“Is it too late to start?” Here's the truth...

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I don’t listen to a ton of podcasts, but I recently caught an interview between Tim Ferriss and Casey Neistat.

Tim asked him, “Is it too late to start on YouTube?”

Guess what year this interview was from?

2015.

Imagine thinking it was "too late" to start YouTube… in 2015!

We uploaded our first YouTube video in March 2023, and today we’re almost at 370K subscribers.

My point? It’s NEVER too late to start.

Here’s the thing: the #1 excuse I hear from people who want to start a business is this:

“Pat… it’s too late. Every idea is taken.”

And honestly? It makes me so mad 😡 because it’s total bullsh*t.

Every day, I see another app that’s almost identical to a billion-dollar competitor.

The only difference? They figured out a unique angle, niche, or market.

One founder put it perfectly:

“I realized there were a lot of competitors, and at first I was disappointed. But then I understood—it meant the market was validated. I just needed to build the best product in the niche.”

Here’s the truth:

If there are competitors, that’s a good sign—people are already spending money there.
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Just do it differently.
Success comes from execution, not waiting for the “perfect” idea.

Erase these from your vocabulary:

~~Too late.~~
~~Already taken.~~

Shift your mindset and start building.

AI, indie hacking, solopreneurs—this is just the beginning.

It's like asking if it was too late to join YouTube in 2015. No f*cking way!

The next 10 years will be the decade of the solopreneur, and those who start now? They’ll become the legends.

This is your moment to build with us in the AI Micro SaaS Academy.

In less than 5 weeks, you’ll:

– Find and validate your idea
– Build your landing page
– Launch your idea and put it into the real world
– Alongside hundreds of other builders

I believe we’ll see multiple 6- and 7-figure businesses come out of this Academy over the next year.

But here's the thing: enrollment closes tomorrow.

The only question left is:

Are you going to be one of them? Or will you keep waiting?

Join the AI Micro SaaS Academy Now.

(included in our Academy plan).

Let's build,

– Pat

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