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Correct me if I'm wrong but a human will be able to cut through the noise with quirky advertising, new/novel distribution methods, etc. Most of the bottleneck
by Nevin1901 19d ago
Correct me if I'm wrong but a human will be able to cut through the noise with quirky advertising, new/novel distribution methods, etc.
Most of the bottleneck in business isn't building the things or sourcing, it's mostly advertising/sales.
These specifically require doing something unique or interesting.
Sure, maybe LLMs can help with fulfillment or operations, but distribution still remains the hard part.
- eqmvii 19d agoNot to mention CONNECTIONS, of which LLMs will start with 0 and never acquire more.
- spockz 19d agoSo. Just like there are a gazillion book keeping tools/saas out that allow you to focus on your primary concern of the business instead of side quests and chores, agents can help with more. Generating reports, generating ideas, taking things through (even if it is just rubber ducking), updating a picture quickly at 90% of quality that you could have done it but in 1% of time and effort. It allows you to try out new approaches and focus on your main product. That is the value proposition of AI.
- thenthenthen 19d agoNot sure why the downvotes… my company solely survives on the connections and trust made over time. Real human connections, face to face. This in turn established a reputation.
- jjk166 18d agoBut for a lot of companies, all the connections in the world won't mean shit if someone else can offer a lower cost with a better lead time.
- latentsea 19d agoThey're doing pretty well on OnlyFans though. You know what they say? Start where you are you. If the only way you can make connections initially is through AI thirst traps, and you're really good at it, then... you got your ins.
- tantalor 19d agoskills/advertising_and_sales.md skills/novel_distribution.md skills/unique_and_interesting.md Naive to think you can't reduce these to instructions.
- bensyverson 19d agoI’d love to see your pass at a “unique and interesting” skill. I’ve been working on tools and techniques in this area, and it’s harder than you might think.
- owebmaster 19d agoDo you really think AI can automate distribution, marketing, sales? That's just spam.
- tantalor 19d agoDo you really think it can't?
- weakfish 19d agoThat’s the implication I believe
- owebmaster 19d agoI'm sure it can't. A competent marketer can make good use of it but vibecoders just create slop nobody wants to read.
- esikich 19d agoYou're describing most people. Most people (99.9%) can't come up with novel ideas either. They just follow the latest trend. Art, marketing, music, etc. If you've spent any time in the creative spaces, you'll realize most people don't really have much talent. Skill, sure, but that only gets you as far as someone else's latest idea.
- fennecbutt 19d agoLmao, pop music.
- zouhair 19d agoOr a way to automate scamming old people.
- petra 19d ago>> Most of the bottleneck in business isn't building the things or sourcing, it's mostly advertising/sales. That may also change with llms - they can help the buyers compare every product available, and find the best.
- edoceo 19d agoI hope so. All the LLM based sales tools I've see have been shit
- bjt 19d agoIs the LLM going to order all the shower caps produced by Chinese factories and try them out?
- root_axis 18d agoYou're thinking about this all wrong. Just step into this cranial MRI scanning booth to livestream the structure and composition of your skull straight to the cloud, then we'll fire up 10000 agents to find the perfect cap for you.
- morpheos137 19d agoIt depends on what you produce if you make something in demand it may sell itself. For example if you operate oil wells or an ice cream stand. On the other hand if you manufacture bullshit advertising and sales may be key. What I do get about these llm SAS start ups is LLMs instrinsicaly mimic what is in the corpus so if your goal is to compete in an established product pace sure LLMs may be great autopilot but deterministic programs would be even better on the other hand if you are doing something genuinely innovative them you can expect an llm product manager to containmente it with what is already out there or alternatively make unhinged predictions. Llms have poor judgement for what is not already in the corpus.
- wavemode 18d agoSo due to self-bias, people who shop absently with LLMs will mostly be the ones buying products from LLM-run businesses. Fitting.