18d • General discussion
AI Developer Accelerator Weekly Support Call - January 06
Meeting Purpose
Key Takeaways
- Brandon's EMS Soap startup is funded. It uses the Shipkit RAG template to automate EMS billing, proving the template's real-world value.
- Dmitry is building an agentic orchestrator. It automates the full SDLC and has already attracted interest from CIOs and a potential reseller.
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview is a top production model. It's faster and cheaper than GPT-4.1, excelling at complex, single-shot instructions.
- New tools accelerate development. git worktrees enable parallel feature work, while Graphite and Render.com solve complex merging and hosting issues.
Topics
Startup & Funding Updates
- Brandon's EMS Soap: A startup automating EMS billing reports. Origin: Grew from a simple GPT built by a co-founder (an EMS chief). Funding: Secured a seed round from Tiny Seed in November. Requirement: $500 MRR for several months. Business Model: High-margin token sales (costing dollars, sold for hundreds).
- Dmitry's Agentic Orchestrator: A platform for autonomous AI development. Traction: 6k LinkedIn post views → 3 CIO inquiries, 1 reseller interest, 1 partnership call with Genom. Demo: "Raj," a production incident agent, investigated a real bug in GitHub Actions logs, identified the root cause (max_turns limit), and confirmed a fix was deployed.
New Development Workflows & Tools
- git worktrees for Parallel Development: Problem: Standard AI dev creates large, untraceable PRs with multiple features. Solution: Use git worktrees to isolate each feature in its own branch and directory. Benefit: Enables parallel work and clean, single-feature PRs. Bottleneck: Parallel database migrations (e.g., Drizzle) conflict due to journal file ordering.
- Graphite for Merge Conflicts: Solution: A tool (acquired by Cursor) that manages complex merges, ideal for agent-driven parallel work.
- Render.com & Railway for Hosting: Problem: Supabase Edge Functions have a 3-6 minute WebSocket timeout, breaking long-running audio streams. Solution: Use stateless services like Render.com or Railway for persistent WebSocket connections.
- Deepgram for Audio Transcription: Finding: More accurate and cheaper than OpenAI Whisper for streaming audio. Benefit: Offers specialized models (e.g., medical) at no extra cost.
- GLM 4.4.7 for Cost-Effective Coding: Finding: A powerful, open-source Chinese model available via OpenRouter for ~$8/quarter. Use Case: Ideal for non-sensitive coding tasks to save on Claude/Cursor costs.
Project Demos & Feedback
- HP's Live Call Coach: Function: A Chrome extension providing real-time coaching during calls. Tech Stack: Supabase (backend), Deepgram (STT), Vercel (frontend).
- Ryan's Screenly: Function: A digital signage SaaS for businesses. Key Features: Node-based flow builder, QR code lead generation, custom Windows kiosk software.
- Tiran's Preparedness Site: Function: An AI-driven site for generating personalized emergency preparedness plans. Tech Stack: Dakota (scraper), PlantUML (diagrams), custom async workflow service.
- Patrick's Fieldy Integration: Function: An N8N pipeline processing audio from a Fieldy wearable. Innovation: Used Cloud Code to generate network scripts (VLANs, firewall rules) for a secure local N8N server.
- Hemal's Image Editing Project: Goal: Automate adding dimensions to product images. Recommended Workflow: Generate: Use Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview. Critique: Use a cheaper model (e.g., Gemini 2.5) to validate the output. Upscale: Use a separate, cheaper upscaling model if needed.
Next Steps
- Brandon: Record a Shipkit module on the git worktrees workflow. Update the Shipkit RAG template for a deprecated Google embedding model. Connect Ryan with the brewery contact for a potential Screenly client. Unblock HP and Pranav from the school group.
- Dmitry: Connect with Tiran to discuss the agentic orchestrator.
- HP: Email Brandon to get unblocked from the school group. Investigate Render.com and Railway to fix the WebSocket timeout.
- Patrick: Connect with Dmitry to discuss agentic SDLC.
- Ryan: Email Brandon to connect with the brewery contact.
- Tiran: Connect with Dmitry to discuss the agentic orchestrator. Test the Gemini 3 Flash Preview model for the preparedness site.
Action Items
- Record ShipKit modules on Git worktrees and embedding migration - WATCH (5 secs)
- Review Graphite for parallel Git worktree merging - WATCH (5 secs)
- Add auto-checkoff for spoken suggestions in live call coach - WATCH (5 secs)
- Fix Chrome extension mic drop after 3 min - WATCH (5 secs)
- Email Brandon re: unblock from school group + resend Claude audit - WATCH (5 secs)
- Email Brandon re: school group access - WATCH (5 secs)
- Email Ryan re: SDLC/agentic collaboration - WATCH (5 secs)
- Schedule next-week video w/ Patrick re: SDLC/agentic - WATCH (5 secs)
- Replace Screenly stock imagery w/ custom assets - WATCH (5 secs)
- Email Brandon re: brewery client intro - WATCH (5 secs)
- Email Dmitry re: intro to Agile forefather - WATCH (5 secs)
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