# solopreneur (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover solopreneur. Page: Feed: --- ## [Are You Practicing Conscientious AI Usage? \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/f8ed0745) _2026-08-21 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about Conscientious AI Usage (a term my mastermind group gave me). Then a Six Colors article on Anthropic's lexical watermark and why making LLM output worse might be a net good, and a recommendation for Halo 3 on Game Pass. Plus this week's systems tip: building an "Are You Suffering From AI Brain Rot?" quiz with Claude in a couple of hours between meetings. Links: What is… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/f8ed0745/3a34fb52.mp3) ## [Gumroad, Stan Store, ThriveCart, Others: What We Learned Comparing 10+ Platforms](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/gumroad-stan-store-thrivecart-others) _2026-08-20 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ Jamie and I spent an hour comparing e-commerce platforms live. Here's what actually decides which one is right for you, and why neither of us has left Gumroad. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211870460/9ad11679801efa480c289434254e09df.mp3) ## [Ask Me Anything - Am I doing real work or just hiding behind busywork?](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/ask-me-anything-am-i-doing-real-work) _2026-08-20 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ Watch now (37 mins) | I break down the 3 questions I use to spot busy work, the 5-task limit I never cross, and the exact rule deciding when automation earns its time. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211837190/93902383ae742277cfa81df7e57617c8.mp3) ## [How to Start Thinking in Systems](https://streamlined.fm/546) _2026-08-18 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ A few years ago, I was helping my friend Jeff rebuild an automation — getting his intake form to talk to his CRM and his project management tool. Halfway through the screen share, he stopped and said, "So you just think like this?" That's when it hit me: not everyone's brain defaults to systems. Mine does…but I wasn't born with it. I learned it. That's what this episode is about. A lot of… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/8225c743/98db81dd.mp3) ## [Solopreneur OS for Claude v2.0.0: Everything I Changed and Why](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/solopreneur-os-for-claude-v2) _2026-08-17 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ I shipped 16 AI skills, used them for months, and my own funnel showed me the layer I had missed. Here is everything in version 2. ## [Am I wrong about AI-generated YouTube thumbnails? \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/2e8a7e3a) _2026-08-14 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about whether I'm wrong about AI-generated YouTube thumbnails — I've told my designer to never use AI on them, but if a thumbnail's only job is to get the click, does it matter? Then Casey Newton on Mark Zuckerberg's AI manifesto and why "superintelligence is a dragon" is the analogy that actually fits, and a recommendation for Schmigadoon! on Apple TV. Plus this week's… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/2e8a7e3a/fbc08ed7.mp3) ## [The 8 Messaging Sequences Every Solopreneur Needs](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/8-messaging-sequences-every-solopreneur-needs) _2026-08-14 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ 8 core messaging sequences used for emails, SMS, social and even ads ## [The Lie That AI Is a Magic Shortcut](https://streamlined.fm/544) _2026-08-11 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ I was talking to an acquaintance recently who told me how he has AI agents write his articles for him. He sends a voice note of an idea, and every morning it picks the ideas, writes the drafts, sends them to him, he requests edits, and then it writes and publishes them. So I asked him: at what point do you feel uncomfortable putting your name on this? And he couldn't even see the issue. He just… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/b17d41da/d524dde7.mp3) ## [The Morning I Stopped Waiting for a Sign](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/no-one-is-coming-to-save-you) _2026-08-09 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ The one rule that replaced my need for a good mood to get to work ## [Resetting Claude Every 3 Months? \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/e9ab1366) _2026-08-07 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about a piece of advice from Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code — that you should reset your prompts, projects, and skills every time a new model ships — and why I'm not doing it. Then a recommendation for Destiny of the Republic , Candice Millard's book on James Garfield, and why I've started walking a mile every morning without headphones. Plus a quick promo: I'm speaking at Ops… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/e9ab1366/0230cb3a.mp3) ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/izVGIex65fCP) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [I Wish Notion AI Didn't Impose Usage Limits. Here's How I'm Working With Them Anyway](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/notion-ai-usage-limit) _2026-08-05 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ My system for working within Notion's new AI usage limits ## [You Don't Have to Fix Everything — Just Start With One Thing](https://streamlined.fm/542) _2026-08-04 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Back in 2016, I ran…well, \*completed…\*a Disney half marathon. And the thing about Disney is they make it impossible not to find the starting line. Buses from the resort, signs, gates, pre-race emails. Everything