Brian Cohen

A lot of people think the best time to build a business is when you’re young and can afford to take risks, because if you fail, so what? You just keep trying. I understand that perspective. But I’m starting to think there’s also a real advantage to building when you’re older and have kids. The risk of failure becomes very real. You’re risking time and money that could’ve gone toward your family, and failure hits differently when it’s not just you anymore. In some ways, I actually think that pressure can make you more driven to succeed. Your kids also get to watch everything in real time: the uncertainty, the obsession, the creativity, the setbacks, the persistence. When I think about the skills my kids will need to succeed in the future, I often wonder whether they’ll learn more from school... or from watching me do everything I can to build this business and make it succeed. I think that becomes the ultimate motivation.

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@bricohen Send me a dm Brian

Looking to hire an exceptional motion designer/editor for a premium launch video for a new consumer social platform. AI can generate content now. That’s not the hard part anymore. The hard part is story, pacing, taste, emotional tension, and creating something that actually sticks with people. If you’ve done standout launch films or product videos, drop your best reel or portfolio in the replies. If you know an incredible one that really stood out, feel free to share that too 👇 #MotionDesign #LaunchVideo #Hiring

@otxdave_ Very cool!

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@bricohen check your DMs <3

@evelyn_artt Yes, will do.

@bricohen sound great, Can you send me more details in DMs?

@maveneditz Perfect. I'll keep an eye out for it.

@bricohen Hello, this is my specialty and i would gladly work for you. Check your DM.

@selenegravesx Will do. Thanks!

@bricohen Sounds interesting, check your DM.

@ZaraSeraphX Sure!

@bricohen can we discuss more details in dm.

@Pakivit Totally agree. AI can get you surprisingly far fast, but story, pacing, taste, sound, and knowing what to emphasize still make a massive difference. Definitely something I’m exploring. I’ll DM you separately.

@bricohen AI gets you to “pretty good” fast. The premium gap is still story, taste, pacing, art direction, sound, and knowing what to cut. If you have a bit of budget, I’d bring in a team that makes product explainers / launch videos. That’s what we do at PAVS: wearepavs.com

Currently working on our launch video and planning to hire a professional because I want it to look genuinely polished/premium. I already have a pretty solid prototype/mockup built with AI tools. Curious what people recommend these days both from an AI tool perspective and from the professional side. Best workflows, biggest mistakes to avoid, things you wish you knew before starting, etc.

@cathy_liny Happy to connect

Hey guys, I am new to the this amazing founder communites on X. Keen to #connect with more #builders, #founders, #entrepreneurs and #buildinpublic communities. Let's connect if you are also building: 🤖 AI agents & workflows 🛍️ Marketing Growth engines 🚀 SaaS & startups 📈 SEO, GEO & AI-driven discovery Right now I am building #WorkfxAI - we help brands thrive in the AI-mediated discovery era, and drive organic growth. I scaled the business from 0 to 6 digit ARR in 3 months through organic channels, zero spend in paid marketing :) Look forward to hearing what you are building, shipping, and working on!

@tasornp Yes. Everyone wants things to change, but actually taking action is the hard part.

@bricohen The last line hits hard. You can solve it if you're working on the problem, not just thinking about it.

Life isn’t easy. And no matter what problem you’re dealing with right now, there are people somewhere in the world in far worse situations. That’s not meant to minimize anyone’s pain. Problems are real. But if you’re still here, still breathing, and still able to think and act, there’s still opportunity to change your situation. One advantage of modern life is that you now have access to the smartest people in almost any field imaginable. You can listen to interviews, podcasts, read books, study how other people solved similar problems, and completely change your mindset and approach over time. A lot of people stay trapped because they keep replaying the problem instead of aggressively searching for better ways to think about it.

@tasornp Wow, I haven’t even wrapped my head around all that’s still to come from AI, let alone what comes after it.

@bricohen It's wild what technology comes up. I'm curious to see what's next after AI.

“Everything is impossible until it’s not.” Hundreds of years ago, people wouldn’t have believed: - Planes - Phones - Live video across the world - Walking on the moon - AI generating videos and conversations At this point, even extending healthy human life far beyond what we currently think is possible feels realistic. So what’s something that still sounds completely impossible today… but you think we eventually figure out? I’ll go first: Being able to record and replay human dreams.

Part of what makes this tricky is the AI tools can already produce something pretty good. But pretty good and genuinely premium/professional still seem very different to me. Trying to understand where that gap still exists and how people are bridging it.

@brettcalhounn Yeah, it’s like people haven’t heard of the internet yet! The Midwest is underrated.

"Why are you in Columbia, MO?" It's 🏠. There's no underground hacker house pumping out unicorn founders. But there is something special about building with other folks from the Midwest. IYKYK.

@lossybrain Happy to connect

Small celebration as I just hit 100 followers!

@natnaelgirma27 @Jacob_Rhodes_ Interesting. I will check it out as well. And will connect with both of you.

@Jacob_Rhodes_ Try motionfly for your launch video. It makes decent videos from prompt.

I am doing a official launch for onpilot in about 1 week. My budget is about $500 not including a launch video. for everyone that has done this before: what results would you try to get for that price point? What is the best way to spend the $500? paid ads? paid influencers? thanks and pls let me know what you think.

John Wooden won 10 NCAA championships in 12 years and may have been the greatest coach ever. Yet he didn’t define success by championships. He defined it by whether someone gave their maximum effort and reached their own potential. Funny how focusing on the process instead of the scoreboard often produces the scoreboard everyone wants.

@saarxio @X It's a real grind for smaller accounts. Happy to connect.

Any insights on how to grow faster on @X? Looking to connect with more app founders and builders👇

@dara_venture This mentality also could explain how Theranos attracted so many investors.

Investors unashamedly admitting they will only join an investment round if they have a tier 1 investor. Fine......lazy, but fine. But how do you rate job satisfaction.......I would be bored out of my mind. The fun is in the chase, unearthing great founders. I would feel completely unfulfilled if that was my strategy. The process is always more fun than the end result...if the process involved piggybacking on someone else's judgement.......whats the fucking point.