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Today, I took a big step in shaping the identity of City Edition Design — I drafted the mission statement. But I didn’t do it alone. 🧠 The Process: Collaborating with AI to Define the Why I started by opening ChatGPT and feeding it the key pieces that make this company mine: Then I asked…
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Post Content: Today is all about strategy. I’m Craig Stephens, and on Day 12 of my AI Startup Journey, I’m beginning the business plan for City Edition Design. But I’m not starting from scratch — I’m using tools that work. 🛠️ Step 1: ChatGPT for Drafting I’ll use ChatGPT to help: It’s a powerful starting…
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Welcome to Day 11 of my Startup . Today marks a shift from behind-the-scenes work to going public with what I’m building. 🧠 The Big Update I officially launched the City Edition Design landing page on my main website. It introduces the core mission of this startup:To build practical, secure, and affordable AI solutions for…
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Post Content: I’m Craig Stephens, and on Day 10 of my Startup Journal, I’m showing how I used my existing website — CityEditionPrinting.com — to support the launch of my new AI startup, City Edition Design. 🧠 Use What You’ve Got I didn’t build a brand-new website from scratch for my startup.Instead, I created a…
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Post Content: Today’s Startup Journal entry is all about something that makes your business feel official: your website. I’m Craig Stephens, founder of City Edition Printing & Design, and on Day 9 of building City Edition Design, I focused on getting my business online. 💡 Website or Landing Page — What’s the Difference? If you…
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Post Content: By Day 8 of this Startup Journal, it hit me: I did some things out of order — and that’s okay. But if I could do it again in the cleanest way, here’s how I’d guide someone through the Startup Essentials. ✅ Startup Essentials Checklist (in the right order) 💬 Real Talk: I…
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Content: Welcome to Day 7 of the Startup Journal. I’m Craig Stephens, founder of City Edition Printing & Design, and today I took a quick but essential step: I created a generic business email for City Edition Design. 📩 Why You Need a Business Email: Even if you’re just getting started, using something like cityeditiondesign@gmail.com…
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Content: Welcome back to my Startup Journal — I’m Craig Stephens, founder of City Edition Printing & Design. Today’s milestone made it all feel official: I opened a business bank account under my new DBA, City Edition Design. 💳 Why It Matters: 🏦 What You’ll Need to Open Yours: Some banks also ask for proof…
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http://youtube.com/post/Ugkx2Wm2QwaJQv3G-WFcTjvWVrhgtAYmzATc?si=Jc34kqEl7KiH2VsD Content: Welcome back to the Startup Journal — I’m Craig Stephens, founder of City Edition Printing & Design, and I’m walking you through my process of launching an AI startup from home. Yesterday, I showed you how to fill out the DBA form.Today, I want to talk about how I submitted it — and…
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Welcome back to the Startup Journal — I’m Craig Stephens, founder of City Edition Printing & Design, and I’m documenting the real process of launching my new AI startup, City Edition Design. Yesterday, I talked about downloading your DBA form from your state’s Secretary of State website.Today, let’s go through how to fill it out.…