The Diia.Business Center in Warsaw, together with Bohdan Shcherbakov, successfully conducted the online course «Fast Start in AI for Entrepreneurs, ” attended by over 50 business owners.
What are the biggest myths about AI among entrepreneurs Which AI tools have become the most useful for small and medium-sized businesses Where should an entrepreneur start if they want to implement AI but have no technical knowledge
The Diia.Business Center in Warsaw, together with Bohdan Shcherbakov, successfully conducted the online course «Fast Start in AI for Entrepreneurs, ” attended by over 50 business owners.
Throughout four lectures, participants learned how to leverage AI for automation, analytics, and business process optimization.
💡 What did participants learn?
✅ How artificial intelligence works and what tasks it can solve.
✅ How to create a chatbot for customer service.
✅ How to automate routine processes to save time.
✅ How AI helps forecast sales and analyze data.
✅ How to integrate AI tools into a business model.
We spoke with the course speaker, Bohdan Shcherbakov, and asked a few questions:
🔹 What are the biggest myths about AI among entrepreneurs?
The most common myths are:
1️⃣ AI will completely replace humans.
2️⃣ Implementing AI is expensive and time-consuming.
3️⃣ AI is only for large corporations.
There are other myths as well, but they are less widespread. The key takeaway is that these are just myths. The reality is explored in detail in the first lecture of the course.
🔹 Which AI tools have become the most useful for small and medium-sized businesses?
The most valuable tools are those that address specific business needs. I personally prefer multi-functional tools like ChatGPT (text and image generation, creating custom GPTs, search capabilities, and more).
For specialized tasks, I recommend:
• Perplexity — for research and search,
• Claude — for creative text work,
• Grok — for getting real-time updates.
Depending on your business type and needs, choose the right tools. I frequently use Grok, Claude, Mistral, Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, DeepSeek. If these aren’t enough, look for more specialized solutions.
🔹 Where should an entrepreneur start if they want to implement AI but have no technical knowledge?
Start by listing your business challenges. Pick a popular AI tool (e.g., ChatGPT), watch a recent tutorial on YouTube, and begin experimenting with it. Ask questions, request instructions, and apply it to your work.
This approach allows you to get comfortable with several tools in just one day. If you have a team, train them on AI basics to streamline daily tasks. More advanced AI implementation may require expert consultation to assess feasibility and ROI.
🔹 What are your key takeaways from the course?
If you have tasks that AI can handle (and most businesses do), start integrating AI now. Mastering ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity at a basic level takes just a day. Train your team, and gradually scale AI integration.
The key is to test, gather feedback, analyze results, and refine your approach to ensure AI positively impacts your business.
🙌🏻 A huge thank you to all participants for their engagement and to our speaker for the valuable insights and practical cases!