WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.059 It is Sunday, February 8th, 2026. And I want 00:00:06.059 --> 00:00:08.880 you to, just for a second, close your eyes and 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:12.080 think back three years. Oh, 2023. Remember 2023? 00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:15.300 The noise, the hype, everyone was shouting that 00:00:15.300 --> 00:00:17.699 prompt engineering was the new gold rush. Oh, 00:00:17.780 --> 00:00:19.899 I remember it vividly. It was the learn to code 00:00:19.899 --> 00:00:22.640 of this decade, but on like a whole other level. 00:00:22.660 --> 00:00:25.359 Everyone thought typing, imagine a cat in space, 00:00:25.579 --> 00:00:29.160 photorealistic, 8K. What's a legit six -figure 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:31.980 career. Exactly. But here we are. It's 2026. 00:00:32.359 --> 00:00:35.780 And the reality is just it's starkly different. 00:00:35.960 --> 00:00:38.000 What is? The economy moved on. It went from prompts 00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:40.979 to, well, to agentic workflows. The whole job 00:00:40.979 --> 00:00:44.219 of prompt engineer, it's kind of dead. Or it's 00:00:44.219 --> 00:00:46.060 just literacy now. Yeah. It's not a job title. 00:00:46.259 --> 00:00:48.020 It's like knowing how to use a hammer versus 00:00:48.020 --> 00:00:49.719 being a carpenter. That's a perfect analogy. 00:00:50.020 --> 00:00:51.799 Yeah. No one's going to pay you just because 00:00:51.799 --> 00:00:53.799 you know how to hold the hammer. Yeah. The tool 00:00:53.799 --> 00:00:56.880 isn't the job. Not anymore. So today we're doing 00:00:56.880 --> 00:00:57.920 something a little different. We're going to 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:01.479 dissect a guide by Max Anne. It's titled 11 Best 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:04.900 AI Business Models to Start in 2026. But our 00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:07.980 mission here isn't just to read you a list. We're 00:01:07.980 --> 00:01:11.060 going to look at the 11 real paths that founders 00:01:11.060 --> 00:01:14.379 are using right now, today, to actually replace 00:01:14.379 --> 00:01:16.939 their 9 to 5s. And I got to say, I have some 00:01:16.939 --> 00:01:18.939 mixed feelings about this list. I love that it's 00:01:18.939 --> 00:01:21.709 brutal. It admits most people failed, the ones 00:01:21.709 --> 00:01:23.950 who made it. They're building complex systems, 00:01:24.049 --> 00:01:26.530 not just prompting. Right. But I do think the 00:01:26.530 --> 00:01:29.069 guide maybe glosses over just how hard some of 00:01:29.069 --> 00:01:31.129 these paths really are. Well, let's unpack that. 00:01:31.209 --> 00:01:33.310 The source makes a really bold claim right at 00:01:33.310 --> 00:01:35.689 the start. It says prompt engineering is a skill, 00:01:35.790 --> 00:01:38.030 not a business. And that's it. That's the thesis 00:01:38.030 --> 00:01:40.390 for the whole 2026 economy, isn't it? It really 00:01:40.390 --> 00:01:42.890 feels like it. It's like typing. You needed to 00:01:42.890 --> 00:01:45.549 be a writer, but professional typer isn't a high 00:01:45.549 --> 00:01:48.739 paying job. The market's just matured. You see 00:01:48.739 --> 00:01:51.540 tools like Kling V3, Sora 2. They don't need 00:01:51.540 --> 00:01:53.340 magic spells anymore. They just need direction. 00:01:53.579 --> 00:01:56.700 That brings us perfectly to our first big category 00:01:56.700 --> 00:02:00.079 today, the visual revolution. This covers the 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:03.060 AI filmmaker, the creative studio, and the AI 00:02:03.060 --> 00:02:05.560 influencer. Okay. Let's start with the filmmaker 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:08.219 because that one feels the most, you know, tangible. 00:02:08.460 --> 00:02:10.939 This is the one that just blows my mind. We are 00:02:10.939 --> 00:02:13.699 literally talking about replacing an entire film 00:02:13.699 --> 00:02:17.289 crew. The whole thing. The lighting. camera ops, 00:02:17.430 --> 00:02:20.389 logistics, all of it replaced with a good laptop 00:02:20.389 --> 00:02:23.270 and a few subscriptions. And the guide mentions 00:02:23.270 --> 00:02:26.590 Kling V3 and Sora 2 are what really pushed this 00:02:26.590 --> 00:02:28.949 from being a cool experiment to a real career. 