Observations

It’s not AI that will replace you. It’s your competition using AI that will.
~Jensen Huang

Find a need and fulfill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.
~A. G. Gaston

It always looks impossible until it's done.
~Nelson Mandela

If you’re creating a company, it’s important to limit the number of miracles in series. Start with something that’s the most doable and then expand from there.
~Elon Musk

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
~Alexander Graham Bell

God, make me so uncomfortable that I will do the very thing I fear.
~Ruby Dee

The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity.
~Amelia Earhart

Software being "Done" is like lawn being "Mowed".
~Jim Benson

A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
~Mark Twain

Everybody told me no at first, including my wife. I turned the nos into yeses and the disadvantages into advantages.
~John H. Johnson

The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up.
~Mae C. Jemison

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GROK + Financial Analysis + Asset Management

28 Apr 2025

If you own or asset-manage multifamily properties, you know that it takes a long time to review a monthly financial statement.

Rather, it takes a long time to review it thoroughly & WELL.

Therefore, I’m experimenting with AI (specifically, Grok by xAI) as a tool for streamlining this task.

Prompting Grok

Here’s one of the Grok prompts I’m testing:

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Capitalism vs Socialism

29 Mar 2025

Jet - Capitalism vs Socialism - RayHightower.com

I don’t know Kris Bickerstaff, personally. But his words about capitalism vs socialism are compelling enough to deserve publication here at RayHightower.com.

Perhaps these words give you the same positive lift that they give me.

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Capitalism vs Housing Crisis

14 Mar 2025

Bethany Finch is a dynamic and creative entrepreneur. She and I had a chance to catch up during RaiseFest ‘25 in Phoenix.

In this clip, we discuss Bethany’s ideas for solving the housing crisis by creating a structure where multiple stakeholders work together. What an amazing idea!

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