Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a cofounder personality?

Posted by amichail on Monday September 16, 2024 @05:56PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Maybe it would be like having a startup with several cofounders even though only one of them is human?

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Re:Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a ... by smt88 on Monday September 16, 2024 @06:08PM (#41561579)

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Re:Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a ... by gillhzz on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @01:07AM (#41564336)

Just use it like a tool…

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Re:Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a ... by keiferski on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @03:25AM (#41565214)

I don't know if I'd call it a co-founder, but I do think this could be a useful tool as a sort of checklist system, in the way that doctors use checklists to make sure they aren't missing anything important but obvious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Checklist_Manifesto

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Re:Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a ... by jerrygoyal on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @05:29AM (#41565934)

co-founders bring new ideas. Think of AI more like domain experts.

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Re:Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a ... by codegladiator on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @06:25AM (#41566187)

> Think of AI more like domain experts

more like domain averages

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Re:Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a ... by codegladiator on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @06:24AM (#41566183)

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Re:Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a ... by mergisi on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @06:26AM (#41566192)

Yes, solo entrepreneurs can definitely benefit from an AI with a "cofounder personality." As the founder of https://ai2sql.io/ , which reached $9K MRR, I've seen firsthand how an AI can assist with decision-making, brainstorming, and automating tasks, helping scale the business faster. While it won't replace the human element, it can certainly provide valuable support and insights.

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Re:Ask HN: Can solo entrepreneurs benefit from an AI with a ... by VoodooJuJu on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @08:14AM (#41566851)

No, but I'd wager that many would pay for the illusion of a benefit, especially while GPTs are still trending. A lot of startups collect tons of little microservices like this. They're typically willing to pay up to a few hundred bucks annually for each of these of these types of services.

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