What is 2023-2024's drop-shipping/gold-rush?

[Andy Black]

@MJ DeMarco ... don't we have a thread like this somewhere? Could this be merged with it?

I thought it was called "What's the current goldrush?" but I can't find it.

 

[oneac]

Are people still pushing Facebook groups and online communities for everything? And audience building?

I keep seeing people saying dumb sh*t like you don't have a business if you don't have an audience or if you don't have a community.

I'd best tell my brother-in-law that all those years getting paid to fix appliances don't count as he doesn't have an audience of people following how he does it, or a community of people discussing how much they love their washing machine...

Basically, I'm allergic to folks who say you *need* this or you *have* to do that. It's either from their limited experience, or because that's what they're selling.

Yeah I agree. Very common in the startup world to see people saying you need an audience

 

[msufan]

One current gold rush is sports betting/casino gaming in states where it has become legal: both in terms of winning as a player (from new player acquisition bonuses, among other ways) or providing content about those topics.

 

[srodrigo]

Clearly AI. I thought it was just hype. I was more than skeptical. But it's here for real, and it's just evolving and evolving. There's been a couple of AI bubble bursts over the decades, but now the hardware is ready for the ride. Either get on or turn into a dinosaur.

I just hope they don't build something too crazy that ends up wiping us out (for good, to be fair) or in hands of terrorists. If someone thinks this is a joke, just see the big fish being proactive about regulating this stuff to avoid bad surprises in the near future. This is comparable to the crypto bros going to the government and asking to regulate crypto; did you see that happening? Me neither. But it's happened with AI, so what's baking is no joke and can go either great or terribly wrong.

 

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