00:02:29.849 --> 00:02:31.870 But what's the actual workflow? It's not just 00:02:31.870 --> 00:02:34.310 one button, right? No, not at all. That's the 00:02:34.310 --> 00:02:36.389 big misconception. It breaks down what creators 00:02:36.389 --> 00:02:39.409 like PJ Ace are doing. And it's a stack. You're 00:02:39.409 --> 00:02:42.169 not just typing, make a Nike ad. Okay. You're 00:02:42.169 --> 00:02:44.669 in Mid Journey 7 generating reference images 00:02:44.669 --> 00:02:46.650 just to get the lighting right. And you're feeding 00:02:46.650 --> 00:02:49.270 those into Sora 2 for motion. Then you're using 00:02:49.270 --> 00:02:51.469 a totally separate agent for sound design. It's 00:02:51.469 --> 00:02:53.759 orchestration. So the filmmaker is really an 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:56.300 editor in chief of AI agents. Precisely. Yeah. 00:02:56.379 --> 00:02:58.759 And the barrier to entry is just crumbled. You 00:02:58.759 --> 00:03:01.039 used to need, what, 50 grand for a decent 30 00:03:01.039 --> 00:03:03.639 second spot? At least. Now you have people landing 00:03:03.639 --> 00:03:06.000 contracts with David Beckham's brand from their 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:08.719 home office. The source mentions the first fully 00:03:08.719 --> 00:03:12.139 AI generated ad was during the 2025 NBA finals. 00:03:12.580 --> 00:03:15.259 That feels like a moment we all kind of just 00:03:15.259 --> 00:03:17.939 glossed over. We did, but the industry didn't. 00:03:17.939 --> 00:03:20.629 That was the signal. If you can get cinematic 00:03:20.629 --> 00:03:23.509 quality without all the friction of a physical 00:03:23.509 --> 00:03:27.310 shoot, the economics just flip. We're seeing 00:03:27.310 --> 00:03:29.909 projects go for $3 ,000 to $10 ,000 for a single 00:03:29.909 --> 00:03:32.969 spot. Wow. And the margin is huge because you're 00:03:32.969 --> 00:03:34.669 not paying a crew. But doesn't that just flood 00:03:34.669 --> 00:03:36.830 the market? If anyone can do it, doesn't the 00:03:36.830 --> 00:03:39.889 price just tank? That's the risk, for sure. But 00:03:39.889 --> 00:03:43.449 right now, taste is the scarcity. The tool can 00:03:43.449 --> 00:03:46.620 make the video, but your taste. Your taste makes 00:03:46.620 --> 00:03:49.039 it a story. And most people still have bad taste. 00:03:49.219 --> 00:03:51.060 Fair point. Okay, so if you scale that filmmaker 00:03:51.060 --> 00:03:53.259 model up, you get the AI creative studio. Yeah, 00:03:53.300 --> 00:03:54.699 which is just the agency version. Instead of 00:03:54.699 --> 00:03:57.099 one -off projects, you're on retainer. $5 ,000 00:03:57.099 --> 00:03:59.680 to $15 ,000 a month selling speed and volume 00:03:59.680 --> 00:04:02.319 to brands that need content every single day 00:04:02.319 --> 00:04:05.039 for TikTok, for Instagram. Right. And then there's 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:06.560 a third part of this visual puzzle, and this 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:08.419 is where it gets a little weird for me. The AI 00:04:08.419 --> 00:04:11.300 influencer. Oh, I love this corner of the internet. 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:14.000 The character play. But explain this. We're not 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:16.759 talking about a human using an AI filter. No, 00:04:16.779 --> 00:04:18.839 no. We're talking about completely fictional 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:22.699 entities like Bigfoot doing vlogs from the forest 00:04:22.699 --> 00:04:27.980 or a Rastafarian monkey character, a digital 00:04:27.980 --> 00:04:30.939 avatar with a personality and a fan base that 00:04:30.939 --> 00:04:33.259 doesn't actually exist. And brands are really 00:04:33.259 --> 00:04:35.420 putting money behind a character that isn't real. 