Someone told me this on linkedin recently: reach out to incubator and accelerator networks and offer a free consulting to their entrepreneurs. Those networks like working with businesses that can give their founders a free or low-cost service. I like the idea. I’ve tried finding those networks on LinkedIn, and the results haven’t been great. So I’m asking here. How do you find the people who run these programs and actually get a reply? I’m looking for whoever decides which services get offered to the founders, and I don’t know yet where those people spend their time. If you’ve worked with an incubator or accelerator, or you’re part of one, I’d love to know three things: Who inside the network is the right person to talk to? Where did you find them when LinkedIn didn’t work?

A business coach for trades tells his Instagram followers to comment any keyword. A lot of people comment. That sounds like the dream. Then the messages arrive, and he has to answer every one of them himself. If you've ever thought, "I'm glad people reach out, but I can't keep up," this one is for you. So he basically asks simple questions. Like how much money you make in a month. Then he sorts everyone into small, medium or big category. Here’s my first read on his business: - Strong AI candidate: asking everyone the same first questions, like how much they make in a month, and sorting them into small, medium, and big groups. - Stays with him: reading the money numbers himself, meaning what came in, what went out, and what’s left. The rule behind it: AI belongs where the work is repetitive and rule-based. It does not belong where your judgment is the product. (This is a first read from public info only. A real verdict depends on how his business actually runs.) I made a free self-audit for coaches. Answer a few questions about your business and it points out where AI could help. Comment “audit” and I’ll send it to you.

I’m doing outreach to one-on-one coaches. Before I message anyone, I research their business using only what’s public: their profile, their website, and their posts. I keep noticing the same thing. Almost every coach has parts of their process that could be handed to AI, and parts that should stay human. So I’m going to share what I find as a series. For each one, I’ll show two spots: - Hand over to AI: repetitive, rule-based work, like sorting, reminders, and first drafts. - Keep it Human: the parts where judgment and trust are the product. I’m setting three ground rules for myself: 1. I only use public info, so every one of these is a first read, not a verdict on anyone’s business. 2. I don’t use names or details that point to one person, unless they say yes. 3. I show where AI could help. I don’t claim to know what anyone actually uses. I’ll post what I find on my Instagram and also here as I go. Two questions for you: 1. Does this sound useful, or would you rather see something different? 2. If you coach one-on-one, which parts of your own process would you guess belong on each list? (If you’d like me to look at your public info as one of the examples, say so in the comments. I’m happy to do it.)

I’m posting on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Skool, and I just started on Substack too. I’ve heard good things about it, and I’d rather find out for myself than keep hearing about it. (Six platforms. Yes, my calendar has opinions about this.) I heard a quote recently that stuck with me: a strong handshake can take you where your degree can’t. The more I build, the more true it feels. Every real opportunity I’ve had lately started with a person, not a credential. I sent one cold message to a stranger and ended up building something with him. Someone I’d never met reached out to me on Skool and asked for help. Nobody asked to see a certificate in either case. That’s why I care about visibility. It isn’t about the numbers on a screen. It’s about being findable by the people I’m supposed to meet, so the handshake can happen at all. I’m also keeping one rule for myself. The goal isn’t to be everywhere. It’s to say the same true things in different places, so that anyone who finds me anywhere hears the same story. -Khubaib

He said: I want to start AI venture but I am so confused. Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, every day new tool. Which one should I buy. I said: I don't have subscription for any of those. He said: Then how do you get your work done? I said: My direction is simple right now. So simple free AI tools get my work done. And that is the goal, right? Work gets done. He said: So what should I do first? I said: Know your direction first. Do your work. See where you get stuck. Then ask how AI can help that stuck part. Then look for that one AI. Don't start with AI. He said: Oh, so it comes down to my own work. I said: Exactly. Your work decides your AI. Not AI decides your work. He basically reached out to me over here on Skool. I did not charge for call. I love helping people.