Weekly AI Recap: 7 figures AI tool that meets all your portrait needs

Happy Wednesday, folks! ✌️ 

Welcome to the Homebase's 2nd edition - we help you discover the AI unicorns of tomorrow, today along with the hottest trends in AI you need to pounce on ASAP.

Today, we have:

• Weekly Founder Story
• Weekly AI Headline Recap
• Emerging AI Trend

Alright, one, two, three -  Let’s get to it!

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AI FOUNDER SPOTLIGHT

1 Founder story
7 figures AI tool that meets all your portrait needs

How many founders do you know who bootstrapped an AI photography startup to 7 figures in only 5 months?

This 2-person team did it without spending a dime on marketing.

They validated their idea and secured early customers in just 2 weeks, leveraging existing communities on Facebook and TikTok.

Try it on AI is proof that a lean bootstrapped approach can drive rapid growth through smart instinctive decisions.

Let's dive deeper:

🧐 Rapid pivot to AI headshots, adapting to user demand
👏 Gained viral growth via TikTok
🤑 Profitable by month, zero marketing spend
💬 Used direct customer feedback
👌 Prioritized premium quality in branding

Key Highlights:

• Shift from clothing to headshots, based on user feedback
• Quick product validation and customer acquisition
• Significant growth from organic, viral content
• Built an efficient, globally distributed team
• Chose quick, informed decisions instead of extensive research
• Provided outstanding customer support and engaged strategically

Read Try it on's full founder journey 👉️here 🔥🔥🔥

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HEADLINE ROUNDUP

Headline recap

• New AI model "gpt2-chatbot" sparks speculation in the chatbot arena, which could be OpenAI's Stealth test of GPT 4.5. (CA)
• GitHub launches Copilot Workspace: AI-powered tool for streamlining project planning. (GB)
• Apple and OpenAI are back at the negotiating table, talking about bringing OpenAI's tech to new AI features on iPhones. (B)
• Tough questions and a lower turnout mark the second global AI safety summit. (R)
• BCG projects that AI consulting will make up 20% of its revenue this year. (FT)
• Chinese startup launches AI video software, challenging OpenAI's Sora. (X)
• The Financial Times is licensing its articles to OpenAI, enabling ChatGPT to summarize FT content with source links. (FT)
• Ethan Mollick emerges as the AI expert in a WSJ profile, consulting for the White House, JP Morgan, Google, and more. (TWSJ)
• OpenAI Startup Fund quietly raises $15M (TC)
• Google announces plans to invest $3 billion in data centers in Indiana and Virginia. (R)

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TRENDS

1 AI Trend of the week

1/ 6clicks +99X+ growth

What is it? Software company based in Richmond, Australia, providing an easy way for businesses to implement risk and compliance programs or achieve compliance with various standards.