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Forbes
7 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
The Lazy Entrepreneur's Guide To Exponential Growth
You're working hard but getting nowhere. Maybe you launch ten things at once, then abandon them all when results don't come fast. Maybe you're putting in 60-hour weeks but your revenue stays flat. You don't have a work ethic problem, that's for sure. The problem is your alignment. Naval Ravikant says "Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep." Tim Ferriss calls busyness "a form of laziness. Lazy thinking and indiscriminate action." Alex Hormozi reminds us "You don't scale by working more hours. You scale by removing yourself from the process." Stop trying to be everywhere. Stop saying yes to everything. Stop measuring success by how tired you feel at night. Exponential growth comes from compound actions, not constant hustle. One piece of content becomes ten. One system serves a thousand customers. One decision shapes your next decade. When you build this way, growth happens without force. You work when you want to, not when you have to. Achieve exponential growth through intentional laziness Create assets that work while you sleep. Build systems that scale without you. Design a business that fits your life, not the other way around. Here's how. Half-finished projects fill most entrepreneurs' hard drives. You start a course, abandon it at module three. Launch a podcast, quit after five episodes. Write blog posts nobody reads because you never promoted them. This scattered approach guarantees mediocrity. Change your ways. Pick one thing and master it completely. Maybe you write one epic article monthly instead of seven weaker ones weekly. Refine every sentence. Add examples that teach. Include stories that stick. Then promote it everywhere for 30 days. Share snippets on social media. Email your list three times. Turn it into a video. Create quote cards. One piece of content, used ten different ways, not ten pieces nobody sees. Most entrepreneurs gather feedback and do nothing with it. Put the work in, then throw it all away. But every great insight you share, every successful system you build, every winning solution you create can become an asset earning money forever. You just need to package it right. That sales script that doubled your conversions? Record yourself using it. Sell the training. The project management system that saved you 10 hours weekly? Document every step. License it to others. Your unique approach to client onboarding? Build it into digital products that sell while you sleep. Stop solving problems once, just for yourself. Solve them permanently, then sell the solution forever. You answer the same questions daily. Clients ask about your process. Prospects want to know your prices. Team members need guidance on routine tasks. Every repeated explanation takes time away from growth. Smart entrepreneurs automate these touchpoints completely. Build a knowledge base answering every common question. Make the AI version of you with Coachvox. Create video walkthroughs for complex processes. Set up email sequences that educate prospects automatically. Use AI to handle routine communications. Schedule your best content to publish without you. Design systems that deliver your expertise at scale. Free yourself to do anything you want. Traditional business says be available 9-5. Answer emails immediately. Take calls anytime. But peak performance requires peak energy. Fighting your natural rhythms guarantees mediocre output. The lazy entrepreneur works differently. Track when you feel sharpest. Maybe you write best at 8pm. Maybe your creativity peaks at midnight. Schedule your most intense work for these windows. Batch similar tasks together. Answer emails once daily. Take calls only on Tuesdays. Say no to meetings that drain you. Honour your energy patterns no matter what others say you should do. Most entrepreneurs measure the wrong things. Hours worked. Emails sent. Meetings attended. Tasks completed. But motion isn't progress. Activity isn't achievement. The only metric that matters is results. Revenue generated. Customers served. Problems solved permanently. Delete your time tracking app. Stop counting tasks. Instead, measure what moves your business forward. How many assets did you create this month? How much recurring revenue did you add? How many systems now run without you? These numbers are your true progress markers. Everything else just makes you feel busy while standing still. Traditional entrepreneurs think linearly. Do more, get more. Work harder, earn more. But exponential growth follows different rules. Small actions compound into massive results when properly aligned. The lazy entrepreneur understands this deeply. One happy customer tells three friends. Those friends become customers who tell more friends. One great piece of content attracts backlinks that boost your site traffic. One automated system frees time to build more systems. Set these compound effects in motion, then step back. Let momentum build trust and sales while you focus elsewhere. Build your business while being lazy: it's possible right now Grow without force when you find your flow and follow the vibes. Get aligned and intentional before pounding the keyboard. When something feels off, pause and regroup. Build systems that scale infinitely. Work only at peak energy. Measure what matters, ignore what doesn't. Every action should feel like a yes. Every system should save you time. Every decision should create compound returns. When something doesn't meet these criteria, change it immediately. Don't waste your energy. Stop glorifying the grind. Start designing for leverage. Change your life in 14 days with my daily prompt series.
