February 7, 2024

Take Five #059: New real-time consumer index predicts purchasing probabilities, and more

Take Five #059: New real-time consumer index predicts purchasing probabilities, and more

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Take Five #059: New real-time consumer index predicts purchasing probabilities, and more

1. 8 AI tools that could change the way you do business (Thanks, Reddit)

A GPT-enabled custom site support bot, an intuitive, easy-to-use landing page generator, an AI inbox organizer…this list includes a variety of tools that can help lighten the load and boost productivity.

See the full list here.

2. Boring business of the week: Heavy equipment flipper has annual margins of 10-15%

3. Can this new real-time consumer index predict the eCommerce future?

4. 3 HoldCo Success Stories

-Permanent Equity HoldCo doesn’t intend to sell, no management fees, no investor control, no use of debt

-$30M revenue foundry HoldCo - started with one $2.7M revenue acquisition in 2017

-Marmon Group - from a $3M rev bicycle manufacturer to an empire worth billions

Find rundowns of their paths and playbooks here.

5. From finance to fulfillment: An ETA perspective on the unexpected benefits of small business ownership

When I worked in finance, I was way more plugged into economic & political news. It was part of my job to have a finger on the pulse of different types of markets, particularly credit markets.

While I did enjoy that type of knowledge flow, it was so removed from tangible “life”. I experienced it through my laptop, access to a Bloomberg terminal, subscriptions to WSJ/NYT, and my email inbox. It didn’t matter if I lived in NYC or Seattle.

Staying in touch with the info flow in a local service contractor business requires (your) boots on the ground — it requires walking client properties, moving trucks around, and more. It matters what city you’re in.

Yes, it’s still a ton of time on your phone & computer. But in finance, close to 100% of my problems were solvable using a phone & computer (and money).

That percentage has dropped dramatically in running a service contractor, both because there is less money to throw around, and because the work is more tangible.

Read the full “Off-Balance Sheet Benefits of Search” article here.

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