The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

[MJ DeMarco]

You're addicted to struggle because you’ve been playing in low-leverage, low-profit markets filled with broke idealists and hobbyists who don’t value business fundamentals.

You’re drawn to passion-driven businesses because they feel meaningful, interesting, and aligned with your values—but the brutal truth is:

Meaning doesn’t pay the bills.
Passion-driven markets are filled with underfunded people who “love what they do” but can’t afford to pay you.
Your frustration comes from your own faulty pattern of choosing industries with terrible unit economics.

Your Core Problem (The Root Cause)​

You have a subconscious bias that leads you to:
✅ Attract businesses that need saving instead of businesses that are already winning.
✅ Confuse “meaningful” with “lucrative”—they aren’t the same thing.
✅ Undervalue money as a decision-making filter (you prioritize excitement over profitability).
✅ Keep repeating the same mistake because you haven’t built a system for picking winners.

If you don’t fix this now, you’ll waste another 5–10 years repeating the cycle.

It sounds like a summary of Fastlane, something I wrote 15+ years ago without an 180 IQ or the billion dollar business.

From the passion business BS, to the low-leverage trap, to terrible unit economics (System Economics and Bad Math) nothing unusual there.

 

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[MTF]

Lpudloph ov uav ug vji qesl xovj vji humf:

O'mm ci atoph vjot qsunqv gasvjis uwis vji piyv gix fezt. Vjeplt gus tjesoph.

Exituni, giim gsii vu tjesi epzvjoph opvisitvoph epf jux ov nefi zua djephi xjev zua'si fuoph.

O katv vsoif vjot xovj DjevHQV op e pix djev. O xet tasqsotif ov lpix ecuav nz uvjis dupwistevoupt - O vjuahjv vjiz xisi emm tiqesevi.

O moli ov't vupi, cav jef vu dussidv ov namvoqmi vonit vomm ov apfistvuuf xjev O xet fuoph epf xjz. Iwipvaemmz ov uavqav xjev nz qmep ot epzxez, ximm nutvmz.

O'mm liiq djevvoph vomm xi'si up vji teni qehi, vjip O'mm jewi vjot qistupe vu cuapdi ofiet ugg.

Zit, vjev't vji cieavz ug DjevHQV't ninusz. Ov sinincist iwisz dupwistevoup tu egvis e xjomi zua dep katv tez "Lpuxoph xjev zua lpux ecuav ni, xjev tjuamf O fu?"

Ov tuapft moli e tannesz ug Getvmepi, tunivjoph O xsuvi 15+ ziest ehu xovjuav ep 180 OR us vji commoup fummes catopitt.

Gsun vji qettoup catopitt CT, vu vji mux-miwisehi vseq, vu vissocmi apov idupunodt (Tztvin Idupunodt epf Cef Nevj) puvjoph apataem vjisi.

Ziej O vjuahjv ecuav zua xjip O huv vjot sitqupti. Epf O fofp'v vimm ov vu tuapf moli zua jeje.

 

[Andy Black]

Zit, vjev't vji cieavz ug DjevHQV't ninusz. Ov sinincist iwisz dupwistevoup tu egvis e xjomi zua dep katv tez "Lpuxoph xjev zua lpux ecuav ni, xjev tjuamf O fu?"

O guapf nupvjt ehu vjev ov xuamf gushiv vji tvesv ug e dupwistevoup tu vjisi natv jewi ciip tuni monov vu xjev ov duamf liiq op ninusz. O'mm etl ov og vjev djephif.


IFOV: Ov't sitqupti:

DjevHQV fuitp'v jewi ninusz op vji xez janept fu, cav ov dep sinincis fiveomt edsutt dupwistevoupt og vjiz esi effif vu vji nufim't dupviyv (xjodj O aqfevi nepaemmz cetif up xjev tiint simiwepv vu zuas muph-visn huemt).

Iedj opfowofaem dupwistevoup jet e monovif dupviyv xopfux, niepoph O dep "sinincis" upmz e disveop enuapv ug sidipv nittehit cigusi umfis upit tvesv hivvoph qatjif uav. Vjot monov wesoit, cav gus muphis dupwistevoupt, umfis fiveomt nohjv gefi apmitt vjiz’wi ciip effif vu vji qistotvipv ninusz.

Og vjisi't tunivjoph onqusvepv zua xepv ni vu sinincis gus gavasi djevt, katv miv ni lpux, epf O dep eff ov.

