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Toby and Chris discuss the practical uses of social media and AI in business growth, sharing personal experiences and insights.

Fire & SteelPodcast — Episode 8 This week it’s just Toby& Chris — no Onur — and it turned into one of those episodes that feelsless like a “rant” and more like a genuinely useful conversation . We talk about socialmedia , how we each use it, and the real-world ways it can actually bringmoney in (without it turning into that classic doom-and-gloom “I hateInstagram” chat). We share what’s worked for us, what hasn’t, and the sort ofcontent that seems to move the needle when you’re trying to grow a business andnot just post for the sake of posting. The main chunk of theepisode goes deep into AI — how we’re using it, why so many people seemweirdly proud of refusing to touch it, and what they’re missing. Toby speaksopenly about how AI has genuinely helped him as someone who’s dyslexic andmassively idea-driven — where the thoughts are there, but getting them outof his head and into something real can be the hard part. We chat about thedifference between typing prompts vs using voice conversations , and howbeing able to work through ideas out loud can feel like having someone sat inthe passenger seat helping you build something in real time — fromresearch, to planning, to writing…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Toby, Onur

Topics covered

• social media
• AI
• entrepreneurship
• business growth

Keywords

• dyslexia
• content creation
• voice conversations
• business strategies

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Products: AI tools

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