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:38.459 I mean, what's the ROI? They love it. Think about 00:04:38.459 --> 00:04:41.250 it from a brand safety perspective. The character 00:04:41.250 --> 00:04:43.689 never gets tired. It never gets caught saying 00:04:43.689 --> 00:04:46.089 something awful on a hot mic. It never has a 00:04:46.089 --> 00:04:48.810 scandal unless you write one for it. It's the 00:04:48.810 --> 00:04:51.209 ultimate creator. It does make me wonder, though, 00:04:51.310 --> 00:04:54.350 does removing the human face from all this content, 00:04:54.550 --> 00:04:57.069 does it dehumanize the art or does it actually 00:04:57.069 --> 00:04:59.910 liberate? the storyteller. I think it actually 00:04:59.910 --> 00:05:02.389 frees the creator to focus purely on the narrative. 00:05:02.470 --> 00:05:04.029 You don't have to worry about how you look or 00:05:04.029 --> 00:05:05.629 getting older. You just worry about the story. 00:05:05.769 --> 00:05:08.550 It's just puppetry with digital strings. That's 00:05:08.550 --> 00:05:10.589 a fascinating way to put it. Okay, let's pivot. 00:05:10.790 --> 00:05:13.810 Category two, the service and vibe coding economy. 00:05:14.170 --> 00:05:16.750 Less art, more utility. This is where most of 00:05:16.750 --> 00:05:18.709 the money is being made right now, but it's also 00:05:18.709 --> 00:05:20.870 where the burnout risk is highest. The source 00:05:20.870 --> 00:05:23.709 breaks this into three roles, the consultant, 00:05:23.970 --> 00:05:27.319 the freelancer, and the automation agency. Let's 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:29.639 start with the consultant. The guide calls it 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:33.180 the fastest path to your first dollar. In theory, 00:05:33.339 --> 00:05:36.420 yes, because you're not selling code. You're 00:05:36.420 --> 00:05:38.860 selling certainty. You go in your business, do 00:05:38.860 --> 00:05:41.519 an audit, and you fix one thing. But what does 00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:44.040 an audit actually look like? The guide suggests 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:46.660 a three -point audit. You're looking for repetitive 00:05:46.660 --> 00:05:49.500 emails, data entry bottlenecks, or customer support 00:05:49.500 --> 00:05:52.120 lag. You find one of those, you install the tool 00:05:52.120 --> 00:05:54.180 to automate it, and boom, that's a $3 ,000 fix. 00:05:54.649 --> 00:05:56.769 It sounds so simple. There has to be a catch. 00:05:56.970 --> 00:05:59.089 The catch is sales. You have to convince a business 00:05:59.089 --> 00:06:01.910 owner to let you into their messy back end. And 00:06:01.910 --> 00:06:03.910 most tech people, you know, they hate sales. 00:06:04.110 --> 00:06:07.569 So it's the fastest path, but also the most socially 00:06:07.569 --> 00:06:09.730 demanding. You're selling trust. Okay, then we 00:06:09.730 --> 00:06:12.990 have the AI freelancer. And Source uses a term 00:06:12.990 --> 00:06:15.129 that's really taken over this past year, vibe 00:06:15.129 --> 00:06:18.060 coding. Vibe coding. I love that this is the 00:06:18.060 --> 00:06:20.959 official term now. It just sounds so casual for 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:23.420 something so powerful. So for anyone listening 00:06:23.420 --> 00:06:26.259 who might have missed this shift, what is vibe 00:06:26.259 --> 00:06:28.939 coding in 2026? It's like going from being a 00:06:28.939 --> 00:06:31.819 bricklayer to an architect. Before, you had to 00:06:31.819 --> 00:06:34.639 know where every single semicolon went. Now, 00:06:34.660 --> 00:06:37.160 with tools like Bolt or Lovable, you just tell 00:06:37.160 --> 00:06:40.899 the AI, I want a CRM that feels like Notion but 00:06:40.899 --> 00:06:43.819 acts like Salesforce. You described the vibe. 00:06:44.019 --> 00:06:46.759 The AI handles the logic. So you're managing 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:49.459 the outcome, not the syntax. Exactly. It's coding 00:06:49.459 --> 00:06:52.860 for people who get logic but hate syntax. And 00:06:52.860 --> 00:06:55.279 I have to admit, this is something I still wrestle 00:06:55.279 --> 00:06:57.939 with. Prompt drift. I mean, even with these incredible 00:06:57.939 --> 00:07:00.439 new tools, I'll have a system working perfectly 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:02.839 on a Tuesday and then by Friday, it just gives 00:07:02.839 --> 00:07:04.600 me something slightly different. Oh, absolutely. 00:07:04.819 --> 00:07:06.560 That's why the freelancer is still so valuable. 