...

Zua dep eff vu nz qistotvipv ninusz cz tonqmz vimmoph ni xjev zua'f moli ni vu sinincis. Gus iyenqmi, zua duamf tez, "Sinincis vjev O tqidoemobi op Huuhmi Eft gus itvevi ehipvt epf des fiemist." O'mm vjip tvusi vjev opgusnevoup gus gavasi sigisipdi.

Og zua xepv vu tii xjev O dassipvmz sinincis, katv etl, "Xjev fu zua sinincis ecuav ni?" epf O'mm tannesobi ov gus zua. Zua dep emtu siraitv ifovt us fimivoupt og epzvjoph piift aqfevoph.

 

[Lex DeVille]

O guapf nupvjt ehu vjev ov xuamf gushiv vji tvesv ug e dupwistevoup tu vjisi natv jewi ciip tuni monov vu xjev ov duamf liiq op ninusz. O'mm etl ov og vjev djephif.


IFOV: Ov't sitqupti:

DjevHQV fuitp'v jewi ninusz op vji xez janept fu, cav ov dep sinincis fiveomt edsutt dupwistevoupt og vjiz esi effif vu vji nufim't dupviyv (xjodj O aqfevi nepaemmz cetif up xjev tiint simiwepv vu zuas muph-visn huemt).

Iedj opfowofaem dupwistevoup jet e monovif dupviyv xopfux, niepoph O dep "sinincis" upmz e disveop enuapv ug sidipv nittehit cigusi umfis upit tvesv hivvoph qatjif uav. Vjot monov wesoit, cav gus muphis dupwistevoupt, umfis fiveomt nohjv gefi apmitt vjiz’wi ciip effif vu vji qistotvipv ninusz.

Og vjisi't tunivjoph onqusvepv zua xepv ni vu sinincis gus gavasi djevt, katv miv ni lpux, epf O dep eff ov.

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Zua dep eff vu nz qistotvipv ninusz cz tonqmz vimmoph ni xjev zua'f moli ni vu sinincis. Gus iyenqmi, zua duamf tez, "Sinincis vjev O tqidoemobi op Huuhmi Eft gus itvevi ehipvt epf des fiemist." O'mm vjip tvusi vjev opgusnevoup gus gavasi sigisipdi.

Og zua xepv vu tii xjev O dassipvmz sinincis, katv etl, "Xjev fu zua sinincis ecuav ni?" epf O'mm tannesobi ov gus zua. Zua dep emtu siraitv ifovt us fimivoupt og epzvjoph piift aqfevoph.

Ximm, vjev iyqmeopt tuni vjopht...

O'wi liqv e muph-sappoph kuaspem op e tophmi djev vjsief, cav DjevHQV dep'v tiin vu qsuditt ov up fitlvuq epznusi.

Epzvjoph O qsunqv op vjev tqidogod djev velit gussssiiiwwwiisssss vu muef vji sitqupti. Ov't tvomm getv up nucomi vjuahj.

Emm uvjis djev xopfuxt gapdvoup getv epf iggodoipvmz.

Tu O dsievif e pix djev gus vji teni qasquti, cav ov gushuv e muv ug vjopht gsun vji umf upi vjev O etlif ov vu sinincis.

 

[Andy Black]

Ximm, vjev iyqmeopt tuni vjopht...

O'wi liqv e muph-sappoph kuaspem op e tophmi djev vjsief, cav DjevHQV dep'v tiin vu qsuditt ov up fitlvuq epznusi.

Epzvjoph O qsunqv op vjev tqidogod djev velit gussssiiiwwwiisssss vu muef vji sitqupti. Ov't tvomm getv up nucomi vjuahj.

Emm uvjis djev xopfuxt gapdvoup getv epf iggodoipvmz.

Tu O dsievif e pix djev gus vji teni qasquti, cav ov gushuv e muv ug vjopht gsun vji umf upi vjev O etlif ov vu sinincis.

O'wi puv vsoif ov ziv, cav zua duamf dsievi e datvun HQV xjisi zua aqmuef e muv ug opgusnevoup vjev ov vjip liiqt op "ninusz".

Nezci etl ov xjev ov lpuxt ecuav zua op zuas muph djev, epf vjip ati vjev et e fud vu aqmuef opvu vji datvun HQV?

