In this episode, Dan Sanchez and Ken Freire sit down with entrepreneur and “chief AI officer” Jon Cheney to unpack how he used AI to go from idea → MVP → first $15K customer in days—and how that momentum turned into an eight‑figure business in under six months. Jon breaks down the mindset shift (create vs. consume), the power of “unreasonable deadlines,” and the practical AI stack he uses to validate ideas, build software, market consistently, and help companies become AI-ready.

• ChatGPT – https://chat.openai.com/
• Grok (xAI) – https://x.ai/
• Gamma (AI pitch decks) – https://gamma.app/  
• Replit (vibe coding / app building) – https://replit.com/  
• Manus (AI agent for “doing the work”) – https://manus.im/  
• Apollo (prospecting + outreach) – https://www.apollo.io/  
• Stripe (payments) – https://stripe.com/
• Midjourney (images) – https://www.midjourney.com/  
• Canva (design) – https://www.canva.com/
• Adobe Express (AI expand/resize) – https://www.adobe.com/express/
• Runway (video AI) – https://runwayml.com/
• Zeni (AI-powered finance/CFO services) – https://www.zeni.ai/

• 00:02–01:45 — Intro: building a solo million+ business with AI (Jon’s 8-figure sprint)
• 01:45–06:08 — Entrepreneurship as a “game”: create vs. consume
• 06:33–15:14 — The 3 momentum moves: validate fast, build fast, set unreasonable deadlines • 15:14–26:12 — The product journey
• 26:12–33:31 — Scaling framework: awareness → lead gen → sales → fulfillment + “massive action” content
• 33:31–41:11 — Outreach vs. inbound: Apollo-assisted connections + content-driven inbound engine
• 41:11–49:24 — Jon’s AI “team”: ChatGPT Projects, Grok research, Manus agents, Replit builds, design stack  

Connect w/ Jon:  
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cheneypiano/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncheney/