How to grow your startup while you sleep

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Ryan Carson
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This hits directly at Brian's sweet spot of AI automation and side project growth. As someone building print-on-demand automation and AI-powered dev workflows, he'd likely have strong opinions on the reality vs. hype of "overnight AI growth loops." The gap between theory and implementation details would trigger his practical, "here's what actually works" writing style.

Relevant Domains

AI/agents/future of software work - Primary focus on AI automation Side projects/automation/earning from skills - Growth automation for projects Engineering craft/architecture/productivity - Implementation realities of automated systems

Blog Angles

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"I Automated My Side Project's Growth Loop (Here's What Actually Works)"

Thesis

Most "AI growth automation" is marketing fluff, but a few specific automation patterns actually move the needle for small projects.

Your Hook

His print-on-demand automation results or specific webhook/analytics automation he's built at work.

2

"The Serverless Stack That Runs My Business While I Sleep"

Thesis

Real growth automation isn't about AI making decisions—it's about bulletproof event-driven systems that handle the boring stuff reliably.

Your Hook

His AWS CDK/serverless setup for side projects, actual uptime metrics, specific workflows that run overnight.

3

"Why Most 'AI Growth Loops' Are Just Expensive Cron Jobs"

Thesis

The automation that actually scales small businesses is simpler than the AI hype suggests, but harder to implement correctly.

Your Hook

Comparing his manual processes vs. automated ones, specific ROI numbers from his web agency tools or print-on-demand setup.

4

"Building vs. Buying Growth Automation as a Solo Founder"

Thesis

When you can build, the decision between custom automation and SaaS tools changes completely—but not in the way most founders think.

Your Hook

His experience building Chrome extensions and internal tools vs. using existing solutions.

Key Quotes

AI runs the whole growth loop overnight
Speeds up experiments from a few per month to one each day

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#ai-automation #side-projects #serverless #growth-loops #solopreneurship #developer-productivity #practical-ai