Founder Helping You Grow | Follow for Daily Leadership & Growth Insights | Serial Entrepreneur | Ex-RBC

Most $1M-$50M B2B companies hit the same wall: what got you here won't get you there.

Your sales team follows five different versions of your "standard" process. Marketing and sales operate in silos. You're building with borrowed tools and broken playbooks. The same cold email sequences everyone uses. The same CRMs with data nobody trusts.

I help revenue leaders build systems that actually scale.

WHAT MAKES MY APPROACH DIFFERENT

My story isn't typical - at 23, as a single dad, I took an unexpected turn into corporate. In big companies like RBC and Mackenzie, I led teams from 2 to 550 people, learning about product development and large-scale expansion. But I constantly wondered: "Am I too late to start my own business?"

That internal struggle led me to leave corporate safety and build two startups in seven years - eventually exiting basix.ai, a sales automation platform backed by Forum Ventures. That experience taught me something critical: the gap between theory and execution is where most scaling companies die.

Now I bridge three worlds:
→ Corporate operations experience (scaled systems at Fortune 500 level)
→ Entrepreneurial experience (built and exited SaaS company)  
→ Technical automation expertise (hands-on with Clay, Make.com, n8n, HubSpot)

WHAT I'VE HELPED CLIENTS ACHIEVE

→ Generated 9-figure revenue growth for clients and employers
→ Scaled bootstrapped businesses to 7 and 8-figure heights
→ Built full TAM in Clay for enterprise outbound teams
→ Developed GTM playbooks that get used (not filed away)
→ Created systems that let leaders lead again

I don't just provide strategy. I walk the path with you. From Fortune 500 boardrooms to founder-led scrappy startups, I bring operational depth and clarity to every engagement.

MY PHILOSOPHY

Most consultants give you frameworks. I give you forward motion.

I don't chase buzzwords. I build revenue engines, simplify execution, and unlock leadership potential with precision and empathy.

This is not theoretical - it's battle-tested across 10 roles in two companies before venturing out, building two startups, and now advising through Techstars and Predictable Revenue.

If you're stuck in complexity or scaling feels like survival, let's talk about bringing order to chaos and traction to your strategy.

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Connect with me here - I share systems, frameworks, and tactical advice for scaling B2B operations.

Jay Mount

Let's be clear - AI isn't going anywhere. ✅ 

AI won't take your job - but somebody using AI will. ⬇️

That's why I post daily AI content, aimed at helping you understand and stay on top of AI.

But a post a day isn't enough to stay ahead of the curve.

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I'm the Managing Editor of Mindstream, an AI-focused newsletter that reaches over 200,000 readers every single day (1,000+ days in a row!)

June 1, 2023: Me and my best friend, Adam Biddlecombe, launched Mindstream to 5 readers.
Our goals?

- Make AI accessible to everyone
- Keep our audience informed and entertained
- Create the best AI newsletter
- Grow, Grow, Grow!

June 1, 2024: We reached 150,000 readers.

October 16, 2024: We were acquired by HubSpot.

February 24, 2026: Mindstream sends its 1,000th issue.

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I’ve seen people waste months jumping between random AI hacks.

So I’ve created this one all-in-one AI cheat sheet for you.

To help you master everything important in one go.

Let me be brutally honest.

While you were writing one-line prompts, 
AI pros were using the RTCROS framework to get better results.

While you were guessing prompts, 
They were using chain-of-thought prompting to make AI think step by step.

While you were struggling with manual work, 
They were automating entire workflows with tools you've never even heard of.

Here's what the best AI users know that you don't:

Prompting tips to get 10x better outputs:
→ Zero-Shot gets instant results with no examples
→ Few-Shot guides AI with just 2-3 samples
→ Chain-of-Thought makes AI show its reasoning
→ Persona-Based makes AI adopt expert roles
→ Iterative Refinement keeps making outputs sharper

Tools they're using daily:
✅ Google Nano Banana Pro for stunning visuals in seconds
✅ Cursor for writing code 
✅ Zapier for automating tasks while they sleep
✅ Consensus for research that used to take weeks
✅ Gamma for presentations that look professionally designed

The AI models dominating right now:
→ ChatGPT-5.4 for adaptive multimodal thinking
→ Claude Opus 4.6 for deep reasoning and complex tasks
→ Grok 4.2 for live data and stronger creativity
→ Gemini 3.1 Pro for long-context multi-step workflows
→ Kimi K2 Thinking for hard analytical problems

Some business use cases where AI helps:
→ Digital operations getting fully automated
→ Lead generation running on autopilot
→ Sales cycles being cut in half
→ Marketing campaigns launching without agencies
→ Finance management handled without analysts

The crazy part?
All of this is learnable. 
Right now. 
For free.

