Software product · Lessons learned
B2B AI product
The story
The author recalls telling investors that the current B2B AI direction was problematic three months after raising funding in Silicon Valley. The team reportedly had more than 20 design partners participating in product validation but only three paying clients.
The text also mentions $700–1,200 MRR, without clarifying whether this was per client or the total. The archive contains only the opening of the thread, leaving subsequent changes and results unrecorded.
Source excerpt
1/ Three months after raising in Silicon Valley, I told my investor: “This direction is wrong.” 2/ We were doing the classic AI B2B play:…
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- What was delivered
An AI software product validating requirements with business users.
- Customers
More than 20 design partners, including three paying clients.
Lessons and acquisition
The author compared design-partner participation with actual paying customers when reassessing the business direction.
Costs, risks and open questions
The owner and scope of the MRR range are ambiguous. The archive contains the thread opening, with later events and product functionality still missing.
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