In this episode of AI Code Central, Conor & Charlie break down how to use email marketing to get your first customers and turn signups into paying users.

Conor walks through the essentials of email strategy for early-stage AI apps, covering why email still delivers the highest ROI, how to build a simple signup form, and how to launch a 3-email welcome flow that converts. Charlie jumps in with the questions every founder is thinking: “Isn’t email outdated?” “What if I don’t have content yet?” and “How often should I send without being annoying?”

You will learn how to capture your first subscribers, structure a frictionless opt-in, set up an automated sequence, and track the metrics that matter most. Whether you are building on Bolt, Lovable, Replit, or shipping your first AI app, this episode gives you the practical steps to launch your email engine quickly.

By the end, you will know how to set up your first email system, what to send, and how to use email as a growth channel for your AI app.