Story · Sofia · 2026-10-07
Sofia and the strawberries that sell themselves
One photo of her strawberries, one short AI video on her phone — and the tourists line up at her stall.
At the market
Sofia is a grandmother who sells strawberries at the market — and she is not afraid of anything new. Her grandchildren told her strawberries can’t sell themselves. She took that as a challenge.
One photo
She took a single photo of her strawberries in the sun and turned it into a short video advert on her phone. She printed a QR code and put it on her stall. Passers-by scanned it, watched the strawberries on the screen — and bought a box.
The cheap tool wins
Ema would have hired a studio. Sofia used one cheap tool and one sunny morning. The video tool paid for itself on the first day she used it for an advert.
Tools in this episode
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- Fliki — What it can do: Turns text into videos with AI voices. Why it helps: it does in minutes what used to take a studio or a freelancer. Price: €24 per user per month (Standard, monthly billing, no commitment) (source, checked 2026-10-04) How it pays back: It pays for itself in a month if it replaces work you would otherwise pay more than the plan price for.
What should Sofia try tomorrow?
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