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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
David Stepania
19 Sep 2025
4 min read
Are You Losing 1 in 10 Customers Without Knowing It?

Are You Losing 1 in 10 Customers Without Knowing It?

Learn how false declines are silently costing merchants 2–15% of revenue and how Corgi Labs' AI-powered, merchant-tailored fraud models recover lost sales, reduce churn, and boost retention—no extra marketing spend required.
David Stepania
David Stepania
11 Sep 2025
3 min read
Scale Without AI Engineers: Build AI Agents That Work

Scale Without AI Engineers: Build AI Agents That Work

Tyler Postle of Voker AI explains how no-code AI agents let product teams at SMBs build production-ready automation without hiring AI engineers — use cases, guardrails, and go-to-market lessons.
David Stepania
David Stepania
04 Sep 2025
3 min read
1996 All Over Again? The Framework Shaping the AI Agent Era

1996 All Over Again? The Framework Shaping the AI Agent Era

Interview with Sam Bhagwat, founder of Mastra: how a TypeScript framework for orchestrating AI agents—built on orchestration, composability, production reliability, developer-first design, and continuous learning—can unlock 2–3× developer productivity and replace paperwork-heavy workflows across industries.
David Stepania
David Stepania
28 Aug 2025
3 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
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
David Stepania
14 Aug 2025
3 min read
How Miro Uses Traceloop to Scale GPT-4.1 Safely

How Miro Uses Traceloop to Scale GPT-4.1 Safely

Traceloop CEO Nir Gazit explains how observability, OpenLLMetry traces, and automated evals let Miro deploy GPT‑4.1 at scale safely — reducing hallucinations and drift.
David Stepania
David Stepania
07 Aug 2025
4 min read
Modeling Beliefs: The Hidden Ingredient in Personalized AI
Data & Analytics
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Modeling Beliefs: The Hidden Ingredient in Personalized AI

Robert Ta (Epistemic Me) on belief-aware AI: how modeling beliefs, layered memory, and epistemic evaluations enable deeper personalization and trust.
David Stepania
David Stepania
31 Jul 2025
4 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
David Stepania
17 Jul 2025
3 min read
How ShiftMate Is Using AI to Transform Growth for Community Banks

How ShiftMate Is Using AI to Transform Growth for Community Banks

How ShiftMate's AI co‑pilot helps community banks unify data, reduce friction, and drive growth — turning frontline insights into customer experiences.
David Stepania
David Stepania
11 Jul 2025
4 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
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
David Stepania
12 Jun 2025
3 min read
From Stripe Product Lead to $5M AI Startup: Solving the Permission Death Loop Killing Enterprise AI Agents
Data & Analytics
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From Stripe Product Lead to $5M AI Startup: Solving the Permission Death Loop Killing Enterprise AI Agents

Ex-Stripe product lead Mounir Mouawad raised $5M to build Portia AI—an open-source SDK that fixes the “permission death loop,” unlocking enterprise AI agents for regulated industries.
David Stepania
David Stepania
05 Jun 2025
3 min read
From Stripe Product Lead to $5M AI Startup: Solving the Permission Death Loop Killing Enterprise AI Agents

From Stripe Product Lead to $5M AI Startup: Solving the Permission Death Loop Killing Enterprise AI Agents

Ex-Stripe product lead Mounir Mouawad raised $5M to build Portia AI—an open-source SDK that fixes the “permission death loop,” unlocking enterprise AI agents for regulated industries.
David Stepania
David Stepania
05 Jun 2025
3 min read
Why 90% of B2B Websites Fail (And How This Iceland Startup Raised $2.2M to Fix It)
Marketing
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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
David Stepania
29 May 2025
3 min read
Agency-to-Product Playbook: How Delos Secured €2.5M from 20VC by Building an AI Workspace Without Prompting
Data & Analytics
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Agency-to-Product Playbook: How Delos Secured €2.5M from 20VC by Building an AI Workspace Without Prompting

Discover how Delos pivoted from an agency to a product company, secured €2.5M from 20VC, and built an AI workspace that eliminates prompting by orchestrating multiple LLMs — insights on product stickiness, talent retention, and enterprise adoption.
David Stepania
David Stepania
22 May 2025
5 min read
From Twitter to Toolhouse: How 2 Engineers Built a Profitable AI Infra Platform Without VC Bloat

