2 solo business owners share the AI workflows they use to write better emails and save hours of manual work

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Jennifer O'Brien and Liane Agbi
Solo business owners Jennifer O'Brien and Liane Agbi shared the ways they implement generative AI for time savings.

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I used free AI tools to build my solo business in 60 days. Here's every way I put them to work.

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Kristin Ginn
Kristin Ginn founded her solo business, an AI adoption consulting company called trnsfrmAItn, after using generative AI to workshop her initial idea.

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I'm a philanthropist and the founder of a Mexican spirit company. I start my day with my biggest 'rocks' — here's my routine.

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Claudia Romo Edelman.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Claudia Romo Edelman, a 55-year-old philanthropist and the founder of Sotol Romo, based in New York City, about her daily routine. It's been edited for length and clarity.

How I taught myself to code, quit my consulting job, and started an AI robotics firm by age 25

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Oscar Brisset
Oscar Brisset used to work at BCG.

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An Instacart founder shares his sneaker test for entrepreneurs

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Instacart cofounder Max Mullen
Max Mullen is the cofounder of Instacart.

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I built an AI app with a tiny team. We scaled it to millions and sold it to MyFitnessPal in under 2 years — here's how.

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Jake Castillo cofounded Cal AI in 2024.

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A full-time government employee with multiple side hustles shares his top passive income hits and flops

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william butterton
William Butterton has experimented with a handful of side hustles, from selling playing cards to placing ATMs.

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I make around $6,000 a month from my photo booth side hustle. It's on track to replace my corporate income.

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Michael Sim.

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I'm a 62-year-old paralegal who turned my needlepoint hobby into a side hustle. Gen Z are some of my best customers.

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Kevin Lustik doing needlepoint
Kevin Lustik is a New York City-based needlepoint artist.

Kevin Lustik

Roblox's Peter Yang wants his kids to skip college and corporate life to bootstrap businesses

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Peter Yang
Smaller companies are the way to go, Yang said.

Peter Yang

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