larry Gress

Husband, Father, Digitization Champion

[Travis Goff @tgoff11]

This guy. This program. Rock Chalk.

[Marlow @marlowxbt]

A 14 year old in America quit his weekend shifts at Domino's after he realized he could make more money during one lunch break with a laptop than an entire weekend making pizzas for $8.50 an hour.

He was sitting in a coffee shop googling roofing companies near his house for a school project about local businesses. Noticed something. JM Roofing 3rd Generation. 5.0 stars. 49 reviews. Family owned. Three generations. Located in LA.

No website.

A company with a perfect rating and 49 reviews and no website. He checked another roofing company. Same thing. Then a plumber. Same thing. Then a landscaper. Same.

He opened Claude Code on his laptop and typed: write me a cold outreach script for local businesses that have great Google reviews but no website. Make it sound like I'm a professional web agency.

Claude wrote it in 30 seconds.

He called JM Roofing. The owner picked up. He said: I found your company on Google Maps, you have 49 five star reviews and no website. I built you one. Can I show you?

The owner said: I've been meaning to do that for years but never had time.

The kid shared his screen. A full website. Clean, modern, black and gold. Hero section. Services page. Reviews pulled directly from Google. Booking button. Built in 47 minutes using AI tools and Claude Code while sitting in a coffee shop.

The owner said yes on the spot. Invoice: $1,000.

47 minutes from first Google search to a closed $1,000 deal. His pizza shop shifts paid $60 for 6 hours of work.

Then he built a system. Claude Code scrapes Google Maps for businesses with high ratings and no website. Filters by category, location, review count. Pulls 200 results in 10 minutes. Then Claude writes a personalized email for each one using their real business data, their name, their rating, their review count, their address.

500 emails a day. 3% respond. That's 15 new leads every single day without him doing anything.

Month one: $4,000. Month three: $11,000. Month six: $18,000. All from finding businesses on Google Maps that have great reputations and no website, building one with AI in under an hour and calling them before anyone else does.

He recorded a 47 second video showing the entire process from Google Maps search to finished website to invoice sent. Caption: this is your sign to quit your job.

He's 14. He doesn't have a job to quit. He has something better. A laptop, Claude Code and 5 million businesses on Google Maps still waiting for that call.

His pizza shop manager asked why he quit. He said he found better work. The manager asked where. He said Google Maps.

The manager didn't understand. The kid didn't explain. He was already in the coffee shop building the next website.

$1,000 per site. One hour per site. 15 leads per day. The math doesn't need Claude to figure out. But Claude does the work.

[Glenn Kinley @glenn_kinley]

Love this from #Illini head coach Brad Underwood - asked if he has any issue/finds it unfair to have to play Houston IN Houston in the Sweet 16.

"I could care less... I'm an old JUCO ball coach. I drove on 16 passenger fans. I drove from Dodge City, Kansas to Mesa, Arizona for a basketball game... If you had told me back then that I'm getting to coach basketball in the Sweet 16 and play Houston - I would sign up for it, I would crawl to get there."

Says regardless of where the game is, Illinois would/will need to play well to beat the Cougars.

(Video from NCAA)

[Sam Lance @slancehoops]

Melvin Council with probably the greatest senior night speech of all time.

Worth watching every second. #kubball

[Jim Craig @JimCraigUSA]

February 22, 1980🇺🇸
“Great moments are born from great opportunities - and that’s what you have here tonight, boys…This is your time. Now go out there and take it.” - Herb Brooks

[Larry Gress @larrygress]

This year, Cisco is a Diamond contributor to SCinet, a collaboration between networking leaders to connect SC25 attendees and exhibitors to the world.

Check out the transformative event ⬇️
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#CiscoDCC

[Larry Gress @larrygress]

This year, Cisco is a Diamond contributor to SCinet, a collaboration between networking leaders to connect SC25 attendees and exhibitors to the world.

Check out the transformative event ⬇️
https://t.co/vND4x3WcRt

#CiscoDCC

[Chuck Robbins @ChuckRobbins]

Excited about this opportunity! Through the @WhiteHouse's Pledge to America's Youth and Cisco working to equip 1 million more Americans with AI and digital skills, we're building a future-ready workforce and strengthening US AI leadership.

[Lenexa Police @LenexaPolice]

During a recent severe thunderstorm, our Animal Control Officers responded to a very unexpected, and very wild, intruder! A Lenexa resident discovered this bobcat kitten had found its way inside their home, likely seeking shelter from the storm.

Our Animal Control Officer safely captured the young feline and kept it warm and secure overnight. The next day, with clearer skies, the kitten was safely released and happily reunited with its mother nearby.

As Lenexa grows, encounters with suburban wildlife can become more common. We’re committed to helping our community safely co-exist with the wild animals that share our environment. Let’s work together to protect both people and wildlife in our beautiful community.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

As I’ve traveled our country, I’ve seen a yearning for a president who will see you, who gets you, and who will fight for you.

I pledge to be that president.

[Joel Goldberg @goldbergkc]

Just wow! What a freaking game

[MLB @MLB]

The @Royals tie things up as the series heads to Kansas City! #ALDS

[FanDuel Sports Network Help @FanDuelSN_Help]

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[Larry Gress @larrygress]

@elonmusk Crazy chases crazy.

[Larry Gress @larrygress]

@krassenstein “Crazy” would be an upgrade

[Larry Gress @larrygress]

@KamalaHQ “Crazy” would be an upgrade

[Larry Gress @larrygress]

@JoJoFromJerz “Crazy” would be an upgrade

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Let’s go, Coach Kerr! Thanks for bringing home the gold for Team USA, and for your leadership at a crucial moment for our country.

[Larry Gress @larrygress]

@MeghanMcCain Perfectly fine elder statesman..

[Larry Gress @larrygress]

@WalshFreedom Joe Biden is a perfectly fine elder statesman. He still has a role.
Unfortunately the “we suck less” campaign is not a winning strategy