Irish Times
29-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Nvidia eases China concerns with upbeat forecast
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang soothed investor fears about a China slowdown by delivering a solid sales forecast, saying that the AI computing market is still poised for 'exponential growth.' The company expects revenue of about $45 billion (€39 billion) in the second fiscal quarter, which runs through July. New export restrictions will cost Nvidia about $8 billion in Chinese revenue during the period, but the forecast still met analysts' estimates. That helped propel the shares about 4 per cent on Wednesday in extended trading. The outlook shows that Nvidia is ramping up production of Blackwell, its latest semiconductor design. The chipmaker – now the world's largest by revenue and market value – dominates the field of AI accelerators, the components that help develop and run artificial intelligence models. And an ever-broader line-up of hardware and software is letting Nvidia sell more products to customers. As part of that push, the company is offering its chips as part of whole computer systems – a move it says is necessary to speed up the deployment of more complex and powerful technology. Nvidia expects AI infrastructure to eventually transform economies around the world. READ MORE 'Every nation now sees AI as core to the next industrial revolution – a new industry that produces intelligence and essential infrastructure for every economy,' Huang said on a conference call with analysts. Sales in the first quarter, which ended April 27, rose 69% to $44.1 billion. That compared with an average estimate of $43.3 billion. That growth would be enviable for most chipmakers, though it was the smallest percentage gain in two years. Profit was 96 cents a share, minus certain items. Wall Street was looking for 93 cents. The data centre unit, a division that's larger by itself than all of Nvidia's nearest rivals combined, had sales of $39.1 billion. That was just shy of the average estimate of $39.2 billion. Gaming-related sales – once Nvidia's main business – were $3.8 billion. Analysts projected $2.85 billion on average. Automotive was $567 million. One lingering question is whether US trade restrictions on China will hinder Nvidia's long-term growth. In April, the Trump administration placed new curbs on exports of data centre processors to Chinese customers, effectively shutting Nvidia out of the market. The chipmaker said on Wednesday that it incurred a $4.5 billion writedown because of the issue. 'The broader concern is that trade tensions and potential tariff impacts on data centre expansion could create headwinds for AI chip demand in upcoming quarters,' Emarketer analyst Jacob Bourne said in a note. Nvidia also disclosed that it's facing scrutiny inside China, where regulators have demanded that it keep supplying local companies in return for regulatory approval of its acquisition of Mellanox. The company warned that it may face penalties in that case. Nvidia completed the purchase of Mellanox, a maker of networking technology, in 2020. 'Regulators in China are investigating whether complying with applicable US export controls discriminates unfairly against customers in the China market,' it said in a filing. 'If regulators conclude that we have failed to fulfil such commitments or we have violated any applicable law in China, we could be subject to financial penalties, restrictions on our ability to conduct our business.' On the call with analysts, Huang was asked whether the company will produce a new chip that will let it resume shipping to China. It had earlier created the less-powerful H20 product for that purpose, tailoring it to meet previous US rules. But stricter curbs now limit its sale in the country. Huang said that Nvidia couldn't reduce the capabilities of the H20 further and still field a product that was useful. However, the company is pondering whether it can come up with something 'interesting' for the market. He said Nvidia is just discussing the idea and has nothing currently. Nvidia will consult with the US government if it's able to design something. The CEO used the call to renew his appeal to the Trump administration to allow it to produce chips for China again. Without getting that clearance, global leadership in AI isn't guaranteed, he said. Chinese companies will succeed in AI by themselves, Huang said. 