From Twitter to Toolhouse: How 2 Engineers Built a Profitable AI Infra Platform Without VC Bloat

How two ex-Twitter engineers built Toolhouse: a lean, developer-first AI agent platform that cuts infra costs, avoids VC bloat, enables fast CLI deployments, agent ownership, and agency revenue sharing.
David Stepania
David Stepania
15 May 2025
3 min read
AI Agents vs. SSO Tax: How Stack Bob is Democratizing Identity Access Management
DevOps & Cloud
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AI Agents vs. SSO Tax: How Stack Bob is Democratizing Identity Access Management

Explore how Stack Bob uses AI agents to cut the SSO 'tax', simplify identity access management, and make secure, seamless logins accessible to all.
David Stepania
David Stepania
03 Apr 2025
0 min read
This AI Agent prospects on your behalf and books meetings while you sleep
Marketing
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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
David Stepania
27 Mar 2025
0 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
David Stepania
20 Mar 2025
3 min read
Case Study #32: The ChatGPT Trap: Why Enterprise AI Projects Fail and How Knowledge Workers Save the Day
Data & Analytics
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Case Study #32: The ChatGPT Trap: Why Enterprise AI Projects Fail and How Knowledge Workers Save the Day

Explore why enterprises fall into 'The ChatGPT Trap'—rushed AI bets, LLM wrappers, and premature layoffs. Learn practical steps from SAP's Benjamin Smokovich on embedding workflows, leaning on business architects and data engineers, and empowering knowledge workers to create lasting AI value.
David Stepania
David Stepania
14 Mar 2025
6 min read
Case Study #31: Reinventing Education for the AI Era
Education
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Case Study #31: Reinventing Education for the AI Era

Discover how Future State University reimagines career readiness with AI-driven learning, 3D simulations, and skill-based resumes. Learn how founder Lawrence Bugg bootstrapped to profitability and is preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist.
David Stepania
David Stepania
07 Mar 2025
4 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
David Stepania
20 Feb 2025
3 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
David Stepania
14 Feb 2025
2 min read
Case Study #29: The AI Agent Reality Check with OpenDialog Co-Founder Ronald Ashri
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Case Study #29: The AI Agent Reality Check with OpenDialog Co-Founder Ronald Ashri

How OpenDialog co-founder Ronald Ashri built 97–98% reliable AI agents by prioritizing human-AI collaboration, process-first design and focused automation.
David Stepania
David Stepania
13 Feb 2025
4 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
David Stepania
30 Jan 2025
5 min read
Case Study #26 Why More AI Actually Means More Human Jobs: A Deep Dive with Deepen AI's CEO (Ex-Google)

Case Study #26 Why More AI Actually Means More Human Jobs: A Deep Dive with Deepen AI's CEO (Ex-Google)

Explore how Deepen AI's CEO Mohammad Musa (ex-Google) says advancing AI actually creates human jobs. Learn about sensor fusion, hybrid AI-human validation, major OEM partnerships, and future applications in agriculture, medical imaging, and AR/VR.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Nov 2024
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
David Stepania
24 Oct 2024
9 min read
Case Study #24: How an Air Force Rapid-Response Challenge Launched AvaWatz's AI Robotic Vision
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Case Study #24: How an Air Force Rapid-Response Challenge Launched AvaWatz's AI Robotic Vision

AvaWatz turned a U.S. Air Force runway challenge into AI robotic vision for defense, utilities, and hospitality—powered by GENIE, FALCON, and TABIT.
David Stepania
David Stepania
17 Oct 2024
9 min read
Case Study #23 Revolutionizing Global Journalism: Alchemiq's AI Co-Pilot Tackles $40 Billion Industry Challenges
Data & Analytics
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Case Study #23 Revolutionizing Global Journalism: Alchemiq's AI Co-Pilot Tackles $40 Billion Industry Challenges

Discover how Alchemiq and founder Orr Hirschauge are using responsible generative AI to act as a newsroom co‑pilot—multilingual story discovery, news tracking, and SaaS + managed services transforming a $40B journalism industry.
David Stepania
David Stepania
10 Oct 2024
6 min read
Case Study #22: SAP AI Lead Joins Homebase Community: Exclusive Insights on SAP's AI Strategy

