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Blockchain consultants and an AI chatbot with a personal touch
Hey Founders and Friends,
I want to share a quote from James Clear’s 3-2-1 Newsletter that I’ve been thinking a lot about:
One filter I use for making decisions: How much can I influence the outcome after the initial choice is made?
When I can do a lot to influence the outcome, I'm less worried about risk. Even if the choice appears risky on the surface, I can likely create a good outcome with effort.
When I can't do much to influence the outcome, I'm more risk averse. Even my best effort won't move the needle. Your ability to influence the outcome after a decision is made is a crucial thing to consider.
I bet this resonates with many entrepreneurs. Launching a startup is risky, but it feels less risky knowing how much of the outcome is determined by our own work and execution.
– Luke
The Backseat Startup Podcast
In this episode of the Backseat Startup podcast, we had Geoffrey Schultz, Founder of Goblet, on the show. A Reddit user asked what financial metrics you should use to determine if a business is financially worth continuing. Andrew and Geoffrey gave their thoughts.
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The Weekly Roundup
Pioneers in Blockchain Education and Consulting
The Problem 🤕
Digital Focus is addressing the widespread misunderstanding of blockchain technology and the knowledge gap between its potential and the public's understanding.
The Solution 🔨
Their solution is to provide blockchain education and consulting services to individuals and businesses.
How it Works ❓
Digital Focus offers consulting services to help businesses understand and implement blockchain strategies, and they provide certification programs to educate individuals about blockchain technology and its applications.
Traction 📈
Digital Focus has trained and certified over 2,000 blockchain experts and expanded their reach to the US.
Call to Action 🤝
Head over to their website to stay current on all things blockchain and learn more about their services and offerings.
‘It has not been’ done does not mean ‘it can never be done.’
An AI Chatbot for Customer Service
The Problem 🤕
ResolveAI is solving the problem of traditional chatbots lacking personality and feeling more like self-service portals rather than engaging, conversational interfaces.
The Solution 🔨
Their solution is an AI chatbot designed to deliver a more human-like conversational experience for customer service.
How it Works ❓
The chatbot works by being trained to understand a business's operations and parameters using website information and documents, allowing it to provide helpful responses similar to a human customer service representative.
Traction 📈
Since its launch, ResolveAI has successfully delivered an AI chatbot that offers a human-like conversational experience, showcasing the team's expertise and commitment.
Call to Action 🤝
Head over to their website at resolveai.co to check out a live demo.
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Stay curious and work on problems you find innately interesting. When your work stops feeling like a job and starts pulling you towards it, you know you've found the sweet spot
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What I’ve Been Reading
There are a LOT of newsletters. There are very few that I feel the need to read every edition. Growth in Reverse is one of them.
Chenell is not only an incredible writer, but her deep-dives into successful creator-led companies are unparalleled. This post is not sponsored or anything, I just believe wholeheartedly that every entrepreneur should subscribe to this newsletter.
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