points you to where to start. And if I didn’t know any of that, I wouldn’t just start running. I would start simple…like asking a cast member when the race is, and go from there. But for… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/25208bb7/94491ad8.mp3) ## [How to Build a Weekly Dashboard That Runs Your Week](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/how-to-build-a-weekly-dashboard) _2026-08-02 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ Here's how to build a weekly dashboard that carries the memory load for you, backed by a 1956 Harvard study and buildable in an afternoon (includes free prompt). ## [5 AI Prompts to Make You the Obvious Choice in Your Niche](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/5-ai-prompts-to-make-you-the-obvious-choice) _2026-07-30 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ Most AI prompt packs produce generic output. These 5 prompts add input blocks, rejection lists, and self-checks so you get positioning you can publish ## ["No One Can Do It Like Me" Is a Lie (And It's Costing You)](https://streamlined.fm/541) _2026-07-28 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ For most of my life, I believed that if I wanted something done right, I had to do it myself. I held it all the way until I had a panic attack and had to stop doing everything myself. I made changes, and you know what? I learned that being a solopreneur doesn't mean doing everything yourself. It means you own the business and work on your own terms — not that you personally execute every task. In… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/140912b6/55ea8cb1.mp3) ## [How I Got 100+ People to Pay for My Newsletter (Real Numbers Inside)](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/how-i-got-100-people-to-pay-for-my-substack) _2026-07-26 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ The exact 5-part system, real attribution data, and the two levers to reach 1,000 paid subscribers. ## [How I Built My Roadmap to 1,000 Paid Subscribers in 10 Minutes](https://solopreneurcode.substack.com/p/how-i-built-my-roadmap-to-1000-paid-subcribers) _2026-07-25 · Anfernee · Solopreneur Code_ The 6-step method that turns a generic playbook into a plan built on your own numbers ## [The Simplicity of Yellow Legal Pads \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/53bc530c) _2026-07-24 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about rediscovering the humble yellow legal pad after years (and hundreds of dollars) sunk into fancy notebooks and fountain pens. Then a piece by Kashmir Hill about discovering an AI-generated biography of herself for sale on Amazon that she never authorized or was contacted about, and a recommendation for the summer drinks series on Cocktails with Suderman. Plus this week's… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/53bc530c/2565d8ce.mp3) ## [Welcome to The Streamlined Solopreneur](https://share.transistor.fm/s/de667c1b) _2026-07-22 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Imagine you finally logged off. It's the first real vacation you've taken in years. The coffee's hot (or iced), the phone's in the other room, and for once, nobody needs you. This is why you went solo in the first place. Work you actually care about, on your terms. The freedom to close the laptop and just… be there. The business hums along without you standing over it. You breathe. And then the… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/de667c1b/1aa1289f.mp3) ## [How I Produce a Week of Content in 90 Minutes](https://streamlined.fm/539) _2026-07-21 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ I was at a retreat with my mastermind group. We were going over our big takeaways, and my friend Cat reminded me of something: I output more content than most people. Her point was that when someone sees you doing what looks like a lot, it can feel completely unreachable, so they shut off to your message entirely. So today, I want to pull back the curtain. I put out two podcast episodes a week,… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/3e0c9e48/15a79d4d.mp3) ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bCU31ZKziFqm) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [When is implementation the problem? \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/d356695e) _2026-07-17 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about when implementation itself becomes the blocker — how working on a new welcome sequence in Kyle Adams' Newsletter Power-Up Cohort reminded me that I rarely get stuck deciding to act, but I do get stuck overcomplicating the build, and why I need to iterate for myself the way I do for clients. Then a FanGraphs piece that reframed how I react to fans booing at the All-Star Game,… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/d356695e/2f8e3b79.mp3) ## [Why Your Solopreneur Business Feels So Complicated](https://streamlined.fm/538) _2026-07-14 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ One of my favorite shows is Scrubs, and there's one episode that's stuck with me for nearly 2 decades, and I think about it nearly every day. In it, the team can't diagnose a patient showing every sign of Lyme disease, because they can't find the tick bite. Every test comes back negative. Then Dr. Cox shaves the patient's head, finds the bite, and mentions Occam's Razor: the simplest solution is… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/1077832d/9e05648d.mp3) ## [Is Claude Winning? \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/bc1a283c) _2026-07-10 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about whether Claude is quietly winning the AI war — at least among business owners and tech nerds — after every speaker at Ecamm Creator Camp reached for Claude and nobody mentioned ChatGPT or Gemini, and why its "constitutional" rule-following makes me