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Interviews

The AI Workflow Behind Predictable Revenue Growth

The AI Workflow Behind Predictable Revenue Growth

Discover FlyCode's AI-native retry workflow that recovers failed payments, reduces involuntary churn, and lifts ARR 5–8%—practical tactics for SaaS & subscription businesses.
David Stepania
19 Sep 2025
4 min read
Case Study #33: How RunBear views AI as a Knowledge Amplifier, Not a Replacement

Case Study #33: How RunBear views AI as a Knowledge Amplifier, Not a Replacement

How RunBear boosts AI adoption with no-code assistants in Slack—save hours, reduce friction, and amplify team knowledge.
David Stepania
20 Mar 2025
3 min read
This AI Agent prospects on your behalf and books meetings while you sleep
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This AI Agent prospects on your behalf and books meetings while you sleep

Let an AI sales agent prospect, personalize outreach, and automatically book qualified meetings while you sleep — save time and scale pipeline effortlessly.
David Stepania
27 Mar 2025
0 min read
Case Study #7: How Jeremy Toeman Built a Tool That Translates Spoken Words Into Videos

Case Study #7: How Jeremy Toeman Built a Tool That Translates Spoken Words Into Videos

Discover how Jeremy Toeman built Augie — an AI tool that transcribes speech and auto-generates videos. Learn about product pivots, growth, and what's next.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
12 min read
Case Study #5: From Spreadsheets to AI: How mrgn's Mission to Empower Small Businesses Led to 15x Growth in Closed Beta

Case Study #5: From Spreadsheets to AI: How mrgn's Mission to Empower Small Businesses Led to 15x Growth in Closed Beta

Read how mrgn transformed spreadsheet pain into AI-powered decision-making for small businesses — achieving 15x closed-beta growth by prioritizing simplicity, community feedback, and smart capital management. Learn their product lessons, growth strategies, and hiring needs.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
4 min read
Case Study #4: From a Consulting Project to a Web Scraping Platform With $8M in ARR

Case Study #4: From a Consulting Project to a Web Scraping Platform With $8M in ARR

How Apify evolved from a consulting project to an $8M ARR web scraping platform. Learn their product-led approach, open-source strategy, SEO growth tactics, and lessons from bootstrapping to strategic funding.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
9 min read
Case Study #3: With $12.7 million in funding, this founder is making video production easy and accessible for millions.

Case Study #3: With $12.7 million in funding, this founder is making video production easy and accessible for millions.

Learn how Kapwing’s founders turned simple web apps into a profitable, $12.7M-funded AI video platform used by millions — lessons on product, SEO, and sustainable growth.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
9 min read
Case Study #30: Inside Albatross's AI Personalization Engine

Case Study #30: Inside Albatross's AI Personalization Engine

Discover how Albatross compresses multi-year personalization into a three-week sprint using real-time behavior, messy-data understanding, and built-in A/B testing—plus case-study ROI lifts.
David Stepania
20 Feb 2025
3 min read
Case Study #2: From 0 to 7 Figures in 5 Months - The Try it on AI Story

Case Study #2: From 0 to 7 Figures in 5 Months - The Try it on AI Story

Discover how Try it On AI pivoted from virtual clothing try-ons to high-quality AI headshots, achieved 7-figure revenue in 5 months, and grew through viral content, exceptional customer support, and a lean remote team. Learn founders' strategies, challenges, and future vision.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
14 min read
Case Study #28 Revolutionizing Recruitment: How AI is Streamlining Hiring at Metaview

Case Study #28 Revolutionizing Recruitment: How AI is Streamlining Hiring at Metaview

Discover how Metaview uses AI to transform recruiting: structured note-taking, AI-generated job posts, and automated admin tasks that free recruiters to focus on strategy and relationships. Learn results, use cases, and what’s next for hiring.
David Stepania
14 Feb 2025
2 min read
Case Study #27 From Military Precision to AI Innovation: How One Ex-Marine Is Revolutionizing Business AI Adoption

Case Study #27 From Military Precision to AI Innovation: How One Ex-Marine Is Revolutionizing Business AI Adoption

Discover how ex-Marine Justin Coats transformed from a helicopter mechanic to an AI education leader. Learn his method for 2-3x productivity gains, building digital teammates, and practical AI adoption for SMEs and nonprofits.
David Stepania
30 Jan 2025
5 min read
Case Study #25 From Non-Technical CEO to AI Builder: A Deep Dive with Chris Brownridge

Case Study #25 From Non-Technical CEO to AI Builder: A Deep Dive with Chris Brownridge

How Chris Brownridge went from non-technical CEO to AI builder—learned Google Apps Script, ships fast, builds AI lead-gen tools, and grows via referrals.
David Stepania
24 Oct 2024
9 min read
Case Study #21: Creating a $500K/Year Business by Fixing Boring Sales Emails with AI

