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Saadiq Rodgers-King

AI Transformation Consultant with 20+ years in tech helps professionals leverage AI tools to boost productivity. Shares practical insights from FinTech, Web3, and SaaS experience.

📍 Brooklyn, NY https://saadiq.xyz

Side Hustle Manifesto

There has never been a better time to build. The internet, smartphones, cloud computing, SaaS, AI - each of these has been a game-changer on its own. But together? They've created a perfect storm of opportunity for anyone willing to jump in and create. Whether you're

Bridging the Physical-Digital Divide

In 2022, while tech giants poured billions into artificial intelligence and cloud computing, the construction industry spent a mere 1.5% of its revenue on technology—a figure that has remained virtually unchanged for decades. This isn't unique to construction. Many of our most physically intensive industries seem

How to seed AI usage at work: Hackathon!

Hear me out. Imagine a hackathon where the engineers are responsible for designs, product managers are responsible for code and designers are responsible for specs. Go! Sounds unconventional, right? That's exactly the point. Adoption of AI tools in the workplace generally sits at the individual level rather than

Never been a better time to build

Greg Isenberg shared this post on linkedin today saying everyone is now a startup founder. There are tools everywhere that allow a person or small team to compete like only big companies could before. It's exactly what I've been feeling but not everyone wants to put

AI-Powered Job Hunting: Robot vs. Robot?

I just stumbled upon this new AI tool that's a job-hunting supercharger. It is pretty cool and maybe a little scary. Rohan Paul @rohanpaul_ai Somebody uses an AI Bot to AUTOMATICALLY apply to 1000 JOBS in 24h and get 50 INTERVIEWS! And the Bot's code

AI Back-to-School Help For Parents

As the new school year kicks off, parents have a lot on their plates. A lot goes into these new routines for the whole family. Claude and ChatGPT can help. I'm going to lay out some examples of how you can have it convert handwriting to text, import

Why is every crypto app a whole RPG?

Crypto apps have to get simpler and more accessible if the space is going to succeed and reach mainstream audiences. A smart friend just wrote a thoughtful take on the latest development in the tipping meta. What I have been able to understand of it is that it rewards “positive”

Curious about AI in your daily life? Let's chat!

Hey there! 👋 I've been on an exciting journey with AI tools, and I'd love to share what I've learned. For the past 6 months, I've been diving deep – building apps, writing, experimenting, and researching daily. It's been eye-opening, and I&

AI Use Cases: My Writing Partner

Based on my conversations there are a lot of people who are having trouble figuring out how to apply AI tools to their work and lives. I’d like to share some of the ways I’m applying them to my processes to hopefully spark inspiration. I've challenged

AI Fails: Careful what you ask for

AI tools are incredibly empowering but no tool is without its issues. They will always try to solve your problem, even if that problem is what you asked for rather than what you want. For one of my earliest AI coding exercises, I was (and still am) building digital travel