more comfortable using it. Then my take on finishing The Odyssey (the Emily Wilson translation) on a plane into Chicago, and a… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/bc1a283c/8b47c668.mp3) ## [How Solopreneurs Stop Being the Content Bottleneck](https://streamlined.fm/537) _2026-07-07 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Imagine making yourself a bowl of cereal. But instead of grabbing a bowl from the cupboard, you head to your backyard, throw a brand-new bowl on the pottery wheel, and while it dries, you drive to the store to buy a fresh box of cereal. Then you do the whole thing again the next morning. Sounds ridiculous, right? But that's exactly what we do with content when we create every piece from scratch… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/c11f3bf5/0ebdbb4d.mp3) ## [I almost did something horrible: get back in Instagram \[Friday Wrap-Up\] \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/f934e8d4) _2026-07-03 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about almost re-joining a platform I know I'd hate. Then a look at Disney's next-gen audio-animatronic transforming from a pirate to a skeleton, and why it's a reminder that technology can still serve great storytelling. And a recommendation for the LEGO Game Boy set for a low-key long-weekend build. Plus, the Automation of the Week. Links: 2026 Summer and Fall Speaking Events I… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/f934e8d4/deaa61fd.mp3) ## [The 4 Systems Every Solopreneur Needs to Take More Time Off](https://streamlined.fm/536) _2026-06-30 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ A few months ago I was doing a series of research calls, and the same piece of feedback kept coming up: "I read all your stuff, this sounds awesome, but I don't even know where to start." That was maybe the most important thing I've heard since I moved away from web development. So I finally decided to solve it. That's why I built the Solopreneur System Starter Kit, and today I walk you through… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/94e851de/581d58e5.mp3) ## [I bought a tiny game controller for automation \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/75a43f78) _2026-06-26 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about my latest Mac automation tool: the 8BitDo Micro, a $15 tiny game controller I picked up during Prime Week and mapped to complex key combos and Raycast actions — and why these little tactile hardware automations are easier on your brain than memorizing keyboard shortcuts. Then a MacStories write-up that inspired the whole experiment, walking through real use cases for turning… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/75a43f78/7ecfedb8.mp3) ## [How to Automate Your Business Without Losing Critical Thinking](https://streamlined.fm/535) _2026-06-23 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Lately, I've been hearing horror stories about how people use AI. Not "AI wrote me a program" stories — I mean people who can't decide what to make for dinner, write their own feedback on a contractor's work, or come up with a single question for a webinar without asking a chatbot first. I call it AI Brain Rot, and getting really bad. So I walk through the three warning signs you might be slipping… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/8db5aa4c/e5643791.mp3) ## [Is speaking worth my time, Zuck doesn't get people, HotD \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/26368a35) _2026-06-19 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about why this is my heaviest speaking year since before the pandemic — and how I'm deciding whether all that travel and prep time is actually worth it, given the real cost of crafting talks and getting clients from them. Then a story about Mark Zuckerberg telling Meta employees to "have fun again" after brutal layoffs, including the absurd perk of a permanent desk. And a… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/26368a35/19e65dd3.mp3) ## [What to Do Before You Automate a Task](https://streamlined.fm/534) _2026-06-16 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Here's the problem: most solopreneurs don't know exactly what they do. They can't explain it, so they can't build systems around it. And when we try to build systems without explaining them, they end up with bad, ineffective systems. Because when we explain, we scrutinize. How do you fix it? Pick one task you do often, fire up a screen recorder, and narrate how you do it and why. Recording… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/037f9d7c/85c4b500.mp3) ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ijE6nLG1XYT0) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Siri's big update, and a CRAZY LEGO scandal \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/fe11fbcc) _2026-06-12 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about WWDC and the big Siri update Apple just announced and why Apple's measured, context-aware approach feels like the right application of AI. Then the wild, still-unfolding Reckless Ben vs. Bricks and Minifigs saga, where a consigned Star Wars LEGO collection turned into a legal nightmare, and a recommendation for my own Alphabet Playlist: one album from one band for every… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/fe11fbcc/2349a9f7.mp3) ## [Where AI Actually Works in Solopreneur Systems](https://streamlined.fm/533) _2026-06-09 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ I talk a lot about the wrong ways to use AI. But a rainy weekend gave me a few free hours and two pet projects that I used Claude Cowork for— and the results actually impressed me. The first: I used Claude to vibe-code a custom Obsidian theme from scratch. No CSS, no digging through the inspector — just a few prompts and some back-and-forth until it looked exactly