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AI Token Spend Just Matched Payroll at This Company (This Is the Future)

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Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips
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Jul 28, 2026
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Growth Newsletter: https://levelingup.beehiiv.com/subscribe Need marketing help? Visit: https://www.singlegrain.com/ and https://npdigital.com/ Want to recruit great marketers? Find them here: https://marketingschool.io/hire Eric shares Sahil Lavingia's chart: June 2026 was the first month Gumroad spent as much on AI tokens as on human payroll. They debate what that means at scale, then dig into Elon's Economist interview: AI timelines, universal income, fear marketing, and why 87% of Chinese respondents are net positive on AI while most Americans are afraid. Eric closes on open-source models catching the frontier and why regulation can't put the genie back. Key takeaways β—ΎAI spend matching payroll is coming for more companies; the only question is speed β—ΎFear is a marketing choice: how leaders talk about AI shapes adoption β—ΎOpen-source models catching up changes the whole regulatory debate Chapters 00:00 Gumroad's AI Payroll Shift 01:59 Elon's AI Future Debate 07:48 Free Markets vs Regulation 08:33 Home Base and New Deals 11:11 Organic Growth and Enterprise Sales 𝗔𝗕𝗒𝗨𝗧 π—§π—›π—˜ π—–π—›π—”π—‘π—‘π—˜π—Ÿ Welcome to Marketing School, one of the top business podcasts with over 61 million downloads. Each episode delivers actionable marketing tips and strategies from two entrepreneurs who truly practice what they preach. The show is hosted by Eric Siu, founder of Leveling Up and Single Grain, and Neil Patel, co-founder of Neil Patel Digital and recognized by Forbes as a Top 10 Marketer. πŸŽ™οΈ Learn More About the Hosts Eric Siu – Leveling Up: https://www.youtube.com/@LevelingUpOfficial Neil Patel: https://www.youtube.com/@neilpatel