Riga Startup: Idea to IPO

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The Market Reality
The 2026 hiring backdrop is cooler than payroll headlines suggest. Fewer job openings, longer feedback cycles, more competition per role. Which means if you get an interview, you can't afford to miss it. Chase
The Problem
Hiring managers have a problem: they need to reduce risk (hiring the wrong person) and build excitement (finding someone who'll succeed). Most interview advice teaches you to sound perfect, but perfect candidates sound identical. In a tighter market, that's a losing strategy.
The Framework
Job searching is risk mitigation + excitement building. This means:

• Understanding why they're hiring and what actual risk they're trying to solve
• Knowing your question types (STAR, hypothetical, personality) and what each one is actually asking
• Positioning yourself as the answer to their specific problem, not just answering the question perfectly
• Standing out in a sea of candidates who sound interchangeable

You'll Learn

• How to decode what a hiring manager is really asking beneath the surface question
• How to structure answers that reduce their risk and build their confidence
• Why over-polished, AI-optimized answers fail (and what to do instead)
• How to use AI to prepare without sounding like you did
• How to tell stories that prove you can solve their specific problem

Who This Is For

• Job seekers getting interviews but not offers
• Professionals who feel their interviews aren't landing
• Anyone preparing for interviews and wondering why "perfect answers" aren't converting

Format
Framework + execution. You'll learn the structure, see examples of what works and what doesn't, and walk through how to adapt your approach to different question types and hiring contexts.

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Build an AI agent that job hunts while you sleep.
In this hands‑on session, you’ll use Claude to build a job hunt agent that actually saves you time instead of creating more busywork. You’ll learn how to set up focused channels for targeting roles, researching companies, and tailoring outreach, then wire in various APIs so your agent can pull fresh job postings and context on demand. We'll learn how to have a reusable channel setup and prompt patterns you can run weekly to keep your search organized, personalized, and mostly on autopilot.

Build an AI agent that job hunts while you sleep.

AI agents are an emerging way to automate parts of your job search, from sourcing roles to drafting outreach, so you spend less time grinding and more time in real conversations.

In this beta, hands‑on workshop, you’ll follow a guided build to assemble a prototype “Job Search Copilot” using Claude. Rather than promising a polished, one‑click agent, we’ll focus on helping you understand the building blocks: structuring prompts and tasks, wiring simple workflows, and tailoring behaviors for your role or niche.

Because tools and setups vary, not every participant will leave with a perfectly running agent in their own environment. Instead, you’ll leave with:

• A concrete mental model of how AI agents support a job search.
• A copy of the instructor’s working example project you can study and reuse.
• Templates, code snippets, and a step‑by‑step guide you can revisit after the session to get your own version fully working.
• No prior technical experience is required, but you should be comfortable installing software and copying commands. If you hit environment issues during the live session, we’ll provide ways to follow along using prepared checkpoints so you can still absorb the patterns and process.

This session will be recorded. All registrants receive:

• The recording.
• Links to the example project.
• Written setup instructions and troubleshooting tips.
• Whether you’re a jobseeker, career coach, or a professional curious about operationalizing AI in your workflow, this workshop is designed to give you a realistic, experiment‑ready starting point, not a finished product.

What you’ll walk away with

• A reusable blueprint for building simple AI agents with modern tools.
• A prototype “Job Search Copilot” project (or access to a working example) that you can refine after the workshop.
• Practical patterns you can extend to other use cases beyond job hunting.

Finally, this session will be recorded. If you sign up and cannot make it, a recording will be sent to you.

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Register for this free webinar and walk away knowing exactly what it's worth — and how to sell it.

The way people buy things is changing. Secondhand isn't a fallback anymore — it's often a first choice. Buyers are looking for quality, value, and items that aren't easy to find through retail. And in a world where availability and pricing vary more than ever depending on where you live, something common in your home might be exactly what someone in another market has been looking for.
That shift creates a real opportunity for everyday sellers — especially people who haven't thought of themselves as sellers before.
You don't need to buy inventory. You don't need a warehouse. You don't need a background in retail or tech.
You need to know what you have, what it's worth, and how to describe it accurately. That's what this webinar covers.

