Hey everyone, I’m working on an idea for an AI tool that helps create carousel posts for social media. I recently launched my personal brand, focused on helping local businesses in Portugal grow with content, marketing and AI automation. Since I need to create more carousel content myself, I’m thinking about building a tool that can generate ideas, slide-by-slide structure, copy, CTAs and maybe even visual suggestions. The goal is to make it simple, practical and useful for local businesses, not just another generic AI content tool. I’m still mapping it out and would love to hear your thoughts. What features would you include in a first version? What workflow would make sense? Any tools, automations or integrations you’d recommend? Has anyone built something similar or have any ideas on how I should approach this? Thanks!

so a couple weeks back i was actually working with a barber and i signed him on to one of my packages for a backstory or for background context. i offered three packages: novice, intermediate, and veteran. this barber has signed up on the novice package and then he got contacted by squire and maybe he contacted squire. i'm not sure but either way he had an appointment with them. he asked me if i could sit in with them just to see if maybe we could work together or something. that's what he was kind of intending. he just wanted me to sit there and hear it out and see what's up. then i sat through it and i was like "okay squire basically does what i do. squire is technically doing what i'm doing just a little differently, just under a brand for someone who already created it specifically for barbers and what i do is basically for any business owner." long story short he heard her out and it was happening. all i need, all i know, is that i have to thank ariana for basically closing and upsetting my lead forward on my prospect. after that phone call i think a day or two later he signed up to my veteran package, which was like 2300. i didn't necessarily do anything really. i got the alley-oop and i just dunked it but you know things happen in magical ways right? it's not like i didn't do any work. i know what i wanted to do and i know what i had to do. you just have to play your position and whatever time you're in. sometimes you got ta change positions but you just do what you got ta do and you just keep moving.

Just dropped a new course in the classroom and I'm pretty pumped about this one. It's the full step-by-step on building your own AI OS. Same exact setup I use every day to run the YouTube channel, the community, and my team. 8 lessons, all my templates and prompts, plus a free GitHub repo so you can skip the boring setup and just start building. To unlock it in the classroom, you just need to hit level 3 in the community. Honestly pretty easy: - Drop an intro post if you haven't yet - Engage with a few other members in the threads - Help somebody out who's stuck on something That's pretty much it. Get to level 3 and the whole thing opens up. See you in there. - Nate

I sat down with Devin Kearns, co-founder & CEO of Custom AI Studio, to break down what it actually takes to build an AI agency with real enterprise value, not just another lifestyle business. We get into why most AI work being sold today won't survive 2027, why the mid-market is the prime opportunity (not SMBs or enterprises), the 11 ways AI experts are actually making money right now, how to position with frameworks instead of being just another vendor, and the five things Devin wishes he knew sooner. If you're building, running, or thinking about starting an AI agency, this is the strategic conversation I wish I'd had two years ago.

Hey everyone 👋 Excited to be here and connect with people building with AI automation. I’m currently exploring how AI can improve workflows, save time, and create real business value through automation. My focus right now is learning practical systems, tools, and strategies that can be applied in real-world projects. Looking forward to learning from this community, sharing wins along the way, and connecting with other builders and entrepreneurs. If you’re working on something interesting in AI automation, I’d love to hear about it