Build an AI Estate with ChatGPT and Perplexity
Job to be done: Build an automated 'AI estate' that generates business assets and monitors markets
🇳🇬 Ways to use this in Nigeria
Ideas to get you started, adapt to your situation.
- Entrepreneur
Use ChatGPT to brainstorm names and taglines for your new online fashion brand, then use Perplexity to research current trends in Nigerian youth fashion and generate a basic marketing plan for Instagram.
- Small business
As a salon owner, use Perplexity to monitor local beauty trends and generate ideas for new service packages and promotional taglines for your Instagram page to attract new clients.
- Student
A university student starting a dropshipping side hustle can use ChatGPT to brainstorm product ideas, then Perplexity to research demand for those products in Nigeria and generate a simple marketing message for WhatsApp status updates.
What you’ll get
You will learn how to use AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity to create automated systems that generate business assets and monitor markets. This approach works by leveraging AI’s ability to understand and generate text, allowing you to ask for specific business outputs and market insights.
Tools you need
- ChatGPT (freemium): A conversational AI tool for generating text, ideas, and content.
- Perplexity (freemium): An AI-powered search engine that can provide research reports and synthesize information.
Steps
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Start with ChatGPT for initial ideas: Use ChatGPT to brainstorm business ideas or content. The author doesn’t share their exact first prompt, but a good starting point is to describe your business or goal and ask for initial assets.
I am starting a small business selling [your product/service]. What are some initial business assets I should create, like a logo concept or a tagline?You should get a list of suggested assets or ideas from ChatGPT.
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Use Perplexity for market monitoring and research: Switch to Perplexity to gather information and create more detailed business assets. The author mentions using it for a ‘recurring bourbon-market monitor’ and generating a ‘company’s logo and first web page’. You can ask Perplexity to research a market or create specific content.
Research the current market trends for [your industry or product]. Provide a summary report.You should receive a research report or a summary of market trends.
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Generate specific business assets with Perplexity: Use Perplexity to create concrete business assets based on your research or initial ideas.
Based on the market trends for [your industry], design a concept for a company logo and suggest a tagline.You should get a description of a logo concept and a suggested tagline.
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Develop a business plan or roadmap: Use Perplexity to help structure and write parts of a business plan or an MVP roadmap.
Create a basic MVP roadmap for a business selling [your product/service], considering the market trends.You should receive a structured MVP roadmap.
Original source
This workflow is based on the experience of Jenatechio, who shared their journey of building an AI estate after an unexpected career change. They used tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity to automate business asset generation and market monitoring.
Notes & variations
- Free tier tip: Both ChatGPT and Perplexity offer robust free tiers. For more advanced features or faster responses, consider their paid plans if needed.
- Common mistake: Avoid asking vague questions. Be specific about the business assets or information you need to get the best results from the AI.
- Get better results: Provide context from previous steps or research to the AI. For example, when asking Perplexity to create a logo, mention key findings from your market research report.