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Links to my public posts. I'm a multi-exit, multi-failure entrepreneur. AI pioneer. Technologist. Innovator. I write at Inc.com and BuiltIn.com. More about me at joeprocopio.com
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Joe Procopio @joeprocopio.com · Nov 16
Hi there. I’m an entrepreneur, technologist, and innovator.
I've served as head of product for several VC-backed startups and as an advisor for dozens more. I’m a recurring tech columnist at Inc.com and BuiltIn.com and I run my own private tech newsletter at joeprocopio.com.
Joe Procopio
Joe Procopio is a multi-exit, multi-failure entrepreneur, innovator, and technologist.
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This isn't just a list of 5 ways I know you're using ChatGPT, it's 5 ways EVERYONE knows you're using ChatGPT...

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#writing #ai #technology #business #work
5 Obvious Ways Everyone Knows You’re Using ChatGPT
This is what everyone says is a dead giveaway for spotting ChatGPT generated content.
www.inc.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Why Every Company Should Ban Zoom, Teams, and Meet Immediately -- a little satire to start your weekend...

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#startup #leadership #technology #business #remotework
Why Every Company Should Ban Zoom, Teams, and Meet Immediately
This is satire, and these are really the top reasons given by companies for RTO mandates
jproco.medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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More than half of employees don’t believe that AI is going to pay off for them. Here's why...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/15-tri...

#entrepreneurship #ai #technology #business #innovation
The $1.5 Trillion AI Trust Gap Is Real
The $1.5 trillion AI money train might be speeding towards a wall of employee mistrust, and make the cash-fueled NFT bonfire look conservative.
www.linkedin.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The Side Hustle Industrial Complex is Failing Its Hustlers -- I'll tell you how to build your side hustle empire in @inc.com

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#startup #entrepreneurship #money #success #technology
The Side Hustle Industrial Complex is Failing Its Hustlers
The promise of wealth was always a mirage, but side hustles can still be a shortcut to building your own empire.
www.inc.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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What's the over/under on when AI wrecks gambling? I lay odds...

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#ai #technology #business #sports #money
No One Is Talking About AI and Gambling, That Should Scare You
Because Everyone is Trying to Light Your Money on Fire
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November 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Was there over 300,000 workers worth of fat to be trimmed in the tech industry? I don't think so...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/tech-h...

#startup #jobs #money #business #technology
Tech Hiring Is Still Frozen -- Here’s the Real Reason Why
Over the last four years, over 300,000 tech jobs have been cut. If the tech industry plans to grow, why is hiring still frozen? There's a one word answer.
www.linkedin.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Let's compare the $1.5 TRILLION spent on AI adoption to the $100 BILLION spent on employee mental health. I can save everyone some money...

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#entrepreneurship #ai #work #mentalhealth #leadership
AI Is Crushing Employee Mental Health
The $100B companies spend on wellness is a drop in the $1.5T AI adoption bucket
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November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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How AI Resume Screening Broke Hiring — I'll tell you how we can fix it in @inc.com

#hiring #leadership #technology #business #work

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How AI Resume Screening Broke Hiring—and How We Can Fix It
ATS and AI resume screening made a mess. It’s time to clean it up.
www.inc.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Here's why you didn't get televised sports for two weeks, and why it will happen again...

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#leadership #technology #business #sports #money
Disney and YouTube TV Held Customers Hostage For a Good Reason
Make no mistake, this fiasco was about the future of streaming
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November 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I'm gonna take on RTO mandates again...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/return...

#startup #entrepreneurship #business #technology #productivity
Return to Office Mandates Are About to Backfire
With return to office mandates, the real question isn't whether employees are more productive - it's whether companies can afford to lose their best talent over
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November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Everyone hates middle management, until all the middle managers get axed...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/goodbye-mi...

#startup #jobs #leadership #business #technology
Goodbye, Middle Manager, We Won’t Miss You. Or Will We?
As the sun sets on the middle manager role, we might regret letting them all go
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November 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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We're all self-employed now, and there's $1.7 trillion waiting for us. Here's how to get it...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/solopr...

