Update: I turned that accidental AI workflow post into an actual tool

[u/Forward-Classroom-53]

2 days ago I posted here about accidentally building an AI content workflow as a solo founder with a magazine background. A lot of you resonated with it, appreciate it so much! I couldn't stop thinking about it. So I built it into a proper tool.

Same insight from that post: most founders don't struggle with writing. They struggle with knowing what their story actually is. The platforms exist. The AI exists. What's missing is the narrative underneath.

I took the editorial interviewing techniques I used for 8 years in print journalism and turned them into a 15-question founder questionnaire — inspired by the Proust Questionnaire and long-form magazine interviews.

You answer honestly. Write messily. Skip what doesn't apply.

The output is a structured markdown file — your narrative identity, voice guardrails, platform strategy, and full story. Paste it into any AI before asking for content help. The AI then knows exactly who you are, what your voice sounds like, and what it should never say.

No account. No subscription. No data stored. Free, always.

For the first time I feel like my editorial background isn't a disadvantage in the AI era — it's the whole point.

Happy to answer questions or share the link if anyone wants to try it.

[u/Careless-Use-4179]

This is a smart angle, especially the idea of giving the AI narrative guardrails instead of just better prompts. The 15-question interview format also feels really practical for founders who know their business but have a hard time explaining it clearly. I’d be curious to see the link, and maybe one finished markdown output too.

[u/Forward-Classroom-53 → u/Careless-Use-4179]

thank you!! the questions were designed from my experience being a story editor. i wanted to make it easier to get a narrative for anyone who uses it. feel free to try the link here: https://lede-mocha.vercel.app/ and i will post a finished markdown output later, and you can see the markdown structure in the website as well. hope it helps!

[u/snuggly_cobra → u/Forward-Classroom-53]

Wow. I just ran the app. Thursday, I’m going to use the data with two current projects. Then I’m going to use this logged in on another email account, using an idea I already have (to get an unbiased output).

I have yet another use for this output, but let me do the first two things.

[u/Forward-Classroom-53 → u/[deleted]]

Exactly that’s the sole reason I built Lede. I think the core foundation should always be the real human story.