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Faladdin sells a million coffee-cup readings a day out of Istanbul at about 90% margin. The buyer rates the reading on how they felt when it ended, so a model that never met them can do the job. The business that survives the regulators is the one that says on the page what the reading is.

Featuring: Faladdin, AstroSage, Nebula, Astrotalk, Co-Star, FTC

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(00:00) Sertaç Taşdelen learns to read coffee cups from his mother

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One engineer sold the loading line developers stare at inside Claude Code and served 100 million ads on a surface he does not own. Six networks copied him in a month, two are already dead, and the wait they sell is shrinking.

Featuring: Andrew McCalip, Kickbacks, Anthropic, Claude Code, Codebacks, Idlen, Idle Dev, AdGuard, Gravity, Perplexity, Time, Ally Bank, Ramp, Linear, Varda Space

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An operator put his agent on seven AI job boards in one night and it won 192 tasks for $0. The boards that do pay run money through a rail that reaches a bank account the owner controls.

Featuring: TaskMarket, MoltJobs, Execution Market, Superteam Earn, dealwork, Toku, TaskBounty, Upwork, Stripe

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35+ hosting companies launched in weeks around a single open-source project. An 18-year-old hit $17K MRR in 5 days, listed for $2.25M, slashed to $225K the next day. The wrapper bubble is already deflating.

This episode covers the OpenClaw hosting landscape: who survives the consolidation, why forks like PicoClaw and ZeroClaw are creating entirely new markets on $10 hardware, and where the durable opportunities are above the hosting layer.

We break down 19 players, 7 predictions and 10 opportunities — from agent observability platforms to the compliance gap that turns $50/month customers into $5,000/month enterprise contracts.

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In this episode, we're going to talk about programmatic SEO. This is about how businesses get customers by creating lots of pages aimed at specific topics. They use tools and AI to make content. We'll look into where SEO is heading, like more use of no-code tools, more competition for less common keywords, and how to deal with searches that don't lead to clicks. We'll give you tips and talk about chances to use data from users, create specialized search engines, and get more people to visit your site. Join us to learn about the changing world of SEO tactics and strategies.

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In this episode, we're going to look at how influencer marketing is changing and what it might be like in the future. We'll explore how brands are promoting themselves differently now, find out how to use trust and attention to your advantage, and learn about the good and bad things in this exciting area. We'll talk about the growing trend of virtual influencers and why using data is important. This episode will help you understand the important details and lessons you need to know about working with influencers.

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In this podcast episode, we're going to talk about making money from open-source projects. We'll talk about the problems of being stuck with one vendor and how to make money from open-source work. We'll look at what might happen in the future, like big new projects, networks owned by users, and changes in digital items and smart contracts. We'll explore how working on open-source projects can help your career, lead to new ideas, and help businesses succeed. Join us as we go over the challenges, important lessons, different opinions, and arguments about making money from open-source projects. We'll give you a full view of how they work and what they could become.

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In this episode, we're looking at how no-code tools are changing the way software is developed. We'll see how these tools make it easier to work with things like web3, machine learning, and creating games. They're changing how people work and making it cheaper to develop software. We'll talk about how this could lead to more specialized products, one-person businesses making a lot of money, and more products being made with no-code tools. We'll explore how these tools can help automate tasks, start businesses, create new products, and support people who make things for a living. We'll also look at the risks and important things to learn. Join us to find out about the future of coding and development in this interesting episode.

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In this episode, we're going to talk about fractional ownership. This means owning a part of something valuable, like big buildings or digital items like NFTs. We'll see how breaking up these big investments into smaller parts makes it possible for more people to invest in things that used to be out of reach. We'll talk about how this could lead to more user-owned networks and good chances for both investors and creators. We'll also discuss how this can turn assets into cash faster and create communities where people share ownership. This episode will cover the good and bad points, and important lessons about fractional ownership. Join us to learn more about how owning parts of assets is changing.

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In this podcast episode, we're diving into the FIRE movement, which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. We'll look at the different ways you can do it, the risks, and the good things that come with it. We'll talk about how being financially independent isn't just about stopping work early, but also about managing different kinds of wealth well. We'll cover things like the 4% rule and both active and passive ways of investing. This episode will give you various viewpoints, practical steps, and important lessons on how to be financially independent while keeping in mind what's really important in life. Join us as we discuss taking charge of your finances, how much you should save, and why time is the most important thing you have, in this interesting discussion about mastering FIRE.

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