Started door-to-door sales at 18 to fund college; held at knifepoint on a wrong door.
Pursued side hustles: web design, copywriting, sales funnels, becoming a generalist to pay through university.
Studied computer game development but struggled with coding; visual learner.
Turned to AI tools to overcome coding limitations.
Pivotal moments and turning points
Conceived a database for creator-led services while seeking a profitable online business.
Built MVP as an experiment; validated with first sales.
Launched app while having dinner with girlfriend; saw 20‑30 sales that night.
Quit job on December 24 to work full‑time on the app.
Business growth, current status, or exit details
App (Creator Hunter) matches startups with influencers.
Launched 7 months ago; over 1,000 users, over 350 paid users.
Generated $30,000 revenue.
Operates with ~90% margin.
Products and Offerings
Core product: Creator Hunter – a platform that matches startups with influencers.
Built using Bolt for MVP, Cursor for production‑ready code, Framer for design.
Backend powered by Supabase; authentication via Clerk.
Frontend hosted on Vercel (free tier).
Metrics and Financials
Revenue: $30,000 total.
User base: >1,000 users; >350 paying users.
Margin: approximately 90%.
Costs: Minimal – relies on free tiers of Vercel, Supabase; API scraping cost not specified.
Strategy and Growth
Overall vision: enable startups to find influencers quickly; leverage AI for rapid development.
Primary growth engine: building in public on Twitter/X.
One tweet garnered ~500k impressions by tying into trending AI‑coding debate.
Strategy: ship often, join existing conversations, avoid direct copying.
Tactics: focus on above‑the‑fold hero section with clear headline, subheading, CTA; use clean, functional UI with shadcn components; prototype ideas in Figma then implement in Cursor.
Tech Stack and Infrastructure
Research & planning: Perplexity for up‑to‑date documentation and step‑by‑step guides.
MVP creation: Bolt for functional prototype.
Production refinement: Cursor for detailed coding, backend integration.
Design: Framer (free template) for landing page and UI.
Hosting: Vercel (free).
Database: Supabase (free tier).
Authentication: Clerk.
Data gathering: API for scraping.
UI components: shadcn (free).
Lessons and Advice
Never underestimate what a solo founder can achieve with AI as a CTO.
Execute ideas quickly: build a scrappy MVP, add a buy button, share on Twitter or TikTok.
Leverage existing domain knowledge to generate winning ideas.
Focus on shipping often and joining larger conversations rather than isolated big launches.
Keep UI clean, functional, and modern; prioritize above‑the‑fold clarity.
