Hai is the solo founder behind catswithbats.com and a 14,000-subscriber YouTube channel (LLM for Devs). Discover how his diverse background in film and AI led him to ditch traditional playbooks, using content and community to grow his brand. From organizing AI meetups to growing a passionate following, Hai shares the "bad advice" about going solo, which might be the best decision you never planned to make.

Check out Hai's work:

- Company: catswithbats.com

- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devlearnllm

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haiphunghiem/

00:00 Intro to Hai and AI Tinkerers Meetup

02:29 Being a Solo Founder

06:15 The Challenges of Being a Solo Founder

08:09 Why Go Solo?

10:32 The Pros and Cons of Going Solo

12:46 Impact of Childhood and Culture on Becoming a Solo Founder

15:17 Product-Led vs. Sales-Led

18:56 Studying Film to Podcasting

25:27 Why I Started Bad Advice

28:20 Starup Playbooks Don't Work

31:19 Do Everything It Takes

36:43 The Reality of Going by the Playbooks

38:00 CatsWithBats GTM: Content

40:45 How To Get 14k Subs or Followers

43:46 Good Content and Community

49:14 The Importance of Brand and Trust

53:48 Dark Black and Yellow Modern Bold Podcast Youtube Intro Video.mp4

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