{
  "id": 16156347,
  "title": "Gary Vaynerchuk knows where he'd start if he were 16 and launching a business today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/gary-vaynerchuk-knows-where-hed-start-if-he-were-16-and-launching-a",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:36:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/gary-vaynerchuk-advice-young-entrepreneurs-content-creation-ai-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gary Vaynerchuk shared his startup advice for young entrepreneurs today. The first step, he said, should be creating content and learning AI. Vaynerchuk, 50, believes AI could be a game-changing opportunity for young founders, as transformative as the internet. During a podcast appearance, Vaynerchuk advised a 16-year-old with a 1,000 euro budget to spend all their time learning AI and creating content. He understood the concerns about AI's drawbacks but believed it was a missed opportunity not to leverage its immense potential. Vaynerchuk compared AI to other groundbreaking technologies like the internet, computers, and electricity, noting there would be pros and cons to big technologies. He urged young people to use their free time to master AI, content creation, app-building, and using AI tools throughout their lives. AI tools could automate tasks, save money, and help find the best prices for items. Vaynerchuk, a long-time AI enthusiast, believes these tools are lowering barriers for startups and small businesses to create marketing content, build prototypes, and automate tasks. However, he noted that creativity may become the key differentiator in standing out.",
  "summary": "Gary Vaynerchuk says AI could be as transformative for young entrepreneurs as the internet was.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}