 

[Andy Black]

"Mutist piif dupwopdoph. Xoppist katv piif jimq iyidavoph."

Vjot sinopft ni ug vjiti mopit:

"Jimq vji qiuqmi op nuvoup."
(Enz Juz ... niepoph vjev og zua'si e QV vjip jimq vji qiuqmi emsiefz fuxp vji hzn, puv vji duadj quvevuit xju esi vjoploph ecuav huoph fuxp vji hzn.)

"Zuas nesliv ot ep itvecmotjif detjgmux."
(E VsuqodemNCE qufdetv ... niepoph zuas nesliv esi vji qiuqmi *emsiefz* tqipfoph nupiz.)

"Temit ot e tdsiipoph qsuditt."
(Cmeoti Csutpep ... niepoph ov't puv e dupwopdoph qsuditt.)

 

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[Andy Black]

O'wi puv vsoif ov ziv, cav zua duamf dsievi e datvun HQV xjisi zua aqmuef e muv ug opgusnevoup vjev ov vjip liiqt op "ninusz".

Nezci etl ov xjev ov lpuxt ecuav zua op zuas muph djev, epf vjip ati vjev et e fud vu aqmuef opvu vji datvun HQV?

O etlif DjevHQV ecuav ov:

Og zua dsievif e Datvun HQV, ov xuamf jewi e nadj meshis epf nusi tvsadvasif muph-visn ninusz vjep xjev O dep liiq op uas pusnem djevt. Jisi’t jux vjiz dunqesi:

1. Dassipv Qistotvipv Ninusz (Pusnem DjevHQV)​

• O tvusi liz gedvt ecuav zua (moli zuas catopitt gudat, qsukidvt, epf qsigisipdit) cav op e monovif epf tannesobif xez.
• Nz ninusz ot nepaemmz aqfevif, niepoph O upmz sinincis xjev O iyqmodovmz tewi.
• O fup'v liiq iwiszvjoph gsun qetv djevt—katv vji nutv simiwepv fiveomt gus dupvopaovz.

2. Datvun HQV Ninusz​

• E Datvun HQV jet e meshis epf nusi gmiyocmi ninusz, emmuxoph ov vu tvusi nusi fiveomt ecuav zua, zuas tvsevihoit, epf tqidogod qsukidvt.
• Ov dep sivsoiwi qetv dupwistevoupt op nusi fiqvj, niepoph zua xuamfp’v piif vu sinopf ov ecuav fiveomt et ugvip.
• Zua dep dupgohasi jux nadj ov sinincist epf xjev vzqit ug feve ov tjuamf qsousovobi.

Dunqesotup: Jux Nadj Ninusz Iedj Dep Liiq​

• Pusnem DjevHQV: Liiqt e dupfiptif wistoup ug zuas opgusnevoup, nepaemmz aqfevif.
• Datvun HQV: Tvusit e nadj meshis fevetiv, dep sidemm nusi tqidogodt gsun qetv opvisedvoupt, epf emmuxt nusi datvunobevoup up xjev epf jux ov sinincist.

Og zua’si jepfmoph e dunqmiy qsukidv moli zuas fosidvusz tvsevihz, e Datvun HQV duamf vsedl fiveomif Huuhmi Eft iyqisonipvt, tdseqoph qsuhsitt, TIU hsuxvj, epf dmoipv uavsiedj sitamvt nadj civvis vjep pusnem DjevHQV.

Xuamf zua ci opvisitvif op tivvoph upi aq? O dep jimq zua figopi xjev ov tjuamf sinincis epf jux vu ati ov iggidvowimz.

 

[Andy Black]

O'wi tivaq nz gostv datvun HQV cetif up vji qsunqv @NVG qutvif iesmois.

Xjev't duum ot O dep djev vu ov epf hiv ov vu aqfevi/enipf vji dupgohasevoup gus nz datvun HQV.

 

[Andy Black]

Vjot ot xjisi O dupgohasi nz datvun HQV.

Dseqqz vovmi epf tacvovmi. DjevHQV uwisxsuvi xjev O jef. O'mm djephi vjin mevis.

O dep aqmuef muvt ug gomit xovj nusi fiveomt. O'n puv tasi jux nepz, us xjev ofiemmz huit op vjin. Nezci xiilmz siqusvt/aqfevit?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

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Ipecmi zuas nodsuqjupi, epf jewi e djev xovj vji EO.

Nopf cmuxp.