🤖 Grok It

Grok 3 becomes my default LLM, Odys moves into iGaming, 4 new Flippa listings plus the week's digital asset news

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Richard Patey
February 19, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes

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Hey there 👋,

In this issue...

Over the last 24 hours I’ve been playing around with Grok 3 and it’s already become by default LLM - it’s way quicker than ChatGPT and I like the outputs, but the image generation is on another level.

Just after I published last week’s issue my podcast with Mike Michelini dropped where we dived into how AI is reshaping industries like marketing and ecommerce.

I continue my take that within 2-3 years, most service-based roles will be obsolete, and that the only thing AI can’t replace is a strong brand identity and loyal audience. (Btw I was 33 in that YouTube thumbnail, am now 45 ha).

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📰 Top 5 News Stories

📛 Odys launches new iGaming agency plus “Hydra SEO” brand strategy - Link

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📩 The Neuron newsletter on beehiiv acquired by TechnologyAdvice - Link

🕵️‍♂️ Biggest Solana scandal since FTX - Meteora & JUP got caught in LIBRA - Link

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In partnership with Flippa

Below are my thoughts on four listings which Flippa selected, some of which were Confidential and/or First Access which I unlocked using my Flippa Premium membership. You can get 3 months of access for free using this link and bypass NDA approval.

▶️ YouTube: Another YouTube channel I’m already subscribed to! This one specializes in property cleanups and lawn transformations for people in need. The channel has 363K+ subscribers and 800+ videos. It earned $146K last year from YouTube ads and $32K from Facebook, with a vast video library and over 1M followers across platforms. Averaging $11K/m profit, asking price $500K - Listing URL

🛒 Ecommerce: Selling high-quality, fashion-forward jewellery, this Shopify store, launched over 4 years ago, serves style-conscious women. It’s on a DR20s domain ranking for a few hundred keywords bringing in ~400 visits from search a month (according to Ahrefs), mainly from brand traffic. Majority of traffic comes from Meta ads. The business has 75-80% profit margin, 100k+ customers, and 20K+ Instagram followers. Averaging $15K/m profit, $421K asking price - Listing URL

📚 Publishing: This Amazon KDP business, launched in 2023, specializes in educational publishing with a flagship ASVAB Study Guide driving 70% of revenue. Featuring 7 books, it boasts 246% YoY growth, targeting U.S. military aspirants. With print-on-demand efficiency, a supportive web app, and global reach via Amazon, it offers strong growth potential. Making $8.7K/m profit, $338K asking price - Listing URL

📱 App: Launched in 2015, syncs mobile devices to play music together, turning them into a powerful sound system. With 17M downloads, a 4.3-star rating, and a subscription model, it enhances audio for music lovers, gamers, and creators. Low-cost operations (~$100K/year) and a comprehensive sale package make it a scalable investment. Making CAD $58K/m, USD $1.1M asking price - Listing URL

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That’s it for this week, until next time, buy my product and catch me in the community!

Cheers!

Richard (@richardpatey)

Disclaimer: Nothing in this email is financial advice and I am not a professional investment adviser. I send weekly updates on digital asset news and what I'm doing personally - consider it informational and for entertainment purposes only. There are native ad sponsorships from the beehiiv ad network and ones I source via Passionfroot such as Innovacious in today’s issue. Plus I often add affiliate links to software I use, website marketplace listings such as Flippa who also pay me to feature listings.

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