'Losing access to the China AI accelerator market, which we believe will grow to nearly $50 billion, would have a material adverse impact on our business going forward and benefit our foreign competitors in China and worldwide,' he said. Nvidia isn't the only tech company grappling with the Trump administration's tougher stance toward China. HP, which also released results on Wednesday, warned of 'trade-related' costs in the face of tariffs and a slowing economy. Its shares tumbled about 8% in late trading following the report. Some providers of chip design software, meanwhile, have been warned by the administration to stop selling their products in China, Bloomberg reported. Nvidia, which first gained fame selling graphics cards to gamers, has become an AI powerhouse in the past two years. The Santa Clara, California-based company was quick to realise the potential for what it calls accelerated computing – a hardware-and-software arrangement that is setting the stage for machines that can learn and reason like humans. The chipmaker's ascent to a market value of more than $3 trillion, about 10 per cent of the total value of the Nasdaq, has investors judging it by extremely high standards. They've become accustomed to rapid growth and stratospheric profitability. Even marginal misses relative to those lofty estimates stoke fears about the AI boom slowing down. Nvidia accounts for about 90 per cent of the market for AI accelerator chips, an area that's proven extremely lucrative. This fiscal year, the company will near $200 billion in annual sales, up from $27 billion just two years ago. While Nvidia is being squeezed out of China, other policy changes may help open up additional markets. The US president recently visited Saudi Arabia and other states in the Middle East, where he announced large AI projects. That reversed a push by his predecessor to clamp down on the region's access to AI technology. Huang was asked whether he'll unveil similar plans in other countries. He said he's travelling to Europe next week. 'I will be in France, UK, Germany, Belgium,' he said in a Bloomberg Television interview. 'And I think it is very clear now that every country recognises that artificial intelligence, like electricity, internet and communications, is part of a national infrastructure.' – Bloomberg
Japan Times
29-05-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Nvidia eases concerns about China with upbeat sales forecast
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang soothed investor fears about a China slowdown by delivering a solid sales forecast, saying that the AI computing market is still poised for "exponential growth.' The company expects revenue of about $45 billion in its second fiscal quarter, which runs through July. New export restrictions will cost Nvidia about $8 billion in Chinese revenue during the period, but the forecast still met analysts' estimates. That helped propel the shares about 4% Wednesday in extended trading. The outlook shows that Nvidia is ramping up production of Blackwell, its latest semiconductor design. The chipmaker — now the world's largest by revenue and market value — dominates the field of AI accelerators, the components that help develop and run artificial intelligence models. And an ever-broader lineup of hardware and software is letting Nvidia sell more products to customers. As part of that push, the company is offering its chips as part of whole computer systems — a move it says is necessary to speed up the deployment of more complex and powerful technology. Nvidia expects AI infrastructure to eventually transform economies around the world. "Every nation now sees AI as core to the next industrial revolution — a new industry that produces intelligence and essential infrastructure for every economy,' Huang said on a conference call with analysts. Nvidia shares had earlier closed at $134.81 in New York, leaving the stock little changed in 2025. Sales in the first quarter, which ended April 27, rose 69% to $44.1 billion. That compared with an average estimate of $43.3 billion. That growth would be enviable for most chipmakers, though it was the smallest percentage gain in two years. Profit was 96 cents a share, minus certain items. Wall Street was looking for 93 cents. The data center unit, a division that's larger by itself than all of Nvidia's nearest rivals combined, had sales of $39.1 billion. That was just shy of the average estimate of $39.2 billion. Gaming-related sales — once Nvidia's main business — were $3.8 billion. Analysts projected $2.85 billion on average. Automotive was $567 million. One lingering question is whether U.S. trade restrictions on China will hinder Nvidia's long-term growth. In April, the Trump administration placed new curbs on exports of data center processors to Chinese customers, effectively shutting Nvidia out of the market. The chipmaker said on Wednesday that it incurred a $4.5 billion writedown because of the issue. Attendees walk through the exhibition hall at Nvidia GTC, a global artificial intelligence conference for developers, in San Jose, California, on March 19. | Mike Kai Chen / The New York Times "The broader concern is that trade tensions and potential tariff impacts