The 4 AI Use Cases Every Solo Operator Should Know

If you’ve ever felt like you’re sprinting to catch a bullet train while everyone else is already sipping champagne onboard—you’re not alone.

That’s what AI feels like lately: fast, crowded, overwhelming. But while most people are still wondering what to do with it, solo operators, coaches, and small teams like us are asking a better question: Where does AI actually help—and how do I use it without creating more chaos?

And that begins with knowing the four kinds of tasks AI is practically built to handle—and how they show up in your day-to-day work:

🧠 The 4 AI Use Cases* That Actually Matter

1. Repetitive Tasks – Anything you do over and over (scheduling, formatting, file cleanup). Delegate it.

2. Predictive Tasks – Estimating outcomes, surfacing insights, auto-sorting based on patterns.

3. Data-Driven Tasks – Summarizing, comparing, organizing—AI thrives on structured inputs.

4. Generative Tasks – Writing, ideating, designing. Yes, ChatGPT. But it’s just one slice of the pie.

You’ll see what works. What flops. What gets buried in a folder labeled “vibes” and never spoken of again.

Because this isn’t some “follow me to 7-figures” charade. This is come build with me—strategically, stylishly, and with systems that scale.

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🧱 What I’m Building (Spoiler: It’s a Flywheel, Not a Funnel)

Funnels are for industrial agriculture. I’m creating a flywheel—circular, stylish, and incapable of burnout.

This system is designed to:
* Help creators, consultants, and small business owners escape content purgatory
* Use AI not to replace genius, but to polish it to a scandalous shine
* Turn knowledge into systems that work while you sip something sparkling
* Start simple, test rigorously, scale sensibly

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🧠 Why I’m Building in Public (Besides the Obvious Exhibitionism)

Why I’m Building in Public (Besides the Obvious Exhibitionism)
I’m building in public because most of what’s online is noise. I want to show what actually reduces friction, where AI belongs, and how I’m using it to build something sustainable—with systems, not smoke.

Here’s what you’ll actually see:
* Systems that reduce friction (not add more)
* GPTs and tools that make work easier (and the ones that don’t)
* The shift from “content creation” to “use-case thinking”

This isn’t about creating more content.
It’s about creating a signal—one you can build on.

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🔄 What to Expect From Me

Every week:
* A blog post like this (more focused, just as fabulous)
* A tool, tip, idea or system that helped me this week
* A real-world use case or prompt to help you build smarter, not just faster
* And a few lessons I’ve learned by actually using the tools myself

You'll also get candid insight into how I'm doing this with a small team, a bigger vision, and a refusal to play the guru game.

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🧰 Free Guide: The First Step to Smarter Systems

📎 Download the Starter Guide and get your first system win. It’s the same lens I use to help solo operators spot what to automate first—without the overwhelm or the hype.

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Final Word?

This isn’t about doing less. It’s about doing more of what matters—with elegance, irreverence, and a bit of automation.

Next week: the 3 automations every overwhelmed solopreneur should have by now (but probably don’t). Subscribe now so your inbox doesn’t miss it. Subscribe here >

If that resonates, you’re in the right place.
—Curt

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." —Oscar Wilde

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