## What You'll Learn

• How to identify an item you already own and find out exactly what it's worth
• How to use AI to evaluate condition accurately and price with confidence
• How to write a listing that sells and protects you from buyer disputes
• How to build a personal knowledge hub using NotebookLM so you're not starting from scratch every time you find something new
• A clear, realistic plan for getting your first listing live this weekend

## You'll Leave With

• A fully evaluated item ready to list — one you worked through yourself, during the session
• The AI prompts to repeat this process for everything else in your house
• A NotebookLM setup guide for your category
• A weekend action plan built around 1–3 items — not an overwhelming to-do list
• An exclusive discount code for the full course, valid for webinar attendees only

## Why This Matters Right Now

Consumer behavior is shifting in ways that favor secondhand sellers. More buyers are turning to resale platforms as a first choice — not because they have to, but because it makes sense. Supply chains are less predictable. Pricing varies widely across markets. And items that are easy to come by in one place may be scarce or expensive somewhere else entirely.
That means the things you already own have a buyer pool that's wider than you might think. And it means right now is a better time than ever to know what you have and how to sell it well.

## About Your Host

Charles Costa, MLIS, is the creator of ResellingGuide.ai and a senior content strategist at eBay. He's been reselling since 2021, focusing on clothing and accessories sourced from estate sales and thrift stores. ResellingGuide.ai is his independent project — not affiliated with eBay.

## Optional Next Step

At the end of the webinar, you'll have the chance to join the full course: Launch a Profitable Reselling Side Hustle Using the Items You Already Own.

It's the complete step-by-step system — from your first listing to a repeatable weekly workflow. Attendees get an exclusive discount code, only available at this webinar.

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You don't need to abandon your expertise to build AI-powered products. The best leverage comes from taking what you already know—your judgment, your relationships, your domain experience—and using AI to turn your recurring problems into products others will pay for.
In this session, Scott Simson (AI Marketing World, AI Mavericks) walks through a framework that's already working for professionals and entrepreneurs: Protect your expertise, Automate the friction, Multiply by packaging solutions for others.
You'll Learn

• How to identify what's defensible about your expertise (your "moat") in an AI world
• Where vibe coding fits: describing what you want in plain language, iterating with AI, and letting the system handle the implementation
• A repeatable path from identifying a friction point in your work to building a product others have the same problem with
• Real examples: marketers building custom tools, operators automating internal workflows, SEO experts turning expertise into software

Who This Is For

• Job seekers and professionals who think "I'm not technical, so I can't build"
• Experienced operators looking to create career optionality or side leverage
• Anyone with domain expertise who's hit the barrier of "I need a developer to build this"

Who This Isn't For

• People looking for a live coding walkthrough or technical deep-dive
• Developers seeking advanced AI engineering content

Format
This is a conversation and framework session, not a live coding walkthrough. Scott will walk through the mindset and structure, share how professionals are using this approach, and answer your questions—but you won't see an application being built in real-time. Bring your thinking, not your laptop.
What Happens Next
At the end, you'll be invited to join AI Mavericks—a community of professionals and builders who are shipping products this way, sharing what works, and thinking about AI as a career tool, not a replacement skill.

About Scott Simson
Scott Simson is the founder of AI Marketing World, a leading event and education platform focused on practical AI adoption for marketers, operators, and builders.
Scott works at the intersection of AI, marketing, and product experimentation, helping professionals understand how to apply emerging tools without getting lost in hype or unnecessary complexity. His work emphasizes real-world use cases—how AI actually gets implemented inside workflows, teams, and early-stage products.
He is particularly known for translating fast-moving AI trends into accessible frameworks that non-technical audiences can use to build, test, and ship ideas quickly. Scott has been featured on ABC, NBC News, Fox, and in many other publications.
Connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsimson/.