Ben built a 7-figure business that has taught 10,000+ people how to use AI to save time and automate work. In less than a year, this business has already made more than his last exit (selling no-code platform MakerPad to Zapier).

Timestamps:

(00:00) AI is your co-pilot, it's not the end to end solution yet

(00:56) I scaled to $1M+ by avoiding things I hate doing

(03:11) Key drivers of growing to 7-figures in 9 months

(10:44) What to automate with AI vs. delegate to teammates

(15:30) How to find and hire help online

(17:22) Has the community been critical to the business?

(22:09) The art of writing great AI prompts

(25:42) Ben's bear take on Perplexity

(29:36) My defense of Perplexity

(33:18) Why all of us are winners from the AI race

(36:17) Underrated AI tools for illustrations, videos, and more

(40:02) How to build a business to suit your life, not vice versa

Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-i-built-a-7-figure-business-with-ai-ben-tossell

Where to find Ben:

Website: https://bensbites.com/

X: https://x.com/bentossell

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