00:07:06.699 --> 00:07:09.319 It's not just building at once. It's having the 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:11.720 patience to wrestle that system into being stable. 00:07:12.139 --> 00:07:14.560 That's what people pay for, your patience. And 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:16.860 when you scale that patience, you get the AI 00:07:16.860 --> 00:07:19.879 automation agency. Right. You stop trading your 00:07:19.879 --> 00:07:21.939 time for money. You build the systems, maybe 00:07:21.939 --> 00:07:24.120 hire a couple of vibe coders to do the work, 00:07:24.139 --> 00:07:26.819 and you just manage the client. That's how you 00:07:26.819 --> 00:07:28.699 get to those five -figure months. But you become 00:07:28.699 --> 00:07:31.160 a manager, not a builder. It raises a question 00:07:31.160 --> 00:07:33.980 about where the value is. Is the value really 00:07:33.980 --> 00:07:37.120 in the tool or is it in having the courage to 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:39.240 tell a business owner their process is obsolete? 00:07:39.540 --> 00:07:41.540 The value is definitely in the diagnosis, not 00:07:41.540 --> 00:07:44.459 just the prescription. The tool is 20 bucks a 00:07:44.459 --> 00:07:46.959 month. Knowing where to point it without breaking 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:49.439 the entire company. That's 10 grand. We're going 00:07:49.439 --> 00:07:51.879 to take a very short break. When we come back, 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:53.959 we're looking at the long game models, education 00:07:53.959 --> 00:07:57.600 and sauce. And we'll discuss why that. recurring 00:07:57.600 --> 00:08:00.939 revenue dream might actually be a trap mid -roll 00:08:00.939 --> 00:08:03.819 sponsor break we are back we are diving deep 00:08:03.819 --> 00:08:07.439 into the 11 ai business models of 2026 we've 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:09.560 covered the visual artists and the service providers 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:12.579 now let's talk about the educators this is the 00:08:12.579 --> 00:08:15.660 long game and honestly this is the section that 00:08:15.660 --> 00:08:17.860 requires the most patience the source identifies 00:08:17.860 --> 00:08:21.060 three types the content creator the consumer 00:08:21.060 --> 00:08:24.579 educator and the business educator let's start 00:08:24.579 --> 00:08:26.649 with the content creator This is the path everyone 00:08:26.649 --> 00:08:28.889 wants because it looks so fun on social media. 00:08:29.649 --> 00:08:33.259 But the guide is... super harsh about it. It 00:08:33.259 --> 00:08:36.440 says the reality is tough. It takes a long time. 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:39.200 Meaningful income is delayed. Most people quit. 00:08:39.379 --> 00:08:42.519 It's the classic trough of sorrow. Yeah, because 00:08:42.519 --> 00:08:44.480 you're fighting for attention in a world that 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:48.039 is just flooded with AI content. But the pivot 00:08:48.039 --> 00:08:51.620 to consumer AI educator is where it gets interesting. 00:08:51.740 --> 00:08:54.019 This isn't about being famous. It's about being 00:08:54.019 --> 00:08:56.679 specific. The example it gives is how to prepare 00:08:56.679 --> 00:08:59.580 your children for an AI future. Right. You see 00:08:59.580 --> 00:09:02.120 the difference? Intro to AI is boring. It's a 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:05.100 commodity. But AI for parents, that hits a nerve. 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:07.519 When you narrow the focus, you increase the value. 00:09:07.700 --> 00:09:09.500 That's how you get to $3 ,000 to $10 ,000 a month 00:09:09.500 --> 00:09:11.259 in revenue from a niche course. And then there's 00:09:11.259 --> 00:09:13.519 the business AI educator, corporate training. 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:16.620 This is the bridge. Think about how many companies 00:09:16.620 --> 00:09:19.200 panic -bought enterprise licenses for ChatGPT 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:21.460 or Gemini last year. They bought them for everyone. 