Sweet Hang #5: My Psychosis Moment w/ Jesse Hanley
Ian is joined by Jesse Hanley, founder of Bento, to discuss everything from Grok Bot to finding your ideal customer to the future of knowledge work and so much more.
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(00:00) - Settle All Family Business
(02:04) - Grok's Bot
(12:43) - AI & Knowledge Work
(35:17) - How much can one person automate?
(46:42) - Will normies use bots?
(59:29) - Jesse's videos
(01:12:17) - Growing Revenue
(01:20:11) - Finding your ideal customer
(01:33:56) - Cameras
(01:41:51) - Life in Japan
Links:Jesse Hanley - https://x.com/jessethanley/ @jessethanley - https://x.com/jessethanley — founder-in-the-park videos live here Grok "bot" agent app (xAI) - https://grok.com/ OpenClaw - https://docs.openclaw.ai/ Hermes Agent (Nous Research) - https://hermes-agent.org/ Less Annoying CRM - https://www.lessannoyingcrm.com/ Ben Orenstein - https://x.com/thebenorenstein Laravel Live Japan - https://laravel-live.jp/ Tatami - https://tatamimonitor.com/ Max MRR article - https://longform.asmartbear.com/max-mrr/ Hidden Multipliers (book/audiobook) - https://shop.hiddenmultipliers.com/ Find Your Carol workshop - https://skills.asmartbear.com/workshops/find-your-carol/ A Smart Bear blog - https://longform.asmartbear.com/ Jason Cohen - https://x.com/asmartbear Sony FX30 - https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Cinema-Line-Super-Camera/dp/B0BGQGBW8J Sony a6000 (body) - https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Mirrorless-Digital-Camera-3-0-Inch/dp/B00I8BICCG Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 (Sony E) - https://www.amazon.com/Tamron-17-70mm-APS-C-Mirrorless-Cameras/dp/B08PFNNKCC Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II - https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Full-Frame-Constant-Aperture-telephoto-SEL70200GM2/dp/B09JCMLP46 Sony 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS (Ian's) - https://www.amazon.com/Sony-SEL300F28GM-Backpack-Photography-Software/dp/B0DQ2F745N Kase Filters - https://kasefilters.us/ Patrick McKenzie - https://x.com/patio11