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Updated 11/9 02:17 UTC+8

200 cases collected

Education service

AI-First Firm

An AI newsletter and in-person workshops focused on accounting.

  • YouTube

Acquisition

Toronto workshop's 50 places sold out in four hours
@mikelibbey_
Content service

AI Brand Image Production

Commercial images generated to a brand's requirements.

Acquisition

A brand image partnership lasting three years
@Njasi3
Content service

AI UGC Video Production

Client UGC-style advertising videos featuring continuous shots.

  • Seedance 2.5

Acquisition

Completed a 30-second continuous-shot video
@graceawodiyaai
Software product

Heading

Helping brands understand their visibility in ChatGPT and other AI search tools.

Acquisition

Several packages sold, including annual plans
@lukettobin
Content service

AI Property Presentation Videos

Property videos with local-language narration for real-estate clients.

Acquisition

Delivered an Arabic-language property video
@SHASHWATsukla
Development service

AI-assisted development and freelancing

Learning AI coding and n8n, taking freelance work, then trying independent software products.

  • ChatGPT
  • n8n

Lessons learned

Freelancing followed by several failed products
@Merisdabhi
Automation service

AI System Delivery

AI systems for businesses with human review built into delivery.

Acquisition

Clear service boundaries helped win contracts
@aiclaw404
Software product

Online Product

A product acquiring users through AI search optimization.

First sale

First paying user after 96 new registrations
@SterlingTambong
Software product

ReplyWisely, formerly TwitPick

Helping founders find X posts worth replying to or expressing purchase intent.

  • Cursor
  • Claude

Lessons learned

One $29 customer after renaming and repricing
@chams_builds

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