00:09:21.559 --> 00:09:23.860 But nobody actually uses them for more than... 00:09:24.110 --> 00:09:26.690 like writing plate emails. The investment is 00:09:26.690 --> 00:09:29.169 wasted. So the educator comes in and shows the 00:09:29.169 --> 00:09:31.309 marketing team how to use it for data analysis 00:09:31.309 --> 00:09:34.350 or HR how to use it for screening. They bridge 00:09:34.350 --> 00:09:36.909 that gap. And the upside there is pretty significant. 00:09:37.210 --> 00:09:40.889 Five to $20 ,000 engagements. And it almost always 00:09:40.889 --> 00:09:43.559 leads to consulting. It's the perfect foot in 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:46.059 the door. You teach them, they realize they can't 00:09:46.059 --> 00:09:48.220 do it themselves, so they hire you to do it for 00:09:48.220 --> 00:09:50.600 them. So why do you think we value a specific 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:53.580 guide for parents so much more than a general 00:09:53.580 --> 00:09:56.639 guide for everyone? Because generic advice feels 00:09:56.639 --> 00:09:59.580 like noise, but specific advice feels like a 00:09:59.580 --> 00:10:02.519 solution. One is just information. The other 00:10:02.519 --> 00:10:04.899 feels like a rescue plan. That brings us to the 00:10:04.899 --> 00:10:07.720 heavy hitters. Segment four, the sauce builder 00:10:07.720 --> 00:10:10.080 and the transformation partner. This is where 00:10:10.080 --> 00:10:12.669 the difficulty curve just spikes. This is hard 00:10:12.669 --> 00:10:16.230 mode. The AI sauce builder, the product route. 00:10:16.470 --> 00:10:18.629 Everyone romanticizes this one. The dream of 00:10:18.629 --> 00:10:21.009 recurring revenue, right? Build it once, get 00:10:21.009 --> 00:10:23.309 paid forever. But the source has a pretty big 00:10:23.309 --> 00:10:25.450 reality check. The first version will absolutely 00:10:25.450 --> 00:10:28.210 suck. And there's an even bigger trap, the clone 00:10:28.210 --> 00:10:30.629 trap. The problem isn't building the sauce anymore. 00:10:30.870 --> 00:10:32.889 You can build a functioning app in a weekend. 00:10:33.330 --> 00:10:36.190 The problem is your competitor can clone it next 00:10:36.190 --> 00:10:38.590 weekend. So the competitive moat is just gone. 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:42.299 It is, unless you have proprietary data. The 00:10:42.299 --> 00:10:43.919 guide argues that if you don't have a financial 00:10:43.919 --> 00:10:46.700 runway, this path is a trap. You're just going 00:10:46.700 --> 00:10:49.240 to be fighting churn constantly. Then there's 00:10:49.240 --> 00:10:51.379 the transformation partner, the summit, as they 00:10:51.379 --> 00:10:53.320 call it. Yeah, this is not an entry -level gig. 00:10:53.419 --> 00:10:55.500 This is for the veterans. You're not a vendor. 00:10:55.700 --> 00:10:59.360 You are a strategic partner rewiring a company's 00:10:59.360 --> 00:11:02.179 DNA with AI. And the contracts are six figures. 00:11:02.480 --> 00:11:05.519 Easily. But you cannot fake this one. You need 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:08.200 a real track record. You're managing fear and 00:11:08.200 --> 00:11:11.080 human psychology, not just software. It really 00:11:11.080 --> 00:11:13.320 seems like the sauce route is the one people 00:11:13.320 --> 00:11:16.899 romanticize the most. Is that dream of recurring 00:11:16.899 --> 00:11:19.580 revenue actually a trap for someone without a 00:11:19.580 --> 00:11:21.919 financial runway? Totally. It's a marathon disguised 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:24.500 as a sprint. Everyone sees the finish line with 00:11:24.500 --> 00:11:26.940 the monthly checks, but they don't see the 18 00:11:26.940 --> 00:11:29.240 months of eating ramen while you're begging people 00:11:29.240 --> 00:11:32.379 not to cancel. So we've laid out all 11 paths. 00:11:32.970 --> 00:11:36.409 The filmmaker, the consultant, the builder. The 00:11:36.409 --> 00:11:38.789 final section is about strategy and selection. 00:11:39.070 --> 00:11:41.490 How do you choose? Because analysis paralysis 00:11:41.490 --> 00:11:44.789 feels like the real enemy here. The guide breaks 00:11:44.789 --> 00:11:47.070 it down really simply, which I like. It's based 00:11:47.070 --> 00:11:49.289 on your personality. Let's run through it. It 00:11:49.289 --> 00:11:52.509 says, if you need money fast and you have no 00:11:52.509 --> 00:11:56.529 tech skills. AI consultant. Go sell audits. But 00:11:56.529 --> 00:11:58.629 you have to be willing to talk to people. If 00:11:58.629 --> 00:12:01.009 you love building and tinkering. AI freelancer. 