The gap between people who invest in learning AI daily and those who don't is growing.

In the next 12 months, 
The professionals who mastered AI prompting, tools, and workflows will be untouchable in their careers.

The ones who didn't will be wondering what happened.
Actually using it every day is where winners are made.

Learn AI for free: https://lnkd.in/dQdb94E8 

How much time per day do you invest in learning AI? 
Be honest, and comment below 👇

Your AI Guru | Founder, Mindstream | 0 → Acquisition in 17 Months

I’ve seen people waste months jumping between random AI hacks.

So I’ve created this one all-in-one AI cheat sheet for you.

To help you master everything important in one go.

Let me be brutally honest.

While you were writing one-line prompts, 
AI pros were using the RTCROS framework to get better results.

While you were guessing prompts, 
They were using chain-of-thought prompting to make AI think step by step.


While you were struggling with manual work, 
They were automating entire workflows with tools you've never even heard of.

Here's what the best AI users know that you don't:

Prompting tips to get 10x better outputs:

→ Zero-Shot gets instant results with no examples
→ Few-Shot guides AI with just 2-3 samples
→ Chain-of-Thought makes AI show its reasoning
→ Persona-Based makes AI adopt expert roles
→ Iterative Refinement keeps making outputs sharper

Tools they're using daily:
✅ Google Nano Banana Pro for stunning visuals in seconds
✅ Cursor for writing code 
✅ Zapier for 

I watched creators burn out using the wrong AI. 

Then a few quietly replaced entire teams with tools. 

Here are the AI tools of 2025 that help you dominate 2026. 

Brainstorming: 
2025: ChatGPT 5.2 
2026: Gemini 3

Analysis:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2 
2026: Rows

Data Visualisation:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2 
2026: Julius

Writing:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2 
2026: Claude

Coding:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2
2026: Claude Code

Development:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2
2026: Replit

Image Generation:
2025: Ideogram
2026: Google Nano Banana Pro

Video Generation:
2025: OpenAI Sora 2 Pro 
2026: Google Veo 3.1 

To know more tools,
Check the infographic below 👇 

How do I use AI tools?
1. I already have a fixed set of tools I use every day at work and in daily life
2. I also check new YouTube tutorials on new and trending AI tools
3. I test if they can help me at work 
4. If I find them useful, I use them in the long term 

Do's of using AI tools:
✅ Use AI to boost productivity on repetitive tasks.
✅ Check AI outputs for accuracy before use.
✅ Follow your company’s AI policy and approved tools list.
✅ Craft clear and specific prompts for better results.
✅ Use AI as an assistant, not a replacement for your expertise.

Don'ts of using AI tools:
❎ Don’t share confidential or sensitive data with AI.
❎ Don’t rely on AI for high-stakes decisions alone.
❎ Don’t use unapproved AI tools that risk data leakage.
❎ Don’t trust AI outputs blindly without review.
❎ Don’t let AI replace your judgement or domain expertise.

Learn AI for free: https://lnkd.in/dQdb94E8 

What other AI tools do you recommend adding here? 
Comment below 👇

I watched creators burn out using the wrong AI. 

Then a few quietly replaced entire teams with tools. 

Here are the AI tools of 2025 that help you dominate 2026. 

Brainstorming:	
2025: ChatGPT 5.2 
2026: Gemini 3

Analysis:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2 
2026: Rows

Data Visualisation:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2	
2026: Julius

Writing:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2 
2026: Claude

Coding:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2
2026: Claude Code

Development:
2025: ChatGPT 5.2
2026: Replit

Image Generation:
2025: Ideogram
2026: Google Nano Banana Pro

Video Generation:
2025: OpenAI Sora 2 Pro	 
2026: Google Veo 3.1 

To know more tools,
Check the infographic below 👇 

How do I use AI tools?
I already have a fixed set of tools I use every day at work and in daily life
I also check new YouTube tutorials on new and trending AI tools
I test if they can help me at work 
If I find them useful, I use them in the long term 

Do's of using AI tools:
✅ Use AI to boost productivity on repetitive tasks.
✅ Check AI outputs for accuracy before use.

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