A detailed account of turning a hobby open source project into a successful AI company, covering key milestones like securing funding, building the engineering team, finding a co-founder, and launching a SaaS product. It also touches on the challenges faced, such as founder breakdowns and the impact of AI hype on the business model.
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# The hobby project# The day job# The dream# The engineering team# The gold vein# The acquisition# The breakdown# The marriage conversation# The business model# The advice# The investor# The cofounder# The leap# The company# The AI hype# The pre-seed funding# The fork# The Product Market Fit# The platform# The startup team# The seed funding# The circus# The SaaS launch# The Go To Market# The future2 Comments
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