00:12:01.129 --> 00:12:03.789 Get into those vibe coding tools. You can hide 00:12:03.789 --> 00:12:05.649 behind your screen and let the work speak for 00:12:05.649 --> 00:12:08.269 you. Creative. AI filmmaker for sure. And if 00:12:08.269 --> 00:12:10.590 you're patient. Then you go content creator or 00:12:10.590 --> 00:12:13.340 eventually. transformation partner the source 00:12:13.340 --> 00:12:16.100 explicitly names the two most proven paths for 00:12:16.100 --> 00:12:19.879 2026 and they are the consultant and the freelancer 00:12:19.879 --> 00:12:21.740 because they have the shortest feedback loops 00:12:21.740 --> 00:12:24.100 you do work you get paid you don't have to wait 00:12:24.100 --> 00:12:26.220 for an audience to grow or for code to compile 00:12:26.220 --> 00:12:28.220 there's one piece of advice in the conclusion 00:12:28.220 --> 00:12:31.639 that really stood out to me the 1000 days rule 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:35.120 yes pick one model and commit to it for 1000 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:38.460 days that's what almost three years in a world 00:12:38.460 --> 00:12:41.690 where ai changes every week Three years feels 00:12:41.690 --> 00:12:44.950 like an eternity. How can you commit to a model 00:12:44.950 --> 00:12:46.850 when the tech will be completely different in 00:12:46.850 --> 00:12:49.669 six months? That's the paradox, right? The tech 00:12:49.669 --> 00:12:51.850 changes constantly, but the fundamental business 00:12:51.850 --> 00:12:55.639 model, solving a human problem. That doesn't 00:12:55.639 --> 00:12:57.379 change. If you jump around every time a new tool 00:12:57.379 --> 00:12:59.659 comes out, you never build any momentum. Just 00:12:59.659 --> 00:13:01.980 a series of unfinished projects. Exactly. And 00:13:01.980 --> 00:13:04.600 the guide mentions that mindset shift from being 00:13:04.600 --> 00:13:07.279 a know -it -all to a learn -it -all. Right. You 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:09.720 can't rely on textbooks. They're obsolete by 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:11.379 the time they're printed. You just have to be 00:13:11.379 --> 00:13:14.039 in the trenches learning by doing. It makes me 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:17.220 think. Does the paralysis of choice prevent more 00:13:17.220 --> 00:13:19.539 people from starting than the actual difficulty 00:13:19.539 --> 00:13:22.700 of the work itself? Absolutely. Action cures 00:13:22.700 --> 00:13:25.460 fears so much faster than planning does. People 00:13:25.460 --> 00:13:27.899 spend months picking the perfect model and zero 00:13:27.899 --> 00:13:30.159 days actually doing it. So let's recap the big 00:13:30.159 --> 00:13:33.139 ideas. The landscape in 2026 isn't about how 00:13:33.139 --> 00:13:35.200 to prompt. That's just table stakes. It's about 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:37.850 solving specific problems. Whether that's through 00:13:37.850 --> 00:13:41.049 visual storytelling as a filmmaker or bringing 00:13:41.049 --> 00:13:44.149 clarity as a consultant or building systems as 00:13:44.149 --> 00:13:46.350 an agency. And the barrier to entry is technically 00:13:46.350 --> 00:13:50.169 low. You just need a laptop. But the requirement 00:13:50.169 --> 00:13:53.769 for focus, that is higher than ever. You have 00:13:53.769 --> 00:13:56.090 to pick a lane and stick with it. The final thought 00:13:56.090 --> 00:13:57.769 from the source material is what I really want 00:13:57.769 --> 00:14:00.309 to leave you with. The people making money right 00:14:00.309 --> 00:14:02.549 now aren't smarter than you. They just started 00:14:02.549 --> 00:14:04.840 while you were reading. That's the kick in the 00:14:04.840 --> 00:14:07.879 pants right there. Stop researching. Stop listening 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:11.120 to podcasts. Well, maybe after this one. Just 00:14:11.120 --> 00:14:14.440 pick one of these 11 paths this weekend and start. 00:14:14.600 --> 00:14:16.460 Thank you for diving in with us. We'll see you 00:14:16.460 --> 00:14:17.740 in the next deep dive. See ya.