The Startup Ideas Podcast

• Complete Guide to AI Marketing (Vibe Marketing 101)

  On this episode, I breakdown my comprehensive guide to "vibe marketing" - using AI tools and workflows to automate and enhance marketing efforts. I go over several practical workflows including creating viral AI videos, building AI personas for customer nurturing, generating audio content from text, and creating AI-powered business dashboards. The presentation emphasizes that understanding these tools provides marketers with a significant competitive advantage in the current landscape. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Overview of Vibe Marketing 03:30 - MCPs and Workflow Explained 06:45 - Creating faceless video content workflow 09:57 - One-click CRM with Gumloop 13:50 - Voice AI agents with VAPI 16:56 - Creating AI personas with Tavus 21:04 - Generating AI Podcast with String 24:13 - Building Business Health Dashboards with Sting 25:20 - Creating high-converting ads with Arc Ads 27:38 - Growing followers and email lists with short-form video Key Points: • Vibe marketing combines AI tools and workflows to create an unfair advantage in today's marketing landscape • The presenter shares multiple AI workflows including faceless video content creation, one-click CRM, voice AI sales agents, and AI personas • Tools like Claude, Gumloop, VAPI, Tavus, String, and Arc Ads are demonstrated with specific use cases • Short-form video content combined with comment-based email collection can rapidly grow followers and email lists Create winning ads with ‍AI Actors: https://www.arcads.ai/?via=community The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/ Boringmarketing - Vibe Marketing for Companies: http://boringmarketing.com/ The Vibe Marketer - Join the Community and Learn: http://thevibemarketer.com/ Startup Empire - a membership for builders who want to build cash-flowing businesses https://www.skool.com/startupempire/about FIND ME ON SOCIAL X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/

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• Cursor Replaces Your Entire Business Stack (Full Demo)

  Join me as I chat with Amir to discuss how Cursor can function as a comprehensive interface for business operations beyond traditional coding. Through demonstrations of Model Context Protocols (MCPs), Amir illustrates how to automate financial reporting, conduct UX analysis, create marketing content, and perform QA testing—all within Cursor. The conversation highlights how this approach can dramatically improve productivity by eliminating the need to switch between different applications. Timestamps: • 00:00 - Intro • 01:03 - Overview of using Cursor beyond coding • 02:40 - Finance automation with Xero MCP • 07:58 - UX analysis using Playwright MCP • 14:37 - Sales/Marketing automation with Perplexity and Firecrawl MCPs • 23:51 - QA testing automation • 26:50 - Advice for non-technical users getting started with Cursor Key Points: • How Cursor AI can be used beyond coding to manage finance, analytics, design, and marketing tasks • Model Context Protocols (MCPs) allow seamless integration with third-party services like Xero, Playwright, and Perplexity • Automated workflows can handle accounting tasks, UX analysis, content creation, and QA testing • Different AI models serve different purposes: "thinking models" for planning and "agentic models" for execution LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/ Boringmarketing - Vibe Marketing for Companies: https://www.boringmarketing.com/ The Vibe Marketer - Join the Community and Learn:https://www.thevibemarketer.com Startup Empire - a membership for builders who want to build cash-flowing businesses https://www.skool.com/startupempire/about FIND ME ON SOCIAL X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/ FIND AMIR ON SOCIAL Humblytics: https://humblytics.com/?via=community X/Twitter: https://x.com/amirmxt Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@amirmxt Build, Ship, Market: https://buildshipmarket.com

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• Zapier? n8n? Meet this NEW AI Agent Platform that Just 10×-ed My Workflow

