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Steph Smith and Ben Tossell’s guide to find, validate, and execute business ideas
Oct 17, 2024 · 11 min readUpdated Jul 31, 2026
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Now that Dan Shipper has recorded 34 episodes of AI & I, we thought it was an opportune time to revisit some of the best advice shared for using AI. Rhea Purohit created this guide, filled with actionable tips from Ben Tossell of Ben’s Bites and Steph Smith of the a16z Podcast, about how you can use AI to mine the internet for business ideas. The podcast has been on a break for the past few weeks—we’ll be back soon with all-new episodes. In the meantime, check out our previous guide, about becoming a lifelong learner with AI.—Kate Lee
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Steph Smith and Ben Tossell are using AI to discover the right opportunities and capitalize on them without burning through money or time. On AI & I , Dan Shipper interviewed the two, prompting them to articulate their thesis.
Smith is the host of the a16z Podcast and the prolific internet creator behind Internet Pipes, a toolkit to unearth valuable insights on the internet. She also holds the distinction of being the only repeat guest on AI & I—so far, at least.
Tossell runs Ben’s Bites, a daily AI newsletter with over 100,000 subscribers, and invests in early-stage AI startups. He’s also an experienced founder whose no-code platform Makerpad was acquired by Zapier. (Every recently partnered with Ben’s Bites to offer paid subscribers a bundle of AI writing, courses, and software.)
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Read on for Smith and Tossell’s tips on running a scrappy, profitable internet business. We cover:
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