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@eduard_pantazi hey I run The Grey Market, a startup ideas newsletter for founders and entrepreneurs, about 2000 subs with 45%+ open rates. been following your build and think it'd resonate with my list. Would you be open to sponsoring an issue?
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@adrianowhoscale@Whoscale_io hey I run The Grey Market, a startup ideas newsletter for founders and entrepreneurs, about 2000 subs with 45%+ open rates. been following your build and think it'd resonate with my list. Would you be open to sponsoring an issue?
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C'est bien plus long/compliqué de le faire via l'ads library FB
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@stijnvwx hey I run The Grey Market, a startup ideas newsletter for founders and entrepreneurs, about 2000 subs with 45%+ open rates. been following your build and think it'd resonate with my list. Would you be open to sponsoring an issue?
back-to-back weeks. two massive launches @beehiiv...
beehiiv MCP — the first newsletter platform you can run directly through Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity.
Podcasts — host, distribute, and monetize your podcast without leaving beehiiv.
this is just an appetizer for Q2
I'm convinced that what we're building has the potential to transform the entire creator industry
I shared my thesis in today's newsletter: mail.bigdeskenergy.com/p/back-to-back
This is the workflow I actually use to make AI UGC look real.
Start with the fundamentals.
Lock the model. Refine it.
Then direct the video like a shoot.
If you want the step-by-step breakdown, comment UGC.
87% of adults say school never taught them how to handle money.
The system's fix? A personal finance semester in 11th grade.
Money habits form by age 7. Its projected that gamification in Education will be a $14B industry by 2030
This week we built VentureAI: a game where kids run a real business, make real financial decisions, and learn finance through consequence not curriculum.
Want to read this article?
readgreymarket.com/p/the-14b-prob…
I know a guy running AI podcast interviews as paid ads... 4.2x ROAS.
$0 spent on creators.
$0 spent on production.
Just specific prompting + Calico AI.
Here's 11 AI video tactics brands are using to create viral ads for nearly $0:
1. AI street interviews (you can't tell they're fake)
2. Podcast-style clips that look 100% real
3. Viral food videos with zero kitchen
4. Anatomical video animations
5. Localization at scale — clone ads into any language instantly
6. Try-on videos without a single model
7. Shock hooks getting 47% higher completion rates
8. Product-style commercials
9. POV adventure content for travel brands
10. Real estate transformation videos
11. AI unboxing videos
Most marketers have no idea these exist yet.
I put together a free PDF with the exact prompts for all 11 along with the tool I'm using.
Comment "AI ADS" below, follow, and I'll send you everything (must be following so I can message you!).
The creator delusion:
"Once I hit 10k followers, I'll monetize"
"Once I hit 50k followers, I'll raise my prices"
"Once I hit 100k followers, I'll launch my offer"
The truth:
Waiting for more followers is just procrastination with a strategy name.
Execution is literally everything.
You can take a common idea and make it exceptional by focusing on customer pain points and providing a better experience.
This is what sets successful startups apart.