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Zvonimir Fras
@zvonimirfras.bsky.social
· Mar 10
As part of the research for the book I'm writing (AI for SMBs - Zero to One), I'm talking to owners and operators of small and medium businesses.
Do you know any who would be open to talk about their processes, bottlenecks, whether or not they are using AI, etc?
Here's the current outline:
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Do you know any who would be open to talk about their processes, bottlenecks, whether or not they are using AI, etc?
Here's the current outline:
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If you want to get AI to do your bidding, you'll need to give it the information it needs to do it, and explain it in a way it's clear to it.
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you want to get AI to do your bidding, you'll need to give it the information it needs to do it, and explain it in a way it's clear to it.
Re Advice: Borrow their compass but pilot your own ship. Absorb, then decide. No one's map fits your terrain perfectly.
What advice have you ignored for good reason?
What advice have you ignored for good reason?
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Re Advice: Borrow their compass but pilot your own ship. Absorb, then decide. No one's map fits your terrain perfectly.
What advice have you ignored for good reason?
What advice have you ignored for good reason?
founders' job is a mixed bag of whatever needs to get done first to unblock progress
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
founders' job is a mixed bag of whatever needs to get done first to unblock progress
In the AI era, information products are worthless. Anything that's fundamentally "here's some knowledge structured nicely" will be commoditized to zero.
What survives:
- Data no one else has (proprietary, aggregated from usage)
- Networks that create value through connections
- Distribution
What survives:
- Data no one else has (proprietary, aggregated from usage)
- Networks that create value through connections
- Distribution
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In the AI era, information products are worthless. Anything that's fundamentally "here's some knowledge structured nicely" will be commoditized to zero.
What survives:
- Data no one else has (proprietary, aggregated from usage)
- Networks that create value through connections
- Distribution
What survives:
- Data no one else has (proprietary, aggregated from usage)
- Networks that create value through connections
- Distribution
Consistency isn't mood-based. Grind through fog for fitness, mastery, high-level anything. You don't level up on inspiration alone.
What's your "even when tired" commitment this week?
What's your "even when tired" commitment this week?
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Consistency isn't mood-based. Grind through fog for fitness, mastery, high-level anything. You don't level up on inspiration alone.
What's your "even when tired" commitment this week?
What's your "even when tired" commitment this week?
Rules aren't arbitrary at first. They start in order to deliver benefits.
As leader, own the probe: talk with people following them and everyone impacted.
Bend or break old rules responsibly. Come up with better ones.
As leader, own the probe: talk with people following them and everyone impacted.
Bend or break old rules responsibly. Come up with better ones.
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Rules aren't arbitrary at first. They start in order to deliver benefits.
As leader, own the probe: talk with people following them and everyone impacted.
Bend or break old rules responsibly. Come up with better ones.
As leader, own the probe: talk with people following them and everyone impacted.
Bend or break old rules responsibly. Come up with better ones.
"What new info could flip my view?" If "nothing," you're stuck. Beliefs evolve or die.
What's one common belief ready for an upgrade?
What's one common belief ready for an upgrade?
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"What new info could flip my view?" If "nothing," you're stuck. Beliefs evolve or die.
What's one common belief ready for an upgrade?
What's one common belief ready for an upgrade?
Not having a quest is making you stressed.
1. Reclaim your "Why"
Journal: What problem keeps you up at night? What legacy fires you up? (5 mins daily.)
2. Test small quests
Pick one, like I'm recording daily videos. Action breeds clarity.
3. Build horizontal allies
Surround yourself with
1. Reclaim your "Why"
Journal: What problem keeps you up at night? What legacy fires you up? (5 mins daily.)
2. Test small quests
Pick one, like I'm recording daily videos. Action breeds clarity.
3. Build horizontal allies
Surround yourself with
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Not having a quest is making you stressed.
1. Reclaim your "Why"
Journal: What problem keeps you up at night? What legacy fires you up? (5 mins daily.)
2. Test small quests
Pick one, like I'm recording daily videos. Action breeds clarity.
3. Build horizontal allies
Surround yourself with
1. Reclaim your "Why"
Journal: What problem keeps you up at night? What legacy fires you up? (5 mins daily.)
