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You’ll learn how to supercharge your entrepreneurial workflow with AI as Shannon and Dave dive into the latest ChatGPT tricks, from snapping store photos to capturing screenshots and shaping your business philosophy with better prompts. You’ll discover how adding context helps AI think more like a partner and less like […] The post FridAI – ChatGPT Tricks + Limitless Pendent – Business Brain 699 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

As you navigate the waves of life and business, this episode reminds you that age isn’t a limitation—it’s momentum. Shannon and Dave dive into how your brain evolves from chasing facts to harnessing wisdom, helping you spot patterns and ride bigger waves of opportunity. You’ll learn to see mistakes as […] The post Age is Just Another Wave to Ride – Business Brain 698 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

You’re already using AI every day—but are you actually using it smartly? In this week’s Business Brain, Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton explore the next level of practical AI for entrepreneurs, from using your browser to scrape data instantly to letting AI listen, watch, and analyze what’s happening in your […] The post FridAI – BrowserAI – Business Brain 697 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

You already know that building a business is a marathon, not a sprint—but how do you keep running when the finish line keeps moving? In this week’s Business Brain, Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton dive into the concept of Motivational Endurance, sharing ways to recharge your entrepreneurial drive and find […] The post Motivational Endurance – Business Brain 696 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

In this episode of Business Brain, Dave and Shannon kick off a lighthearted Casual FridAI conversation that revolves around practical AI tips and how they’re integrating AI tools into everyday problem solving. Dave shares a recent experience using the ChatGPT mobile app to diagnose a foot issue by uploading and […] The post FridAI – Devil’s Advocate Prompts – Business Brain 695 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

In this episode of Business Brain, Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton explore the difference between 2x and 10x growth mindsets. Shannon shares a quote from a recent event — “focus on 10x, not 2x” — and breaks down how the 2x approach is about working harder and incrementally improving, while […] The post 10x instead of 2x – Business Brain 694 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon open Casual Friday with a Shopify nod, then spotlight listener David’s “vibe-coded” Replit app for high-school sports. His web iPad tool tracks scoring, fouls, streaks, and biggest leads, exports structured summaries to an AI project, and let him publish recaps before leaving the gym. The hosts urge […] The post FridAI – ChatGPT Did My Taxes?! Business Brain 693 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon kick off episode 692 with a Shopify sponsor read and dive into listener-submitted interview questions. Jeff’s favorite prompt—“How many gas stations are in the U.S.?”—is used to evaluate problem-solving under pressure, not factual recall. Shannon riffs on the persuasive power of specific numbers and “making the truth […] The post Dave and Shannon AMA – Business Brain 692 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon kick off episode 691 on National Handbag Day, segueing from Shannon’s experiment that grew into selling 7,000 handbags and nearly $4M in revenue. He explains how handbags taught him the power of emotional selling and confidence-driven purchases. The conversation pivots to ChatGPT “tasks” (automations) that perform timely […] The post FridAI: ChatGPT Tasks + AI in the Movies – Business Brain 691 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon open episode 690 on National Fluffernutter Day with playful banter before diving into the core theme: “execution is the moat, not information.” They argue that oversharing isn’t risky because ideas are plentiful; what matters is doing the work. Dave recalls advice from a VC contact that asking […] The post Execution > Information – Business Brain 690 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon kick off Casual FridAI by sharing practical body language tactics for Zoom and sales calls: stand to boost energy, avoid crossed arms, gesture intentionally (without smacking the mic), and hide self-view to reduce fatigue. They invite listener tips and note small cues—posture, face-touching, taking up space—shape how […] The post FridAI Limitless – Business Brain 689 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon kick off Business Brain ep. 688 on World Sake Day by riffing on a San Diego beach rental and the power of being a customer of your competitors—and your own business. They share lessons from buying and selling: Dave used paid podcast ads to learn the market […] The post Making Deals – Business Brain 688 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Episode 687 opens with sponsors Paka Apparel and Shopify, then dives into a practical compare-and-contrast of LLMs. Dave sticks with ChatGPT for history and workflow but says Claude is hands-down best for assisted coding due to reliability, longer context, and faster iteration. Perplexity earns points for research (and a 12-month […] The post FridAI – Compare and Reviews – Business Brain 687 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Episode 686 opens with sponsors Shopify and Paka Apparel, plus a quick birthday nod to Dave. Dave recaps a concert trip to Hampton, VA: a cool, round, indoor Hampton Coliseum with great sound, but a struggling town he wouldn’t visit except for shows. Shannon then details how consistent posting on […] The post Creating a Community – Business Brain 686 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon open a playful Casual FridAI episode for Talk/Meow Like a Pirate Day, then pivot to an NFL pick’em story: Dave joins a family pool and has ChatGPT and Perplexity generate weekly picks, even pitting them against each other and noticing different “motivations” when prompts imply stakes (e.g., […] The post FridAI – Teaching AI to Win – Business Brain 685 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon open with a light riff on Monte Cristo sandwiches before diving into the theme of embracing change—seasonal shifts, life rhythms, and how entrepreneurs must adapt faster than most. Shannon shares how he normalizes change with employees, vendors, and even in his family’s vacation-rental business, warning against getting […] The post Change and Time Blocking – Business Brain 684 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

In this episode of Business Brain, Dave and Shannon introduce a new Casual Friday segment called “The Mund-AI,” where they explore seemingly mundane ways they’re using AI tools like ChatGPT in everyday life. Dave shares how he used ChatGPT to make sense of repeated acquisition emails for his business, asking […] The post FridAI – Mundane AI and Less Automation – Business Brain 683 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon kick off episode 682 by reframing a core entrepreneurial question: not “define success,” but “what are you building toward?” They discuss lifestyle businesses without stigma, urging founders to articulate what they truly want—more time, flexibility, specific experiences—and to design daily systems that move them toward that vision. […] The post What do you want + The Pot of Gold Myth – Business Brain 682 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon kick off Casual Friday by troubleshooting a recent recording delay that turned out to be an AI video agent (Opus Clip beta) hammering CPU, noting browser quirks and local processing. They pivot into a broader conversation about the risks of oversharing personal details with AI, the “sycophant” […] The post FridAI – AI Guardrails – Business Brain 681 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Dave and Shannon open episode 680 by diving into listener mail: Mike’s favorite interview question (“How many ways can you use a pencil?”) as a way to break candidates out of scripted answers and spark creativity; reflections on interviewing via internships; a humorous twist on “sell me this pen.” Patrick […] The post Q&A with Dave and Shannon – Business Brain 680 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.