Case Study #21: Creating a $500K/Year Business by Fixing Boring Sales Emails with AI

Discover how Perlon AI scaled to $500K/yr by using custom LLMs to generate hyper-personalised outbound emails that drive 5x reply rates. Learn their MVP process, funding, growth hacks, and founder lessons from CEO St John Dalgleish.
David Stepania
24 Sep 2024
9 min read
Case Study #20: How Stephen Klein's AI 'Digital Socrates' Boosts Creativity in Data-Driven Businesses

Case Study #20: How Stephen Klein's AI 'Digital Socrates' Boosts Creativity in Data-Driven Businesses

Explore how Stephen Klein’s Curiouser.AI— a Reflective AI™ 'Digital Socrates'—boosts creativity in data-driven businesses. Learn his AI implementation tips, views on narrow AI vs AGI, and practical advice for leaders and professionals to adopt AI effectively.
David Stepania
17 Sep 2024
9 min read
Case Study #1: 3-Person AI Team Turns Memes into $ with Zero Marketing Full Story

Case Study #1: 3-Person AI Team Turns Memes into $ with Zero Marketing Full Story

How a 3-person remote team built Supermeme.ai in 3 weeks, reached profitability in month 2, and earns 1,500 daily signups with zero marketing. Learn their playbook for product, growth, and lean operations.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
6 min read
Case Study #19: Markaz's $2.4M Bet - Turning Social Media Users into E-commerce Entrepreneurs

Case Study #19: Markaz's $2.4M Bet - Turning Social Media Users into E-commerce Entrepreneurs

Markaz raised $2.4M to remove upfront costs and turn social-media users across Pakistan into e-commerce entrepreneurs—suppliers, logistics and payments handled.
David Stepania
10 Sep 2024
8 min read
Case Study #16: Qualifying Leads with AI at Lightning Speed: Paul Kleen's Pitchit.ai Raises $2.5M

Case Study #16: Qualifying Leads with AI at Lightning Speed: Paul Kleen's Pitchit.ai Raises $2.5M

Learn how Pitchit.ai, founded by Paul Kleen in Austin, uses AI to qualify 130,000+ inbound leads, book meetings, and drive $280M in attributed revenue. Read about their $2.5M seed raise, product pivots from multi‑channel outreach to inbound lead qualification, and plans to add voice AI to boost sales efficiency.
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
10 min read
How AI-Driven Simulated Societies Are Revolutionizing Market Experiments

How AI-Driven Simulated Societies Are Revolutionizing Market Experiments

Explore how Artificial Societies uses AI-simulated markets to run rapid, low-cost experiments that mirror real outcomes—accelerating product-market fit and messaging.
David Stepania
21 Aug 2025
3 min read
Uber’s Pricing Secrets Now Powering $500K+ Shopify Stores

Uber’s Pricing Secrets Now Powering $500K+ Shopify Stores

Promi AI brings Uber's discount & price-sensitivity models to $500K+ Shopify stores—personalized discounts that boost revenue 30–50% and protect margins.
David Stepania
14 Aug 2025
3 min read
Launch an AI Clone in 10 Min & Drive Up to $1.7K MRR

Launch an AI Clone in 10 Min & Drive Up to $1.7K MRR

Learn how Me4U lets creators launch AI clones in 10 minutes to automate empathetic DMs, protect brand control, and add $800–$1,700+ MRR. Includes real case studies and a simple 3-step playbook.
David Stepania
17 Jul 2025
3 min read
Why Enterprise CX Is Going All-In on Voice AI

Why Enterprise CX Is Going All-In on Voice AI

Regal AI CEO Alex Levin explains why enterprises are shifting to voice AI: lower costs, equal or better CSAT, and clear ROI. Plus a pilot framework.
David Stepania
12 Jun 2025
3 min read
Why Enterprise CX Is Going All-In on Voice AI

Why Enterprise CX Is Going All-In on Voice AI

Regal AI CEO Alex Levin explains why enterprises are shifting to voice AI: lower costs, equal or better CSAT, and clear ROI. Plus a pilot framework.
David Stepania
12 Jun 2025
3 min read
Why 90% of B2B Websites Fail (And How This Iceland Startup Raised $2.2M to Fix It)
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Why 90% of B2B Websites Fail (And How This Iceland Startup Raised $2.2M to Fix It)

Discover why most B2B websites act like brochures, not revenue engines — and how Icelandic startup Optise raised $2.2M to build an AI that turns analytics into prioritized, actionable marketing tasks. Learn practical steps for AEO, replacing gated content, and building closed-loop AI workflows to boost conversions.
David Stepania
29 May 2025
3 min read

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