2. Test small quests
Pick one, like I'm recording daily videos. Action breeds clarity.
3. Build horizontal allies
Surround yourself with
Compress time: Cut distractions, stack wins daily. Wasted hours compound into regret.
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Compress time: Cut distractions, stack wins daily. Wasted hours compound into regret.
You are what you consistently do. Inspiration sparks, grind owns.
Show up for workouts, practice, ventures... even if you're tired and don't feel like it
That's the elite separator.
Show up for workouts, practice, ventures... even if you're tired and don't feel like it
That's the elite separator.
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
You are what you consistently do. Inspiration sparks, grind owns.
Show up for workouts, practice, ventures... even if you're tired and don't feel like it
That's the elite separator.
Show up for workouts, practice, ventures... even if you're tired and don't feel like it
That's the elite separator.
All rules exist to benefit someone. Traffic lights save lives.
If you're not sure why there's a role, probe the why, talk to enforcers and affected.
Sometimes reasons no longer apply. And then we should change the rule.
If you're not sure why there's a role, probe the why, talk to enforcers and affected.
Sometimes reasons no longer apply. And then we should change the rule.
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
All rules exist to benefit someone. Traffic lights save lives.
If you're not sure why there's a role, probe the why, talk to enforcers and affected.
Sometimes reasons no longer apply. And then we should change the rule.
If you're not sure why there's a role, probe the why, talk to enforcers and affected.
Sometimes reasons no longer apply. And then we should change the rule.
Having no quest turns daily fires into hell. Easy way to find a quest: journal your "why" for 5 mins a day.
Action clarifies the rest.
Action clarifies the rest.
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Having no quest turns daily fires into hell. Easy way to find a quest: journal your "why" for 5 mins a day.
Action clarifies the rest.
Action clarifies the rest.
Even the best advice comes from the advisor's wins and flops. What crushed it in 2018 might bury you in 2025.
Listen hard, then pilot your own ship.
What's one tip you've followed that worked great for you?
Listen hard, then pilot your own ship.
What's one tip you've followed that worked great for you?
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Even the best advice comes from the advisor's wins and flops. What crushed it in 2018 might bury you in 2025.
Listen hard, then pilot your own ship.
What's one tip you've followed that worked great for you?
Listen hard, then pilot your own ship.
What's one tip you've followed that worked great for you?
What are you thankful to your old self for?
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What are you thankful to your old self for?
The struggle you’re in right now is the one future you will romanticize.
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The struggle you’re in right now is the one future you will romanticize.
Companies with horizontal culture mog vertical ones into the ground. Same with marriages. Same with friendships.
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Companies with horizontal culture mog vertical ones into the ground. Same with marriages. Same with friendships.
Choose your hard.
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Choose your hard.
The moment you realize you're the bottleneck is the moment you can become unstoppable.
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The moment you realize you're the bottleneck is the moment you can become unstoppable.
Repeat after me: This is the good old days. This is it.
November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Repeat after me: This is the good old days. This is it.
Most people solve small problems and wonder why life feels small.
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Most people solve small problems and wonder why life feels small.
What’s the ONE thing you could do right now that your 80-year-old self would thank you for? Be specific. Asking for a friend.
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What’s the ONE thing you could do right now that your 80-year-old self would thank you for? Be specific. Asking for a friend.
Burnout doesn’t come from working too hard. It comes from working on shit that doesn’t matter.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Burnout doesn’t come from working too hard. It comes from working on shit that doesn’t matter.
Your current struggle is the tuition for your future success. Stop trying to drop out of the course.
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Your current struggle is the tuition for your future success. Stop trying to drop out of the course.
You have the rarest luxury in human history: Time + energy + internet + health. And you're spending it on Netflix and doomscrolling. Future you hates you for it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
You have the rarest luxury in human history: Time + energy + internet + health. And you're spending it on Netflix and doomscrolling. Future you hates you for it.
Most people wait until the struggle is over to appreciate it. Then they get a new struggle. Smart people learn to love the one they're in.
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Most people wait until the struggle is over to appreciate it. Then they get a new struggle. Smart people learn to love the one they're in.