on data center expansion could create headwinds for AI chip demand in upcoming quarters,' Emarketer analyst Jacob Bourne said in a note. Nvidia also disclosed that it's facing scrutiny inside China, where regulators have demanded that it keep supplying local companies in return for regulatory approval of its acquisition of Mellanox. The company warned that it may face penalties in that case. Nvidia completed the purchase of Mellanox, a maker of networking technology, in 2020. "Regulators in China are investigating whether complying with applicable U.S. export controls discriminates unfairly against customers in the China market,' it said in a filing. "If regulators conclude that we have failed to fulfill such commitments or we have violated any applicable law in China, we could be subject to financial penalties, restrictions on our ability to conduct our business.' On the call with analysts, Huang was asked whether the company will produce a new chip that will let it resume shipping to China. It had earlier created the less-powerful H20 product for that purpose, tailoring it to meet previous U.S. rules. But stricter curbs now limit its sale in the country. Huang said that Nvidia couldn't reduce the capabilities of the H20 further and still field a product that was useful. However, the company is pondering whether it can come up with something "interesting' for the market. He said Nvidia is just discussing the idea and has nothing currently. Nvidia will consult with the U.S. government if it's able to design something. The CEO used the call to renew his appeal to the Trump administration to allow it to produce chips for China again. Without getting that clearance, global leadership in AI isn't guaranteed, he said. Chinese companies will succeed in AI by themselves, Huang said. "Losing access to the China AI accelerator market, which we believe will grow to nearly $50 billion, would have a material adverse impact on our business going forward and benefit our foreign competitors in China and worldwide,' he said. Nvidia isn't the only tech company grappling with the Trump administration's tougher stance toward China. HP, which also released results on Wednesday, warned of "trade-related' costs in the face of tariffs and a slowing economy. Its shares tumbled about 8% in late trading following the report. Some providers of chip design software, meanwhile, have been warned by the administration to stop selling their products in China. Nvidia, which first gained fame selling graphics cards to gamers, has become an AI powerhouse in the past two years. The Santa Clara, California-based company was quick to realize the potential for what it calls accelerated computing — a hardware-and-software arrangement that is setting the stage for machines that can learn and reason like humans. The chipmaker's ascent to a market value of more than $3 trillion, about 10% of the total value of the Nasdaq, has investors judging it by extremely high standards. They've become accustomed to rapid growth and stratospheric profitability. Even marginal misses relative to those lofty estimates stoke fears about the AI boom slowing down. Nvidia accounts for about 90% of the market for AI accelerator chips, an area that's proven extremely lucrative. This fiscal year, the company will near $200 billion in annual sales, up from $27 billion just two years ago. While Nvidia is being squeezed out of China, other policy changes may help open up additional markets. The U.S. president recently visited Saudi Arabia and other states in the Middle East, where he announced large AI projects. That reversed a push by his predecessor to clamp down on the region's access to AI technology. Huang was asked whether he'll unveil similar plans in other countries. He said he's traveling to Europe next week. "I will be in France, U.K., Germany, Belgium,' he said in an interview. "And I think it is very clear now that every country recognizes that artificial intelligence, like electricity, internet and communications, is part of a national infrastructure.'
Bloomberg
29-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Daybreak Asia: Nvidia Earnings Beat
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang soothed investor fears about a China slowdown by delivering a solid sales forecast, saying that the AI computing market is still poised for 'exponential growth.' The company expects revenue of about $45 billion in the second fiscal quarter, which runs through July. New export restrictions will cost Nvidia about $8 billion in Chinese revenue during the period, but the forecast still met analysts' estimates. We got reaction from Daniel Newman, CEO of the Futurum Group. Plus - The equity market drifted lower prior to Nvidia's results. We speak to Tim Pagliara, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, CapWealth.
