OperatorShelf

Officially starting this channel today! I own a B2B book curation and summarization service. (Making 10k USD in MRR). Follow to get good lists and book reviews to your feed.

@ispeakweb2 @mscode07 Agree, most young founders don't understand distribution. I built my B2B book summary business to $10k in MRR by only cold calling and booking demos.

We're living in an AI hoax. And most of us are completely fine with it. 90% of "AI startups" right now? Someone in their bedroom, vibing through Claude or Cursor, shipping in 48 hours. Honestly, good. That part doesn't scare me. What scares me is what we're building on top of it. Let me give you some context on how fast things move: - 20 years ago the internet went mainstream. - 15 years ago, everyone had a smartphone. - 3 years ago, ChatGPT put AI in your pocket. - And now? Your 19-year-old cousin is "a founder." Here's what nobody wants to say out loud: Most of these founders have never made a cold call. Can't tell you their CAC. Couldn't explain a conversion funnel if you spotted them the first three words. They spotted a problem (maybe), built something (definitely), and assumed the world would care (it didn't). The numbers don't lie: → 1 in 4 products on Product Hunt right now is vibe-coded → Vibe-coding content has basically eaten X and Reddit whole → GitHub has more repos for Claude Code and OpenClaw "skills" than actual original code Everyone's chasing the same dopamine loop: ship, post, go viral for a week, get forgotten. I've watched it happen in real time. - The tool gets 3,000 upvotes. - The founder does a victory lap on Twitter. - Then silence. Because virality isn't distribution. Attention isn't a business. And a cool demo isn't a product. You know what's actually rare right now? Something dead simple. Something that solves one real thing. Something people come back to on Tuesday morning, not just because it was trending on Monday night. Stop trying to be the next vibe-coded thing everyone talks about for 6 days. Build the thing they can't stop using.

@StevBuilds No. Woke and the feminization of the workplace killed LinkedIn

AI already killed LinkedIn. Maybe X is next...

@TTrimoreau Deel, $1 million to $100 million ARR in 20 months.

Name a company that grew insanely fast

@wisdomXplorer I think most of us are still trying to find that passion. The one unrelated to our urges (sex, money, food). I think you are also still searching, otherwise your channel would not exist☝🏼😁

What are you really passionate about?

Assuming that unlimited knowledge leads to not only material gains in this life, but also a full metaphysical understanding of the universe (E.g. you know there is a God and saving grace and you receive that grace) then unlimited knowledge is far more valuable. -> eternal peace and happiness.

Be honest: Would you rather have unlimited money or unlimited knowledge?

@NortrenDev @TTrimoreau Unfortunately that is the state of affairs😅💔 if you don't know how to make sales calls or if you don't sell to businesses. I grew my business to 10k MRR with cold calling only. (50+ b2b customers)

@TTrimoreau After shipping my product, I started building on Twitter. Now I'm convinced I had it backwards. Grow Twitter first, then Reddit, then LinkedIn, then whatever. Only then slap something together over a weekend with a beer. That's when you start printing money.

Is Reddit still worth it for growth?

@SuccessBluePrtX There's too much female energy on your list. Mel Robbins is not worth reading.

Self-Improvement & Human Behavior.

@Save_A_Man No list is complete without the Bible on my opinion.

25 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU TURN 25 1) Atomic Habits By James Clear 2) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People By Stephen R. Covey 3) The Power of Now By Eckhart Tolle 4) The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck By Mark Manson 5) Rich Dad Poor Dad By Robert T. Kiyosaki 6) Can’t Hurt Me By David Goggins 7) Mindset By Carol S. Dweck 8) Make Your Bed By William H. McRaven 9) The Psychology of Money By Morgan Housel 10) Start With Why By Simon Sinek 11) The Power of Your Subconscious Mind By Joseph Murphy 12) Deep Work By Cal Newport 13) How to Win Friends and Influence People By Dale Carnegie 14) The Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz 15) The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho 16) Grit By Angela Duckworth 17) You Are a Badass By Jen Sincero 18) The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari By Robin Sharma 19) Steal Like an Artist By Austin Kleon 20) Show Your Work By Austin Kleon 21) The Mountain Is You By Brianna Wiest 22) The Defining Decade By Meg Jay 23) I Will Teach You to Be Rich By Ramit Sethi 24) The Daily Stoic By Ryan Holiday 25) The Happiness Project By Gretchen Rubin

@TTrimoreau Apple continues to inspire me. I rarely use their products these days but there is something special in how beautiful the Apple designs are.

Name a company that inspires you

@TTrimoreau GPT 5.4 Pro for everything (All of my Make.com scenarios). Best quality imo. My business (10k USD MRR) produces summaries from notes. (InsightBites.io) and GPT just wins all other models in quality, consistency, and price.

What’s your go-to AI model right now? - Gemini 3.1 - Opus 4.7 - Sonnet 4.6 - Codex - GPT 5.4

@readswithravi Fully agree.

The power of small habits:

7) A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel

6) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

7 books that will make you wealthy: 1) The Warren Buffett Way by Robert G. Hagstrom

5) Day Trading Attention by Gary Vaynerchuk

4) The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett

5 essential books for those who build, ship and promote: 1) The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia (Founder of Gumroad)