#startup #entrepreneurship #jobs #money #business #technology
Solopreneurs Are Having a $1.7 Trillion Moment
With 29.8 million US solo businesses and new ones starting at a rate over 90% faster than pre-pandemic averages, it's time to take control of your destiny.
www.linkedin.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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More than half of employees don’t believe that AI is going to pay off for them. Here's why...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/the-15-tri...

#entrepreneurship #ai #technology #business #innovation
The $1.5 Trillion AI Trust Gap Is Real
More than half of employees don’t believe that AI is going to pay off for them
joeprocopio.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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What's the over/under on when AI wrecks gambling? I lay odds in @inc.com...

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#ai #technology #business #sports #money
Why No One is Talking About AI and Gambling
AI is always coming for your wallet, but this time it’s coming for that secret stash of cash you use to place parlays on the weekend.
www.inc.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Hey. Your AI chatbot friend is gonna start selling you stuff. Here's how it'll go down...

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#entrepreneurship #ai #technology #business #money
When Your AI Chatbot Buddy Starts Telling You to Buy Stuff (Because of Course It Will)
It’s not hard to envision the day when your AI “friend” starts making “helpful purchasing suggestions”
jproco.medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Sucks to be young. The Entry-Level Tech Job Is Officially Dead...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/entry-...

#entrepreneurship #technology #jobs #money #business
The Entry-Level Tech Job Is Officially Dead
Eliminating entry-level tech jobs and replacing them with AI is a losing strategy and detrimental to the long term health of the tech industry.
www.linkedin.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Was there over 300,000 workers worth of fat to be trimmed in the tech industry? I don't think so...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/tech-hirin...

#startup #jobs #money #business #technology
Tech Hiring Is Still Frozen -- Here’s the Real Reason Why
Even after massive layoffs, there’s no end in sight for tech’s hiring malaise
joeprocopio.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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This is why ESPN is dark on YouTube TV, and why the fight is different this time...

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#leadership #technology #business #sports #money
Disney and YouTube TV Are Holding Customers Hostage—For Good Reason
The battle could end soon. Someone is about to be taught an extreme lesson in mistreating their customers.
www.inc.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Here's how Amazon can fix its busted employer-employee relationship before it's too late...

jproco.medium.com/1a0973e3d778...

#startup #leadership #technology #business #remotework
How Amazon Can Fix Its Workforce Crisis
It’s time to repair the tech industry’s broken employer-employee relationship
jproco.medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Is your company caught in the "growth trap"? I bet I know why...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/growth...

#startup #entrepreneurship #business #technology #leadership
The Growth Trap: Why the Profitability Chase Is Stifling Innovation
In an industry obsessed with AI, tech companies continue to chase profitability without delivering real customer benefits, a death spiral for innovation.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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I'm gonna put your RTO mandate vague productivity gains up against my 30 years of experience and common sense...

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Return to Office Mandates Are About to Backfire
Why companies demanding office returns are setting themselves up for failure
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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You can see this coming right? When your AI best friend starts telling you to buy stuff...

Me and Claude battle it out in @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...
When Your AI Best Friend Starts Telling You To Buy Stuff
It’s not hard to envision the day when your AI starts “making helpful purchasing suggestions.'
www.inc.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Every 2 seconds, another tech worker realizes they're obsolete...

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#startup #leadership #technology #business #work
The Modern Day Tech Worker Is Obsolete. Amazon’s CEO Just Told Us Why
Why did Amazon announce another round of mass layoffs? Because why not.
jproco.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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I'm going to say the thing you've been thinking. If we keep laying off tech employees and slashing costs at tech companies... who's gonna be left to buy all the tech?

www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-h...

#entrepreneurship #technology #jobs #money #business
What Happens When Laid Off Tech Employees Can’t Pay Their Mortgage?
What's the worst that could happen? The tech industry is finding out that a lot of long-term tech unemployed workers are their former customers.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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We're all self-employed now, and there's $1.7 trillion waiting for us. Here's how to get it...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/solopreneu...
Solopreneurs Are Having a $1.7 Trillion Moment
Here’s how to get a bigger piece of that $1.7 trillion self-employment pie
joeprocopio.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM