AI Developer Accelerator โ Coaching Call - February 24
VIEW RECORDING - 173 mins (No highlights) Meeting Purpose Reviewing personal projects, AI workflows, and business strategies. Key Takeaways - Morgan's Cemetery Management System is a "golden goose" opportunity. It solves a critical compliance problem for counties, creating a sticky, repeatable SaaS product with a clear path to national scale. The immediate priority is securing the first paying customer and then aggressively pursuing SOC2/HIPAA compliance to build a defensible moat. - AI development is now bottlenecked by human interaction, not coding. The new workflow is to maximize "shots downrange" by eliminating friction. This includes using tools like Warp for parallel AI chats and a Meta Quest 3 for an unlimited virtual workspace, enabling one person to run an entire company. - A critical need exists for AI verification and testing frameworks. As AI code is non-deterministic, traditional testing fails. Ty's "Usai" project addresses this with a formal verification layer to ensure AI outputs are logically sound, solving a major reliability challenge for developers. - The next 1โ2 years are a "wartime" opportunity for AI systems builders. Competition is low, and demand is high, making this the prime time to build valuable systems. The most critical skill is identifying high-leverage business problems and orchestrating agents to solve them. Topics Business Strategy & Monetization - Cemetery Management System (Morgan Cook): Problem: Counties face non-compliance with state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests due to legacy software and manual processes. Solution: A multi-tenant SaaS platform that serves as the System of Record (SOR) for cemetery data, featuring advanced D3 visualizations to navigate complex plot hierarchies. Business Model: Client 1: Pays for development in exchange for product influence, with Morgan retaining all IP. Scalability: The compliance-driven need makes it repeatable across all counties in the state and nationally. Go-to-Market: The immediate priority is securing the first paying customer, then scaling outreach to all counties. Moat: SOC2 and HIPAA compliance will be a significant barrier to entry for competitors. - Topic Launch (Jaylen Davis): Product: A platform for content creators to monetize video requests from fans (90% creator cut). Feedback: The consumer-facing model has low revenue potential. Recommendations: Pivot to B2B: Target businesses for higher-value contracts. Adopt a Subscription Model: Offer creators a monthly fee ($50โ$99) for a community hub where fans can vote on ideas, creating a stable recurring revenue stream. Add In-App Recording: Simplify the creator workflow by allowing direct video capture. - EdTech Platform (Elijah Stambaugh): Product: An emotional behavior platform for schools, licensed from Ohio University. Monetization: School-level: $500/school + $500 implementation fee. District-level: $25k for a 50-building district. Acquisition: The long-term goal is acquisition by major EdTech investors (e.g., Pearson, McGraw-Hill). Feedback: The $500/school price point is too low for a B2B product, creating a difficult sales cycle. The recommendation is to target higher-value problems or larger contracts.