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SiliconRoshi (硅谷老兵) Academy

Build your own small business in the AI era

  1. 1Small Business Quick StartFreeLearn AI, find the people you can help, and make your first set of work.
  2. 2Small Business Advanced$2910 lessons: a promo video, workflow automation, taking payments, consulting, your own agent, and SRlink.
  3. 3Join the academyMembersThe weekly Tuesday member class (taught in Chinese): learn from and help each other, and keep your small business going.
Stage 2 · $29 · 10 lessons · AI TA scoring included · needs Claude Pro ($20/mo) SiliconRoshi AI Small Business Advanced Make your small business run faster: one promo video, your weekly routine handed to AI, payments, consulting, your own agent, and SRlink. 10 lessons that build on the work from Small Business Quick Start.
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Lesson 1 · Turn your direction into a small product From your direction map, pick the small change people will pay for, and set a small product and a price · take away: A one-page small business plan, saved in your "My Website" project · builds on Quick Start lesson 8
Lesson 2 · One promo video: AI writes the script, you film on your phone, AI edits Turn your three-minute introduction into a 60-second script, film it on your phone, and let Claude on your computer cut the pauses and add big captions · take away: A vertical promo video under 60 seconds, with big captions, ready to post · builds on Quick Start lesson 10
Lesson 3 · Post on YouTube and Xiaohongshu (RedNote) Titles, descriptions, and covers that bring viewers to your website and your free mini-resource · take away: One video each on YouTube and Xiaohongshu, and a public web address for your website · builds on Quick Start lesson 9
Lesson 4 · Workflow automation 1: an article every week Like Shufen: on Sunday, AI goes through your notes and suggests topics; on Monday, one sentence gets you a first draft · take away: A digital employee that gets your topics and a first draft ready for you every week · builds on Quick Start lesson 8 ▶ Student Shufen: no code, two AI employees in two weeks (Chinese) · 8:32
Lesson 5 · Workflow automation 2: a regular review Have AI write your small business review by itself every Friday, and learn the three principles Shufen learned the hard way · take away: A digital employee that writes your review every week, and a run record you've checked against your numbers · builds on Quick Start lesson 10 ▶ Student Shufen: no code, two AI employees in two weeks (Chinese) · 8:32
Lesson 6 · Take payments Sell your first small product with a payment link, and add a buy button to your website · take away: A live payment link you tested yourself, placed somewhere at least one buyer can see it · builds on Quick Start lesson 9
Lesson 7 · Turn your experience into a consulting service How to set the content, price, booking and delivery of a one-on-one service · take away: A consulting service description, 5 intake questions, a summary from one mock session, and a booking method that works end to end · builds on Quick Start lesson 8
Lesson 8 · Your own agent Upgrade your hero from Quick Start Lesson 6 into an agent that greets customers and answers common questions for you · take away: An agent that greets customers using your FAQ and hands things back to you when it should, linked from your website and video description · builds on Quick Start lesson 6
Lesson 9 · Connect it all with SRlink Fill in your profile card, link your work in your video description, share one post, and support 3 people first · take away: An SRlink profile card people can understand, one post that connects to all your work, and three heartfelt comments supporting others · builds on Quick Start lesson 9
Lesson 10 · Small-business launch day One video, a product that takes payments, two digital employees, an agent: invite real people to try them, then recap · take away: A launch with at least 3 real people, their exact words, and a one-page recap with your next step · builds on Quick Start lesson 10
Free · 10 lessons · free Claude plan SiliconRoshi AI Small Business Quick Start
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Part 1 · Say it, ask itLessons 1–4

Learn to talk to AI: say it clearly, fill in your standards, ask when stuck, and have it dig for blind spots.

Part 2 · Check the dishLessons 5

AI gets things wrong, and sounds just as sure when it does. Before you summon it, learn to check its work.

Part 3 · Summon heroesLessons 6–7

Give AI a role and a set of rules so it becomes your own helper, and one other people can use too.

Part 4 · Make your workLessons 8–10

Find who you can help, build a website and a free resource, and let your first person try it.