  Join me as I chat with Tod Sacerdoti about String, a platform that allows users to build AI agents through natural language prompts rather than complex visual workflows. Tod showcases several practical examples of automations, from monitoring Hacker News for specific terms to generating LinkedIn posts from blog content. The platform aims to make automation accessible to non-technical users while providing the power to solve complex business problems. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - String Overview 01:49 - Agent 1: Monitoring Hacker News for MCP mentions 08:15 - Agent 2: Creating LinkedIn posts from RSS feeds 17:14 - Agent 3: Automating Google Analytics Summary 23:53 - Startup Idea: Building businesses on top of String 27:10 - Agent 4: Daily Automation Idea Generator 38:32 - Advice for getting started with String Checkout String: https://string.com Key Points: • String is an AI agent platform that builds AI agents using natural language instead of complex node charts • The platform allows users to create automations that monitor websites, generate content, and integrate with tools like Slack and Google Docs • String uses dynamic code generation to go beyond pre-built integrations, enabling more complex use cases • The platform follows a credit-based pricing model similar to other AI coding platforms The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/ Boringmarketing - Vibe Marketing for Companies: boringmarketing.com The Vibe Marketer - Join the Community and Learn: thevibemarketer.com Startup Empire - a membership for builders who want to build cash-flowing businesses https://www.skool.com/startupempire/about FIND ME ON SOCIAL X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/ FIND TOD ON SOCIAL String: https://string.com X/Twitter: https://x.com/tod?lang=en

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• This AI Agent creates 1000+ SEO Pages in 52 min (Claude + MCP + Cursor)

  Join me as I chat with The Boring Marketer to demonstrate how non-technical marketers can use AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code to build programmatic SEO strategies without coding knowledge. He walks through a complete workflow from keyword research to deploying a live comparison page for AI tools, showing how this approach can potentially generate thousands of targeted pages to capture search traffic. The demonstration highlights how AI is blurring the line between marketers and developers. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Cursor Overview 03:50 - Claude Code Overview 09:47 - Using FireCrawl MCP scrape website data 13:13 - Programmatic SEO Explained 15:25 - Benefits of Claude 4 Opus Max 17:48 - Using Perplexity MCP to find AI tool comparison keywords 22:44 - Creating a PRD for the project 24:58 - Using Claude Code for Programmatic SEO 29:21 - Why learn to use tools like Cursor 30:58 - Cursor + Claude Code vs n8n 40:06 - Cost of Claude Code 42:51 - Deploying the page to Vercel 45:28 - Reviewing Deployed Page Get Your Complete Financial OS at https://www.brex.com/sip Key Points: • James (The Boring Marketer) demonstrates how to use Cursor and Claude Code to build programmatic SEO pages without coding knowledge • The workflow combines MCPs (Model Control Protocols) like FireCrawl and Perplexity for research with Claude Code for implementation • James shows how to create a comparison page template for AI tools that can be replicated for thousands of keywords • The entire process from research to deployment happens within the Cursor environment using natural language prompts The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/ BoringMarketing — Vibe Marketing for Sale: https://www.thevibemarketer.com Startup Empire - a membership for builders who want to build cash-flowing businesses https://www.skool.com/startupempire/about FIND ME ON SOCIAL X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/ FIND THE BORING MARKETER ON SOCIALX/Twitter: https://x.com/boringmarketer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadickerson/

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• I challenged Genspark to be my AI Co-Founder (Honest Review + Tutorial)

  On this episode, I provide an unsponsored review of GenSpark, testing its capabilities across multiple business applications. I evaluate the platform's ability to create investor decks, product demos, customer personas, and marketing strategies. While I was impressed with GenSpark's research capabilities and business-oriented content, the product had significant limitations in design quality and occasional content confusion. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Genspark Super AI Agent Overview 03:28 - Building Fundraising Deck 07:33 - Building Product Demo 10:46 - Generating Social Media Strategy 16:26 - Building Fundraising Deck Pt2 17:17 - Building Data Room 18:59 - Researching Ideal Customer Persona 21:52 - Mapping/Researching Distribution Channels 24:05 - Final Thoughts on Genspark 25:43 - Genspark does not have Self Service Subscription Cancellation Key Points: • GenSpark is a new AI agent platform that reached $36 million ARR in 45 days, adding almost $1 million daily • Greg tests multiple use cases including creating investor presentations, product demos, customer research, and distribution strategies • The platform shows strengths in research and content creation but weaknesses in design and image generation • At $25/month, GenSpark offers value for specific use cases but isn't a complete replacement for other AI tools The #1 tool to find startup ideas/trends - https://www.ideabrowser.com LCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. We turn 'what if' into reality with AI, apps, and next-gen products https://latecheckout.agency/ BoringMarketing — Vibe Marketing for Sale: http://boringmarketing.com/ Startup Empire - a membership for builders who want to build cash-flowing businesses https://www.skool.com/startupempire/about FIND ME ON SOCIAL X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/

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