Artificially Intelligent: Building an AI Startup

Can you start an AI-powered SaaS business in 16 weeks?


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It's week 1 of 16 and Jacob Anderson (@itwasjacob) is diving headfirst into building an AI startup using AI to guide him.

He's a marketer with a little bit of technical background, no experience starting a business at all, and an instance of GPT-4 he likes to call Ziggy.

But it's not all he has. Colin Gray (@colinmcgray), founder of Alitu (alitu.com) Jacob's boss, agreed to start this podcast blind - and he's now on board as an accountability partner and mentor.

This podcast is made with Alitu:

Alitu was made to give indie creators a leg up. Podcasting is too time-consuming for most people, but Alitu let's you sit down to record, make some simple edits if you really want to, and just hit publish.

It'll clean up your audio and make you sound loud and clear, add the right metadata, deal with filetypes and export settings. You literally just press publish.

So if you're like me and feel like you've barely got enough time to work on your startup as it is, but really want to add podcasting to your content mix, then give it a shot.

It only costs $38 per month for your whole stack of podcasting tools, but if you use discount code "buildinpublic" you'll get 15% off for 3 months.

What we chat about in this episode:

  • The initial idea for the business and its potential evolution
  • The power of AI as a versatile tool to start almost anything
  • The application of AI in customer interviews and analysis processes
  • The 16-week plan and commitment to seeking customer feedback.
  • Identifying the target customer segment and their specific pain points
  • Commitment(s) for Next Episode:

    Jacob will have spoken to product managers, marketers, and early-stage founders, collected feedback on the MVP, and discussed the broader idea with them.

    Join us as we document Jacob's AI startup experiment, sharing our thoughts, lessons, and experiences along the way. If you're into startups, product management, marketing, or just curious about how AI can change the game, this is the episode for you!

    Don't forget to subscribe and follow the podcast to stay updated on their journey!

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    Artificially Intelligent: Building an AI StartupBy Jacob Anderson