Discover the exact marketing strategies, funnels, ads, principles, and frameworks I'm using to scale my businesses. Join thousands of founders receiving my newsletter, The Scaling Journal, for free: https://www.mattc.com/newsletter/Want to scale your business and step out of operations? Apply for the Value Engine Protocol: https://mattc.com/growthEvery week there's a new AI tool, a new AI technology, and a new thing you're supposed to be doing with AI to survive.Most of it is making people busier, not better.The best way to use AI isn't to do more work. It's to do less work so you can focus on what actually matters. I've used it to cut my workweek in half while running businesses that have created billions in value. And I've watched smart operators burn hours inside of Claude and ChatGPT while their actual results get worse.The problem isn't AI. The problem is that almost nobody is being honest about where AI belongs in your business and where it doesn't.In this video I'm walking through the AI Delegation Framework I use to decide exactly what to outsource to AI, what to keep human, and the two areas where using AI is quietly making you weaker.What you'll learn:- The four-quadrant framework that tells you exactly when to apply AI (and when not to)- The million-dollar bet I placed on the opposite of what most AI content is telling you- Why outsourcing your thinking and strategy to AI is the fastest way to get your lunch eaten- The specific tasks I do outsource to AI (paid ads, sales copy, and why)- The one litmus test to know if AI is actually improving your life- Why I spend 36 hours a week without AI or the internet (and what happened when I stopped)If you're a founder or operator who's tired of the AI hype cycle and wants an honest framework for using it well, this is the video for you.

Discover the exact marketing strategies, funnels, ads, principles, and frameworks I'm using to scale my businesses. Join thousands of founders receiving my newsletter, The Scaling Journal, for free: https://www.mattc.com/newsletter/This is the simplest Facebook ad system I've found to scale to $10,000 a day or more... and it runs on a single campaign with a single ad set!Last month, one of my businesses spent $437,000 of our own money on Meta ads. When I found this setup, it seemed too simple to be real, so I ran it past two friends who own agencies managing millions in ad spend every month. They confirmed it.You can manage this in about an hour a week.What's in the video:- The three things all modern advertising comes down to — good ads, testing, and scaling — and why you need all three- The chocolate cake ad: how one close-up photo helped take us from $2.5M to $25M- How to make good ads: competitor research, pulling copy straight from reviews, and the formats that work- Setting your target — cost per acquisition vs. ROAS, and how our number went from $40 to $100 as the business matured- The exact campaign structure, on screen: one campaign, one ad set, cost per result goal- Why the cost per result setting is the whole thing — you're telling Meta what a customer is worth to you, and it does the testing and scaling for you- The 20-30% scaling rule, how often to actually check performance, and why patience is the ingredient most people skip- The optional second campaign, if you want to get a little fancier- Why most businesses don't need an agency until they're spending a few thousand a dayIf you're running your own ads, thinking about hiring an agency, or already paying one a percentage of spend, this will tell you what you're actually paying for.--DISCLAIMER This video is for educational purposes only. Results vary and are not typical. This content does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice. Always consult a qualified professional before making business decisions.

Watch the full video podcast I did with Ryan Daniel Moran here:https://youtu.be/AAC0G6dNuVY?si=ap7Y9gpV4UXThckDDiscover the exact marketing strategies, funnels, ads, principles, and frameworks I'm using to scale my businesses. Join thousands of founders receiving my newsletter, The Scaling Journal, for free: https://www.mattc.com/newsletter/Most 7-figure ecommerce founders are quietly killing their own growth by adding more products instead of doubling down on the one that works.Red Bull does $1 billion a year with one 8.4oz can. My coffee company Lifeboost scaled to 8 figures on one core SKU. And in this conversation with Ryan Daniel Moran, I break down why the one-product thesis is the most underused growth lever in ecommerce right now, the math that proves your fifth SKU is costing you more than your first four made, and the upsell logic that beats every "cross-sell to maximize AOV" playbook you've been sold.If you're stuck somewhere between $1M and $10M and wondering why scaling feels harder than it should, this one is for you.