🗞 What's New: OpenAI accidentally leaks its o1 model

Here's what you'll find in this issue:

• Last Friday, users had access to an accidental leak of OpenAI's o1 model.
• X's AI API is out in beta, and already has some critics.
• $100K in total revenue. Jim Harrison nailed his Product Hunt launch.

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Last week, during a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previewed OpenAI’s full o1 model as a “noticeable improvement” over the o1 preview we currently have access to.

Those claims were put to the test for about two hours last Friday, when OpenAI accidentally leaked the full o1 model.

And...it looked incredible.

📹 Livestreams are taking over TikTok Shop.

📝 How to create "helpful" content, according to Google's framework.

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🎁 X shares holiday marketing tips.

💅 The thriving business of looking good on Zoom.

X's AI company has released an API for its flagship large language model, Grok, for the first time.

The interface links up to a preview of a more efficient version of the model. It's roughly as powerful as the current model, Grok 2, but offers faster responses.

Here's what Grok Beta does, and how to try it for free.

Strengthen your landing page with these design, development, and conversion tips! Here's the latest:

Put your name on it.

Let your users know who you are. Taking ownership eases fears and shows confidence. Be proud of what you’ve created.

In less than 1.5 years, Jim Harrison went from making his first internet dollar with his productized service, Jim Designs, to crossing $9K MRR. He has brought in $100K in total revenue.

He's doing it on the side, all while working a full-time job.

He says that, to launch a design studio, you just need this one thing (from a product perspective).

This is great advice even if the open market doesn't pay you more for your work than a company is paying you. Because you don't have to quit your day job to indie hack on the side! —@channingallen

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Special thanks to Jay Avery for editing this issue, to Gabriella Federico for the illustrations, and to Stephen Flanders, Darko Gjorgjievski, Katie Hignett, Rob Hope, and James Fleischmann for contributing posts. —Channing