Greg Isenberg
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hire from there, buy companies, invest companies, stay connected. What we basically realized is the startup empire monthly email was so similar to the you probably need a robot monthly email. It's like, why are we dividing and conquering? How do you simplify that in a way that just makes sense? We just basically said, okay, We're going to bring that email into Startup Empire.
We're already doing so much of the same stuff, which is people in Startup Empire are interested in using AI and agents to build their businesses. Let's bring it in there. It was a win for the Startup Empire community because now all of a sudden they've got more content and they're getting better emails. And
We're already doing so much of the same stuff, which is people in Startup Empire are interested in using AI and agents to build their businesses. Let's bring it in there. It was a win for the Startup Empire community because now all of a sudden they've got more content and they're getting better emails. And
We're already doing so much of the same stuff, which is people in Startup Empire are interested in using AI and agents to build their businesses. Let's bring it in there. It was a win for the Startup Empire community because now all of a sudden they've got more content and they're getting better emails. And
And it was a win for like late checkout in the sense that every time you add a new company, it's just like another trial that you have to manage. So if we can simplify things, that's something we really want to do. So that is what happened with you. You probably need a robot. Did it fail? I mean, it failed as is, but is it succeeding in some form? Yes.
And it was a win for like late checkout in the sense that every time you add a new company, it's just like another trial that you have to manage. So if we can simplify things, that's something we really want to do. So that is what happened with you. You probably need a robot. Did it fail? I mean, it failed as is, but is it succeeding in some form? Yes.
And it was a win for like late checkout in the sense that every time you add a new company, it's just like another trial that you have to manage. So if we can simplify things, that's something we really want to do. So that is what happened with you. You probably need a robot. Did it fail? I mean, it failed as is, but is it succeeding in some form? Yes.
Startup empire, people are getting tons of value out of it, and it's nice to see it live on. DesignScientist.com. That is a design subscription that people pay monthly for and they get on-demand decks, on-demand social assets, that sort of thing. That business did... Oh, I think around 1.3 million in revenue.
Startup empire, people are getting tons of value out of it, and it's nice to see it live on. DesignScientist.com. That is a design subscription that people pay monthly for and they get on-demand decks, on-demand social assets, that sort of thing. That business did... Oh, I think around 1.3 million in revenue.
Startup empire, people are getting tons of value out of it, and it's nice to see it live on. DesignScientist.com. That is a design subscription that people pay monthly for and they get on-demand decks, on-demand social assets, that sort of thing. That business did... Oh, I think around 1.3 million in revenue.
So it has some staying power, like people like the product, but that is being evolved into something else. I'm not ready to talk about what that is going to be. But there's some product market fit there. But I think it could be a lot bigger. In the current setup, I don't see it getting to $10 million. It's one of those things where you have to ask yourself, if this gets to $10 million...
So it has some staying power, like people like the product, but that is being evolved into something else. I'm not ready to talk about what that is going to be. But there's some product market fit there. But I think it could be a lot bigger. In the current setup, I don't see it getting to $10 million. It's one of those things where you have to ask yourself, if this gets to $10 million...
So it has some staying power, like people like the product, but that is being evolved into something else. I'm not ready to talk about what that is going to be. But there's some product market fit there. But I think it could be a lot bigger. In the current setup, I don't see it getting to $10 million. It's one of those things where you have to ask yourself, if this gets to $10 million...
Do I want to be in that business? Do I want to have 200 clients I'm managing? And the answer is absolutely not. So it's a helpful exercise for people to basically ask yourself, if this scales, do I want to be in that business? Oh, if not, what is the business that I want to be in? And that's the current exercise that we're doing with Design Scientist.
Do I want to be in that business? Do I want to have 200 clients I'm managing? And the answer is absolutely not. So it's a helpful exercise for people to basically ask yourself, if this scales, do I want to be in that business? Oh, if not, what is the business that I want to be in? And that's the current exercise that we're doing with Design Scientist.
Do I want to be in that business? Do I want to have 200 clients I'm managing? And the answer is absolutely not. So it's a helpful exercise for people to basically ask yourself, if this scales, do I want to be in that business? Oh, if not, what is the business that I want to be in? And that's the current exercise that we're doing with Design Scientist.
We actually have an off-site Jan 6th to 9th where we're going to be talking with all the partners of Late Checkout what we're going to be doing with it. So stay tuned. So that's the business update of all the businesses. Overall, super happy with how things are going. These are cash-flowing businesses every single day, spinning off cash, great teams, teams happy.
We actually have an off-site Jan 6th to 9th where we're going to be talking with all the partners of Late Checkout what we're going to be doing with it. So stay tuned. So that's the business update of all the businesses. Overall, super happy with how things are going. These are cash-flowing businesses every single day, spinning off cash, great teams, teams happy.
We actually have an off-site Jan 6th to 9th where we're going to be talking with all the partners of Late Checkout what we're going to be doing with it. So stay tuned. So that's the business update of all the businesses. Overall, super happy with how things are going. These are cash-flowing businesses every single day, spinning off cash, great teams, teams happy.
We don't have a lead problem, which is really good. It's just about fine-tuning, optimizing, and scaling these businesses to being Businesses that have more enterprise value, less services driven, more AI driven, working with more cool companies, and looking to acquire and partner with interesting entrepreneurs. That's something that...