Happy Friday, {{first name | friend}}!
I'm building 3 businesses right now.
Each one solves a problem I lived through personally.
Here's why that matters.
1. Business #1: The content problem
I create content for LinkedIn, newsletter, Threads, video scripts daily.
Same message, different formats. Takes 6 hours manually.
So I built a content waterfall app that handles the repurposing automatically.
One piece of content becomes 5 different formats in 10 minutes instead of 6 hours.
I'm my own first customer. If it doesn't work for me, it doesn't work.
2. Business #2: The LLC problem
8 years working at LLC formation companies taught me something:
Non-US founders get terrible service when forming US entities.
Generic advice. Cookie-cutter solutions. Zero understanding of international founder challenges.
I've helped hundreds of Caribbean founders get US structure. I know exactly where the system breaks down.
This fixes what the big LLC companies ignore: international banking, tax implications, state selection for non-residents.
3. Business #3: The narrative problem
Silicon Valley founders get TechCrunch profiles.
Black founders in North America get dedicated coverage.
African entrepreneurs get growing media attention.
Caribbean founders? Nothing.
44 million people across 26 countries. Hundreds of successful businesses. Zero dedicated founder media.
Foundpreneur is Forbes.com for the Caribbean. The stories that don't get told anywhere else.
4. The experience advantage
Content app: I create content daily, so I know exactly what breaks
LLC formation: 8 years in the industry, so I know where others fail
Caribbean media: Journalism background + Caribbean connections no one else has
I'm not guessing at problems. I'm solving problems I've lived.
5. The AI multiplier
AI handles the mechanical work:
Content formatting and repurposing
Research and initial drafts
Administrative scheduling
I handle the human work:
Strategy and positioning
Client relationships and interviews
Voice and authenticity
Result: 3 businesses running in 35 hours per week instead of 80.
6. The market validation
Content app: Using it daily, cuts my content time by 70%
LLC formation: Growing monthly demand
Caribbean media: LinkedIn post about the idea generated 15 connection requests in 24 hours
When you solve your own problems, product-market fit is immediate.
7. The unfair advantages
Content app: Most founders don't create content consistently enough to understand the problems
LLC formation: Most consultants lack 8 years of industry experience
Caribbean media: Nobody else has journalism background + Caribbean network + founder credibility (I could be wrong lol)
8. My take
The best businesses solve problems you've personally experienced.
I spent 8 years learning LLC formation inside and out. I create content daily and know where the process breaks. I'm from the Caribbean and know these founder stories aren't being told.
Three problems I lived through. Three businesses I'm uniquely qualified to build.
AI lets me execute faster. Experience lets me execute better.
Have a great weekend,
Stephen
