One of the biggest reasons founders struggle to generate sales is that they don't spend enough time validating whether their solution truly fits the market. Many entrepreneurs fall in love with their idea long before the market has a chance to evaluate it. On paper, the concept may look exceptional. But once it reaches real customers, practical challenges begin to surface. The market often reveals flaws that were invisible during the planning stage—whether it's poor positioning, weak differentiation, lack of urgency, pricing issues, or simply solving a problem that customers don't care enough about. Instead of gathering direct feedback and refining the offer, many founders immediately look for a salesperson to solve the problem. This creates another common mistake: hiring commission-only salespeople before establishing a proven sales process. In many cases, commission-only roles attract individuals who are eager for opportunities but have limited experience closing deals. As a result, you end up with a founder who has never personally mastered the sales process and a salesperson who is still learning how to sell. Neither side fully understands the customer's objections, buying behavior, or decision-making process. The outcome is predictable: poor feedback loops, inconsistent messaging, weak market insights, and missed opportunities. Even a strong product can struggle when it is represented by an unproven sales system. The most successful founders usually take a different approach. They sell the product themselves first. By speaking directly with prospects, handling objections, conducting demonstrations, and closing initial customers, founders gain invaluable first-hand market intelligence. They learn what resonates, what fails, why customers buy, and where the product needs improvement. Only after a repeatable sales process is established does it make sense to scale through a dedicated sales team. A founder's first job is not to manage sales. A founder's first job is to understand sales.

Anthropic has announced that Fable 5 access will begin rolling out again tomorrow. 🔗 https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/2072106151890809341 If you have been waiting to explore Fable 5, now is a great time to prepare your projects, workflows and ideas. It will be interesting to see what new capabilities and use cases the community discovers as access expands. Question for the community: 💬 What's the first thing you are planning to build with Fable 5? Share your ideas below—I would love to hear what everyone is working on.

Hi all, Over the past year, thousands of people have joined AI Automation Network to learn about AI agents, automations, and powerful tools like Claude Code. But one thing I've noticed is that most people don't need more information. They need systems that actually work. Systems for getting clients on autopilot, posting content at scale, and leveraging the data you already have. That's exactly why I'm launching AIN+. AIN+ is a community designed for people who want to go beyond tutorials and start building real leverage with AI. Inside, you'll get access to the following: 🧠 The AI Agency Method Learn how to launch & scale your own AI Agency (SOPs, workflows, and prompts included) ⚙️ Build an Agentic OS Create AI-powered operating systems that help you execute faster and scale further. 📈 The Agentic Content Playbook Get access to my Agentic Content OS which has grown my social media following to 65k+ followers. 🏢 Build a Company Brain Turn scattered knowledge into a system your business can actually leverage. 🛠 Ultimate Skills Library Access a curated library of production-ready Claude Skills that you can deploy immediately. 📞 Weekly Calls with Me Ask questions, get feedback, or just hang out and chat directly with me. The goal is to give you the resources I wish I had when I first started learning about AI. 📅 Planned Launch Date: June 27th 🎁 Founding Member Price (Available until July 2nd): $59/month Founding members will lock in the lowest membership price AIN+ will ever offer as the price will jump to $79/month after July 2nd. As the community grows and more systems are added, pricing will further increase for future members. If you're interested, l've added a link below so you can save the launch date (June 27th) and get reminded when doors open. Even if you're just curious, adding it to your calendar means you won't miss the founding launch: https://calget.com/8whektes Stay awesome! - Brennan

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I've been using Hermes Agent for a few months. It's a free open source AI assistant that handles your tools. The key to really improving it was using Printing Press. Printing Press creates a clean command-line interface (CLI) for nearly anything from a simple prompt. Instead of loading heavy systems that slow down your agent, your agent uses fast CLIs. The best part is that it works even with tools that have no API. You can point it at a website or an internal tool, and it figures out the CLI for you. Where it gets interesting: LinkedIn restricts its API, but Printing Press created a CLI for it. My agent can now find prospects, send connection requests, and follow up all by itself. You can replace slow, resource-heavy systems with quick CLIs, keeping your agent fast and inexpensive. There is a library of ready-made CLIs that you can install with one command. You can find options for CRM, marketing, travel, development tools, and more. You can even combine multiple CLIs in one request instead of manually connecting APIs. I want to reassure you that for anything involving messages or real conversations, like direct messages or comments, it always checks with me first. It waits for my approval before sending anything. I stay in control of that part. The setup can be a bit frustrating, which is why I'm sharing this. I've done it enough times that I'm happy to set yours up for you, completely free. If you're stuck with a tool that has no API and it keeps taking up your time, this is the solution you need. Tool: printingpress.dev Just comment or send me a direct message, and I'll get you started.