2025-10-15 Small Business Daily

Silk Logic’s Small Business Daily Podcast Episode Date: October 14, 2025 Welcome to Silk Logic’s Small Business Daily Podcast! I’m your host, and I’m thrilled you’re joining us. Today, we’ll explore how cutting-edge AI is clearing out “grunt work” in investment banking, we’ll hear how business leaders are harnessing tools like ChatGPT effectively, and I’ll share simple, actionable marketing strategies from social media to help local businesses shine during Restaurant Week. Plus: key lessons from top marketers on making AI truly deliver results. Let’s jump in! --- First up: Imagine being able to handle ten times your normal workload—just by using the right AI tools. That’s exactly what happened to Varun Agarwal, a former JPMorgan investment analyst who left the stability of big banking for a fast-paced AI startup called OffDeal. Here’s the hook: OffDeal uses AI to do company valuations in one or two days, work that used to take analysts weeks or even months. For investment bank