{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Life-First Solopreneur","title":"What to Automate and What to Keep Human in Your Solopreneurship","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4ff6fada\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1991,"description":"Spending five or more hours a month on invoicing makes you nearly three times more likely to face cash flow problems. That’s just one of the eye-opening stats Faye Pang of FreshBooks brings to this episode of The Life-First Solopreneur.\nFaye grew up watching her immigrant parents run a small wholesale meat business, tracking every dollar in a blue ledger book at the kitchen table at midnight. \nToday she spends her career helping solopreneurs and small business owners adopt technology that gives them time back. She joins Carly Ries and Joe Rando to talk cash flow, automation, AI, and why she believes we’re entering the era of the solopreneur.\nIn this episode, you’ll learn:\nWhy admin tasks like invoicing and chasing payments act as a handbrake on your cash flow\nThe first thing solopreneurs should automate to win back hours every month\nWhere AI genuinely helps and where it’s still overhyped\nWhy AI output is only as good as the context you give it\nHow to start with AI when you feel behind (spoiler: everyone feels behind)\nWhy 86% of solopreneurs turn to AI before hiring a person\nWhat to automate and what should always stay human\nWhat solopreneurs really want to do with five extra hours a week\nConnect with Faye Pang on LinkedIn\nLearn more about FreshBooks\nEnjoyed this episode? Leave a five-star review, share it with a fellow solopreneur who is wrestling with AI and automation, and subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Life-First Solopreneur.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/znAKhjMazUbB3XOIIrcfcy_cqanpE5oL_y3pxIBbpx4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wN2Rl/NDdhOTAzZGVmZTYw/ZGI0ZGUyMTNhYzIw/NGVkNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}