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Are You Working Secret Multiple Jobs? Maybe You Should

November 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

How many jobs are you working right now? Just one? Sucker...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/are-you-wo...

#entrepreneurship #ai #technology #business #work

A growing number of employees are taking the calculated risk of holding down two jobs or more. Here’s why.

Disney and YouTube TV Held Customers Hostage For a Good Reason

November 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Here's why you didn't get televised sports for two weeks, and why it will happen again...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/disney...

#leadership #technology #business #sports #money

The latest battle over sports between Disney and YouTube TV is now one they hope we'll forget. But this time, the customer caught on to their shenanigans.

The True Cost of Tech Worker Burnout

November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

I'm gonna get real honest about your job, anger, depression, and motivation...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/the-true-c...

#business #technology #work #mentalhealth #leadership

Tech industry employees are depressed, and it costs tech companies a fortune

How to be thankful in this year of chaos

November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

How to be thankful in this year of chaos...

jproco.medium.com/80d0b8bbfcdd...

#startup #entrepreneurship #business #work #thanks

Thank You

ChatGPT Is Killing Discoverability, and Startups Are Paying the Price

November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

ChatGPT is making it nearly impossible for startups and small business to stand out...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/chatgp...

#startup #ai #technology #marketing #writing

The rise of AI search has eviscerated the SEO-driven marketing prospects for startups and small businesses in a way that can no longer be denied.

Disney and YouTube TV Held Customers Hostage For a Good Reason

November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Here's why you didn't get televised sports for two weeks, and why it will happen again...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/disney-and...

#leadership #technology #business #sports #money

Make no mistake, this fiasco was about the future of streaming

The Side Hustle Industrial Complex is Failing Entrepreneurs

November 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

More people are turning to side hustles to make ends meet. So how do you turn that into steady income?

jproco.medium.com/239f402fe0b5...

#startup #entrepreneurship #business #work #jobs

The promise of wealth was always a mirage, but side hustles can still be a shortcut to building your own empire

OpenAI's Sora Turned Copyright Theft Into a Feature

November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

OpenAI's Sora Turned Copyright Theft Into a Feature

-- Let’s talk about the next battle in the war of AI versus human

www.linkedin.com/pulse/openai...

#ai #technology #business #money #creators

OpenAI's Sora app launched a parade of copyrighted characters doing whatever meme-able things users could dream up. Oh, the lawyers were not amused.

Are You Going To Be Replaced By the Next Wave Of AI?

November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Another round of AI labor replacement is coming. Let's talk to some CEOs...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/are-you-go...

#ai #technology #business #productivity #work

Some CEOs tend to make the same mistakes and expect a different result

AI Dynamic Pricing Is Perfect For Companies That Want to Lose Customers

November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

What is AI dynamic pricing and why is it a great and terrible idea? I'll explain and opine in @inc.com...

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#startup #entrepreneurship #ai #money #technology

The good news is they’ll definitely make a few extra dollars along the way.

www.inc.com

November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

When your job interview turns into a train wreck. 4 stories from 4 angry people...

jproco.medium.com/498210a448ec...

#business #work #hiring #jobs #leadership

How To Turn a Job Interview Into a Train Wreck

Here are the 4 worst job seeker interview stories I’ve heard this year

AI Is Crushing Employee Mental Health

November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Let's compare the $1.5 TRILLION spent on AI adoption to the $100 BILLION spent on employee mental health. I can save everyone some money...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-cru...

#entrepreneurship #ai #work #mentalhealth #leadership

Companies worldwide are going to spend $100 billion on workplace wellness next year. It's not working. Because there are symptoms and there are root causes.

AI Productivity Theater Has Invaded the Workplace

November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

AI Productivity Theater Has Invaded the Workplace -- What it is and why it's a problem...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/ai-product...

#entrepreneurship #ai #technology #business #productivity

AI mandates have created a new kind of performance art

Goodbye, Middle Manager, We Won’t Miss You. Or Will We?

November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Everyone hates middle management, until all the middle managers get axed...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/goodby...

#startup #jobs #leadership #business #technology

The tech industry has always mocked the middle manager, but they may have been the glue that held the industry together. We're going to miss them.

ChatGPT Is Killing Discoverability, and Startups Are Paying the Price

November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

ChatGPT is making it nearly impossible for startups and small business to stand out...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/chatgpt-is...

#startup #ai #technology #marketing #writing

Keywords aren’t cutting it anymore. Startups need a new model.

5 Obvious Ways Everyone Knows You’re Using ChatGPT

November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

This isn't just a list of 5 ways I know you're using ChatGPT, it's 5 ways EVERYONE knows you're using ChatGPT...

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#writing #ai #technology #business #work

This is what everyone says is a dead giveaway for spotting ChatGPT generated content.

www.inc.com

November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Why Every Company Should Ban Zoom, Teams, and Meet Immediately -- a little satire to start your weekend...

jproco.medium.com/8db91dc75348...

#startup #leadership #technology #business #remotework

Why Every Company Should Ban Zoom, Teams, and Meet Immediately

This is satire, and these are really the top reasons given by companies for RTO mandates

The $1.5 Trillion AI Trust Gap Is Real

November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

More than half of employees don’t believe that AI is going to pay off for them. Here's why...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/15-tri...

#entrepreneurship #ai #technology #business #innovation

The $1.5 trillion AI money train might be speeding towards a wall of employee mistrust, and make the cash-fueled NFT bonfire look conservative.

The Side Hustle Industrial Complex is Failing Its Hustlers

November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

The Side Hustle Industrial Complex is Failing Its Hustlers -- I'll tell you how to build your side hustle empire in @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#startup #entrepreneurship #money #success #technology

The promise of wealth was always a mirage, but side hustles can still be a shortcut to building your own empire.

www.inc.com

November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

What's the over/under on when AI wrecks gambling? I lay odds...

jproco.medium.com/0aa481b36fd9...

#ai #technology #business #sports #money

No One Is Talking About AI and Gambling, That Should Scare You

Because Everyone is Trying to Light Your Money on Fire

Tech Hiring Is Still Frozen -- Here’s the Real Reason Why

November 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Was there over 300,000 workers worth of fat to be trimmed in the tech industry? I don't think so...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/tech-h...

#startup #jobs #money #business #technology

Over the last four years, over 300,000 tech jobs have been cut. If the tech industry plans to grow, why is hiring still frozen? There's a one word answer.