the way I wanted. The second: a… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/fa76d6ad/a354682d.mp3) ## [Why Summarize Everything, Ben Sasse, and Lou Gehrig \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/9d299913) _2026-06-05 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about why summarizing everything isn't actually reading more — summaries rob you of the experience, the context, and the ability to form your own opinion, and I'd rather read one primary source than 14 summaries I'll forget. Then a heavy but admirable piece from The Dispatch on Ben Sasse facing terminal cancer with poise, and what it teaches us about being present with our… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/9d299913/e0cf3fec.mp3) ## [The Automation That Lets Solopreneurs Leave Work at Work](https://streamlined.fm/532) _2026-06-02 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ I left work early recently to volunteer at my daughter's ice cream social and sit through her spring concert without checking my phone once. And if you’re a solopreneur, you know that’s a big deal. It’s all thanks to my startup and shutdown routines. And I know I’ve talked about them on the show before, but something interesting has happened over the last year. As LLMs and AI tools have been able… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/6d1bc017/ccc0c643.mp3) ## [Saturday Mornings, The Creative Act, and Pop Punk \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/be09ac11) _2026-05-29 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about my surprisingly productive Saturday mornings — and why I'm hoping that same quiet, distraction-free focus carries into summer with all three kids out of school. Then The Creative Act by Rick Rubin, which pulled me out of a months-long reading slump in just a few days, and a recommendation for my early-to-mid 2000s pop punk discography playlists on Apple Music. Links: We're… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/be09ac11/e95b4ff1.mp3) ## ["I'll Remember It" Is a Lie: 3 Ways Solopreneurs Can Capture Tasks Faster](https://streamlined.fm/531) _2026-05-26 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Have you ever gone to the grocery store without a list? You walk down every aisle, grab whatever looks good, spend way more than you planned — and somehow still get home without the one thing you actually needed. Running a one-person business without a real task capture system feels exactly the same. When everything falls on you, important work slips through the cracks. And without a plan, it's… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/549f848a/98ec24f1.mp3) ## [Do you work while driving? \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/703a32b7) _2026-05-22 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I talk about how I used 4 hours of solo driving to and from a mastermind retreat in Baltimore — and why I chose to turn everything off instead of grinding through business prep. Then a wholesome story about a teen umpire who handled a coach's meltdown with poise, and a recommendation for SNL's The Rundown series on YouTube. Links: Solopreneurs and forced downtime A teen umpire tossed a… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/703a32b7/172f858b.mp3) ## [Inbox Zero for Solopreneurs: The Exact System I've Used for 8 Years](https://streamlined.fm/530) _2026-05-19 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Have you ever seen a 5-digit notification badge? It’s most stressful things I see on someone's phone. And I get it — as a solopreneur, email feels urgent. What if a client needs something? What if you miss a deal? But after nearly a decade of refining my approach, I've built a technical system that keeps my inbox at (or close to) zero — without having to check it constantly. In this episode, I… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/ba22dee2/722a5e31.mp3) ## [Do LLMs employ variable rewards, Spike Lee's hat, and a chilling video \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/28e0d2bc) _2026-05-15 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Welcome to the Friday Wrap-Up for May 15, 2026. This is a short newsletter where I talk about 3 things: What’s on my mind this week, Recommended Reading, and Recommended Media. Here's what's on my mind... Earlier this week I found myself fighting Claude on something I felt was a pretty basic problem — one that I had used it to solve before. I kept going back and forth with Claude. I would ask it… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/28e0d2bc/4648dac5.mp3) ## [The Best Newsletter Tool for Solopreneurs (and Why)](https://streamlined.fm/529) _2026-05-12 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Does having a mailing list feel like too much for you? Like it’s adding “one more thing” to your list as a one-person business? That's what I hear constantly when I coach solopreneurs. Either they don't have a newsletter because it feels like too much work, or they have one, but they're paying for a plan they don't actually need. And in almost every case, it's not a strategy problem. It's a tool… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/ef33c32f/4f3d46bc.mp3) ## [Don't Miss Out on What You're Doing, Deleting Second Brains, drop dead \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/498fcd3c) _2026-05-08 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Are you so concerned with FOMO that you're Missing Out On What's There, rendering your real life MOOWT? That's what's on my mind today. Plus, a great article about why it might actually be bad that you're storing every little thing in your second brain, and a fantastic performance from SNL. Finally, a pay small tribute Yankees legend, John Sterling, who passed away earlier this week. Get the… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/498fcd3c/2311e863.mp3) ## [Why