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Happy Friday! A bit of lighter news to end your week - a food site owned by JPMorgan just posted a job ad that comes with a $30,000 per year budget for dining out.

Yes, we’re serious. The food editor who gets the job will get $30k worth of their tabs picked up on the company dime, on top of a 6-figure salary.

You can go ahead and put our lunch on their tab today…

Here’s your full rundown for this Friday, February 24th…

• ErnieBot - Baidu’s AI Takes the Stage

• TikTok - More Awesome Data Coming Your Way

• Gonzalez v. Google - Huge Supreme Court Case Begins

• Freelancing - 3 “Self Taught” Gigs We Love

• Entrepreneurship - How to Fire Yourself as CEO

Lurn Bytes: Entrepreneurship Around The Web

Baidu’s AI ErnieBot Gets Its Day - Is there anyone NOT working on AI right now? This week Baidu announced new features for its AI “ErnieBot.” It’ll be used mostly for search and chatbot functions, but they’re also working it into cars. Here’s exactly how that’ll work…

TikTok Reveals New Insights For Creators - We’ll say one thing about TikTok, they keep making it easier and easier for creators to get the data they need. This week, they released new insights on how specific products are performing in the app. Here are all the details…

Case Against Google Goes to Supreme Court - Earlier this week, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google. The case has wide-ranging implications in the tech world. It’s all about whether a company can be held liable for the content its algorithms promote. Here’s the full scoop…

3 Self-Taught Freelancing Gigs

There are so many ways to make money as a freelancer in 2023.

And so many of them require almost no prior knowledge or special training. In fact, the 3 businesses we’re about to show you today can all be started by beginners.

We call them “self-taught” businesses because anyone can learn how to run one in just a few hours.

There are countless “self-taught” online businesses, but these 3 in particular are great starting points…

#1 - Virtual Assistant

Once a business gets big enough, it isn’t wise for an entrepreneur to spend their entire day completing administrative tasks.

Most entrepreneurs also don’t want to spend a bunch of time setting appointments.

That’s why just about every business owner has an assistant.

For a lot of businesses (especially online businesses), an in-person assistant is unnecessary.

That’s where virtual assistants come into play.

A virtual assistant is able to help clients take care of their administrative duties — allowing them to focus on growing their business.

#2 - Stock Photographer

Have you ever seen the same photo being used in different places? Those are stock photos.

Stock photos are simply photos of subjects in just about every category imaginable.

Businesses purchase stock photos and use them in lieu of shooting their own photos.

If you're a great photographer, snap some photos of different subjects and start selling those photos through stock photo websites!

It may take a little while for the royalties to start coming in, but you can get started with this model quickly and easily…

#3 - Podcasting

Podcasts are hot right now, and anyone can start one.

Although you may want some high-quality audio gear before you set off on your podcasting journey, it's really as simple as recording yourself and uploading it.

Some people podcast full-time, while others use it as a content marketing tool for another business they've grown.

We actually ran through the steps you can take to start your own podcast in this recent issue. Check it out!

41%

That’s how much the hiring of offshore virtual assistants grew in 2020, according to NanGlobals.

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He Built a $25M Business - Then FIRED Himself As CEO

Anik has discovered something pretty interesting in his career. The people who make the best entrepreneurs are often not very great CEOs.

He thinks of himself as a better entrepreneur than CEO, but he’s been wearing both hats for 2 decades now. He’ll be the first to tell you, juggling both those jobs ISN’T easy…

And that’s why he was so excited to talk to this week’s guest: Tanner Chidester.

After years of grinding, he built his business to more than $25 million in revenue. But at the start of 2023, he decided to FIRE HIMSELF as the CEO of his company!

And instead of limiting his company, he knows it’ll bring it to new heights.

It’s an absolutely fascinating story - see it right here for yourself!

And let us know what you think of this week’s podcast episode in the comments!

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