Jonathan Hunt

@businessbarista AI

I’m in a text group with 30 enterprise execs driving ai transformation at their companies. It is the #1 community I’ve become a part of this year. Battle tested AI tools, challenges, and wins are shared constantly and we are starting to meet as a group monthly for live discussion. I want more of the energy and value this group provides, but I don’t want to dilute it, so I'm spinning up a few more of these this quarter. Each group is capped at 30 people and the rules are simple… No sales pitches. Just smart people sharing how they’re using AI personally and how they’re transforming their org with AI (successfully and unsuccessfully). If you want to join one of these groups, reply with "ai,” and if it’s a good fit I’ll DM you an invite.

@danielcberk Governors Island that I mentioned. We go there at least once a month during the summer. Collective Retreats is name of the glamping there. govisland.com

I’ll go to NYC ~10 times this calendar year, usually without my family (for quick work trips) But I want to take my wife and kids to NYC for a week or so My boys are 4 and 2 - Where is best area to stay? - Things to do - Places to see - Food to try - Misc to consider

@thesamparr Chloe vs History is probably the best at the moment @chloevshistory?si=iRxO7OrzftT1jEmw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@chloevshistor…

Anyone come across any cool AI recreation of historical events that are hyper realistic? Like D Day or the American Revolution battles? I wanna nerd out!

Now that we've become dependent on AI models, are the prices about to go up? In many cases, the model makers are creating far more value than they are capturing with token fees, and there's room to double (or even triple) the rates we pay. That's what I think at least. VC @pitdesi says that since there's so much competition, we may see prices stay stable or even fall. That would be great news for us, maybe not as great for those investing in OpenAI, Anthropic, and the rest of the gang. Your thoughts?

@businessbarista As long as you’re also selling posters of Lamborghini Countachs and other sick supercars I’m there.

Who remembers Scholastic book fairs? They ruled. If I hosted one for adults in NYC, who would come?

Wow seems you guys LOVE our new series. 300K+ views in 24 hours! Our goal is to show the REAL day in the life of builders & how they get so much done. Who should we cover next?

@thepatwalls @RobHoffman_ @samwallsx 100% 🎯. Clipping is getting conflated with editing. Clipping is mechanical. Editing is taste and both require great source material. Clip garbage and it’s still garbage.

@RobHoffman_ cc @samwallsx @jonathan_h

everyone thought AI would replace human clippers here’s what they got wrong (and what skill is required to make money from clipping)

@YouTube My first million

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@zrkann Building the largest owned media network in b2b.

Can anyone explain what Hubspot is up to?

@gavinpurcell 100%. They’re killing it.

i think colin and samir are must listens/watches for anyone interested in media now & in the future prob lotta value here for a lot of people

Futurepedia stays editorially independent. We bring HubSpot Media's monetization and growth engine to a network that's already built audience and trust. Welcome to the team, Saj, Kevin, Andrew, Bryce and the whole Futurepedia crew! #story3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">axios.com/newsletters/ax…

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@thesamparr 🎯 take

In our little world, hubspot buying the hustle was the first of this experiment. They bought our newsletters, blog, trends, podcasts like my first million. And tbh I’m still shocked they were bold enough to do it. It’s been amazing for them (and us). But it’s been done a ton. In the radio days, product companies owned stations. It gets screwed up a ton, though. For example, I think robinhood tried and didn’t pulled it off. The barstool one didn’t seem great, either. It’s worked for hubspot. And others. I’m not sure what makes one of these deals (media + product) successful. One attribute just seems to be a good partnership. A good owner, good creative talent that can manage to like one another. That’s hard! Interestingly, virtually every single media company I know of today, when they try to launch a product - it’s super dumb and fails. It’s much easier, I think, to have a good product then launch media. This is what my company’s doing now. We have a very sticky product and are launching more media properties. Very hard but easier this way. So I think it’s wise to buy a media company and shut down the ads. Ads with a product can work, but make it tough internally. Fighting over ad inventory to promote owned products vs ads. And if you have a big ad sales team, making a product and selling it successfully, forget about it. If a media company says they’re doing it, assume it’ll fail. Ad sales teams need to be fed and will ruin any beauty of a product. Dunno if tbpn plus open ai will win. But John and Jordi won (will keep winning), that’s for sure!

@ckaiwu @Jason +1 Ace is probably your best bet for downtown BK.

@Jason It’s great. If you’re looking in downtown BK specifically, it’s got by far the best vibes.

Best hip hotels in Brooklyn downtown nyc for 2026 Is there no way to rent a loft/brownstone for a week or two now with the Airbnb ban?!

@danielcberk LOI is in the mail

Hubspot should buy Two Dads in Tech.

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