Case Study #22: SAP AI Lead Joins Homebase Community: Exclusive Insights on SAP's AI Strategy

Benjamin Smokovich of SAP shares exclusive insights on building enterprise AI platforms, agent swarms, LLM strategy, and practical advice for startups.
David Stepania
David Stepania
03 Oct 2024
8 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
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
David Stepania
17 Sep 2024
9 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
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
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
10 min read
Case Study #6: How Elai.io Became the Go-To AI Video Generator Platform in Just 2 Years
AR/VR & Metaverse
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Case Study #6: How Elai.io Became the Go-To AI Video Generator Platform in Just 2 Years

See how Elai.io became the go-to AI video generator in just 2 years — turning an MVP into a scalable platform by obsessing over UX, customer feedback, and efficient AI-driven workflows.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
11 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
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
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
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
9 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
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
14 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
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
6 min read
Case Study #8: How Two Friends' Code Struggle Solution Became a Thriving AI Business

Case Study #8: How Two Friends' Code Struggle Solution Became a Thriving AI Business

SeniorDev AI turned coding pain into instant code reviews, tests and docs—scaling with user feedback, incubator backing, and developer networks.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
7 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
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
12 min read
Case Study #15: See How DSW Helps Enterprises Reduce Cost of Ownership by 30% and Halves AI Deployment Times
Data & Analytics
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Case Study #15: See How DSW Helps Enterprises Reduce Cost of Ownership by 30% and Halves AI Deployment Times

Discover how Data Science Wizards’ UnifyAI platform helped enterprises reduce total cost of ownership by 30% and halve AI deployment times. Read the case study to see real pilot results, sector expansion, and plans for a SaaS marketplace on AWS, Intel, IBM and more.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
15 min read
Case Study #14:  Code, Community, and AI: The NovaSquare Story of Building AI Companions for Twitch Streamers
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Case Study #14: Code, Community, and AI: The NovaSquare Story of Building AI Companions for Twitch Streamers

Discover how NovaSquare built ai_licia — an AI companion for Twitch streamers — by leveraging streamer feedback, organic growth, and creative branding. Learn their founding story, growth tactics, challenges, and future vision for creator-focused AI.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
9 min read
Case Study #13:  "How We've Protected $1.2 Billion from Smart Contract Hacks"
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Case Study #13: "How We've Protected $1.2 Billion from Smart Contract Hacks"

Learn how SecureDApp—Bengaluru’s Web3 security startup—built AI tools like Solidity Shield and SecureWatch to protect $1.2B from smart-contract hacks. Read their journey from market research and pivots to bootstrapped growth, product strategy, and plans for global expansion.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
8 min read
Case Study #12:  From 0 to 1M Users: Bootstrapping TensorPix into a Thriving AI Startup

Case Study #12: From 0 to 1M Users: Bootstrapping TensorPix into a Thriving AI Startup

Read how TensorPix went from a rough MVP to 1M users by bootstrapping, running fast experiments, prioritizing SEO and product-market fit, and keeping costs low. Learn tactics for growth, user acquisition, and building an AI media-enhancement startup.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
10 min read
Case Study #11: From Frustration to Innovation: Latitude's 30-Day Sprint to MVP + VC Funding
Data & Analytics
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Case Study #11: From Frustration to Innovation: Latitude's 30-Day Sprint to MVP + VC Funding

How Latitude built an MVP in 30 days, iterated via customer shadowing and pivots, and secured VC & public funding—lessons on focus, GTM, and growth.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
5 min read
Case Study #10: The Rise of Digital Co-Workers: CREATUS.AI's Vision for the Future of Work
Data & Analytics
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Case Study #10: The Rise of Digital Co-Workers: CREATUS.AI's Vision for the Future of Work

CREATUS.AI builds AI-native digital co-workers that see, hear, type, click, and speak — making AI accessible to SMEs, remote teams, and creators.
David Stepania
David Stepania
08 Sep 2024
5 min read
Case Study #17: How Lleverage's €2M Funding Equips Non-AI Coders to Build AI Features

Case Study #17: How Lleverage's €2M Funding Equips Non-AI Coders to Build AI Features

Lennard Kooy explains how Lleverage's €2M funds a low-code platform that turns mid-market developers into AI builders—covering early traction, product strategy, and hiring needs.
David Stepania
David Stepania
27 Aug 2024
8 min read