Your Solopreneur Business Feels Overwhelming (Fix This First)](https://streamlined.fm/528) _2026-05-05 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ The most overwhelming room in my house is the sunroom. Three small kids, all their toys, total chaos. One day, I was sitting in there feeling overstimulated and realized it would take about five minutes to clean it up. So we did — and suddenly it was a great place to hang out again. A lot of solopreneur businesses are like that sunroom. They're not broken. They don't need a massive overhaul. They… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/5bcd4257/d9412de4.mp3) ## [What Solopreneurs Can Learn From Star Wars](https://share.transistor.fm/s/4d7bf5a5) _2026-05-04 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ I have a confession to make: The first Star Wars movie I ever saw was Episode 1: The Phantom Menace . I was 13, and it just hit the dollar theater when my friend invited me to see it with him. He realized I had never seen the Original Trilogy when I was surprised that Qui-Gon Jinn died (spoiler, I guess). We fixed that quickly, but this movie, despite being considered the worst Star Wars movie of… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/4d7bf5a5/d7a831a0.mp3) ## [Single-Purpose Apps, AI Won't Take Your Job, Ted Lasso is Back \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/8b6a887f) _2026-05-01 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Are single-purpose apps going to replace SaaS? I've been building small, focused tools with AI to replace subscriptions that solve my problem, just not quite my way, and I'm not the only one. Also: a well-researched piece on why AI isn't actually coming for your job, and some very good news for Ted Lasso fans. On My Mind: Single purpose apps/the age of personalized software. Recommended Reading:… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/8b6a887f/33599716.mp3) ## [The One Thing Solopreneurs Shouldn't Automate (And What to Automate Instead)](https://streamlined.fm/527) _2026-04-28 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ Using AI to write your book is like using a car to run your marathon. Sure, you covered the distance — but nobody's impressed. Here's what I'm seeing with solopreneur automation right now: people are handing off their most important work to AI without thinking about what that signals. When you let a language model write your first draft, come up with your ideas, or do your thinking for you, you're… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/8d75aa75/faae2af7.mp3) ## [Trading Algorithms + Claude MYTHos \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/4e114848) _2026-04-24 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ This week I've been deep in my SEO and content strategy, and it got me thinking: am I just trading one algorithm for another? I left social media to stop chasing feeds, but now I'm optimizing for Google, YouTube, and even AI search. Here's where I landed. Also: Cal Newport's take on Claude Mythos (spoiler: no, it's not terrifying), Ryan Holiday's Discipline is Destiny and what it has to say to… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/4e114848/97624524.mp3) ## [Why Solopreneurs Should Read Discipline is Destiny](https://streamlined.fm/526) _2026-04-21 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ What if the best business advice you ever got came from a book about ancient philosophy? I've been on a bit of a reading bender this year — physical books, old ideas, things written long before the age of notifications and hustle culture. And when I picked up Ryan Holiday's Discipline Is Destiny , I wasn't expecting it to hit so close to home as a solopreneur. But it did. Here are 3 lessons I took… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/482c6be5/b74878ad.mp3) ## [What is AI Brain + Recommendations \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/9aff6589) _2026-04-17 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ AI brain is when you've come to rely on AI for even the most basic things -- and after a week deep in Claude Max, I felt it creep back in. I'm sharing the three warning signs I've identified so you can catch it early, plus how bad sleep and brain fog made it worse. I've also got recommended reading from Mike Schmitz on using Claude to script YouTube videos (not my approach, but a thoughtful one),… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/9aff6589/bb368704.mp3) ## [Vibe Coding for Solopreneurs: When It's Worth It and When It's Not](https://streamlined.fm/525) _2026-04-13 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ I understand the temptation of using AI to write your own apps. I’m sick of the endless subscriptions, feature bloat, and raising the subscription price to accommodate the feature bloat. But it may not be all it’s cracked up to be. It can definitely be a huge timesaver (I've used it to build WordPress plugins and write Obsidian Dataview code), but it can also be a huge time suck. It can be hard to… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/f4a42cb6/1b212525.mp3) ## [Thoughts and Recommendations for April 10, 2026 \[Friday Wrap-Up\]](https://share.transistor.fm/s/30e4cba3) _2026-04-10 · Joe Casabona, The Streamlined Solopreneur · Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Overwhelmed Solo Business Owners Get Their Time Back_ I'm trying a new format this week called the Friday Wrap-up, where I tell you what's on my mind, and recommend some articles and videos. The hope here is to curate some more timely resources to help you think about your solopreneur systems, and how to work better so you can take more time off! Here's the Wrap-Up for April 10, 2026. On my mind Using AI to do all of the writing for you. Using Claude… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/30e4cba3/f2ecc4b3.mp3)