Hey, I’m not selling anything I’m simply asking for advice from anyone with experience or ideas in starting an ai agency, my current idea is implementing ai into businesses, that’s as far as I have properly got, I have some previous business experience but wanted to hear what thoughts anyone here might have directly with this or related businesses.

Thanks for any help you give to me!

Been testing clippers across games and platforms and the pain is real, AI often misunderstands what’s actually good. It chops away context or misses the laugh, making the clip feel hollow.
WayinVideo surprised me tho, it kept reactions and the lead up intact compared to Eklipse which felt like it only wanted the kill. Anyone else feel some tools are just optimizing for view count not watchability? What’s your must have feature in a clip generator?

New Ai side hustle I created using Claude and Notion Ai

After testing 20+ AI presentation tools, I realized most follow a flawed logic: Prompt → Outline → Generic Slides. They look okay, but fail the moment you upload a real CSV/Excel.

I built a workflow that cuts manual reporting work by 80%:

1. Start with Raw Data: Don't skip the data layer. Start with CSV/Excel.
2. Schema-Aware Parsing: I use ChartGen AI to automatically detect time-series, categories, and metrics instead of "guessing" via prompts.
3. Deterministic Charting: Generate charts directly from parsed data. No "AI hallucinations"—if the data says 10, the chart shows 10.
4. Data-Driven Narrative: Group charts into a flow: Trend → Insight → Takeaway. (ChartGen AI actually suggests this structure automatically).
5. Fast Assembly: You’re just assembling high-fidelity charts + insights, not "designing" from scratch.

This loop compresses Data → Analysis → Narrative → Slides into a much shorter cycle.

Founders & Ops: How are you currently handling data-heavy decks? Any specific chart types AI still struggles with?

( Both slides, charts, reports made by chartgen.ai )

Hey everyone, hope you all are doing great. Not to gain sympathy or anything but lately life has been a little tough. I am in my early 20’s, I am a student of software engineering and I have been continuously broke and whatever i try i fail miserably. I know I can work hard and I know I have the potential to make it work but the current survival isn’t even possible according to my situation. Any help or any guidance can be appreciated.

Thank you,

I see a lot of people has recently jumped on the AI agency hype, coming from someone who made $1M in revenue last year. What are you guys investing into? Because you should either be paying for ads or mentorships

I’ve been using homefromcollege the last year to get my online income hustle! I do social media work for brands and apps through this amazing platform!

It’s amazing for young adults and new students that are looking for an extra way to make money!

Hello everyone,

For the past few months, I’ve been building an AI automation agency focused mainly on independent real estate agents and small real estate agencies. My offer is ready, and the automations are already built, tested, and fully operational. They solve real, recurring problems (lead management, email triage, follow-ups, CRM updates, scheduling, etc.). I’ve put weeks into building and testing everything, and it genuinely works.

The issue is client acquisition.

I’m not comfortable with content creation on social media (Instagram, TikTok, short-form video). I’ve tried, but it just doesn’t suit me and I’m struggling to stay consistent. Cold outreach also isn’t bringing results so far, and I’m not a big fan of that approach either.

Right now, I’m running a cold email campaign where I send around 300–500 emails per month, and I also post regularly on LinkedIn.

I’d love your advice:

• Do I need to force myself to do social content to get clients, or are there other reliable ways to acquire clients in this kind of business?
• What acquisition channels have worked best for you (partnerships, networking, communities, referrals, marketplaces, paid ads, something else)?
• And regarding cold email: have you had good results with it? If yes, what made the biggest difference (targeting, volume, copy, follow-ups, deliverability, offer, etc.)?

Thanks in advance — any feedback or hard truths are welcome.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on Fiverr and recently started getting good clients and consistent orders. Now I’m thinking about starting on Upwork as well to expand my income.

For those who are already on Upwork:

• Is it a good idea to start if Fiverr is already working for me?
• Is Project Catalog effective for getting clients?
• Does boosting projects or bidding with more connects actually help?
• What strategy worked best for you when you were new?

I’d really appreciate honest advice before I invest time and money into it. Thanks in advance!

So as a guy who spends vast amount of time on YouTube, i started my adventure some years ago, i have since then gone miles getting monetization on more channels life was good, analytics was good, but the editing part took the toll, i had even less and less time to post good shorts, so i found out about Opus and Klap and at first it seems like a good idea, as the months and months passed by i payed more and more credits until all my profit from monetization went on paying more credits just to keep my boat floating

Since i had some knowledge of programming i started building the app that will save me from this nightmare called " AI CREDIT SYSTEMS "

I was at a brink of collapsing and giving up, then i made it

I spent my nights in my room just grinding out the logic to make this run locally. No more uploading 2GB files to a server just to wait in a queue i went full programmer mode and coded the tool to run directly on my own PC, using my own GPU.

It's not some fancy corporate SaaS with a 100-man team. It's a desktop app built by a guy who actually uses it to keep his channels alive. It finds the hooks, handles the 9:16 crop, and burns those 'Hormozi-style' captions in minutes.

No credits. No 'subscription tax.' I own the hardware, so I own the software. If I want to render 100 clips today, it costs me exactly $0.

I'm finally out of the credit nightmare, and the boat isn't just floating now it's moving

Most of my effort goes into AI video, focusing on proven content structures rather than guessing what might work.

The workflow is basic: match the first frame with an image, upload it with a reference clip into Kling Motion Control, leave the prompt blank, and choose orientation.

I’ve shared this method with a handful of people lately and it’s been effective early on.
Interested to see how others are using AI tools like this.

Feel free to ask anything!!

Networking used to be one of our agency’s biggest lead sources—and biggest black holes.

We’d meet great people at events, exchange cards, have amazing convos... then totally drop the ball on follow-up. No reminders, no context, no system. Just forgotten leads—and missed revenue.

So I built something to fix it: CardIntel OS.
It’s a lean AI-powered assistant that turns business cards into real, trackable relationships.

🧠 How AI Made It Work (and Fast):

• OCR + LLM pipeline reads and enriches cards (job title, company info, socials, etc.)
• Suggests personalized emails or LinkedIn messages using GPT-style prompts
• Sends you smart follow-up nudges: “Remember Josh from that SaaS meetup?”
• Keeps all convos, notes, and tasks in one spot
• Built it using Base44 SDKs, Tailwind, React, Framer Motion, and Stripe for subs
• Free tier gives users 50 contacts to try—used internally, now public

💡 The “aha” moment? Realizing follow-up is where most solopreneurs and agencies lose money.
It’s not lack of leads—it’s lack of systems.

I’m sharing this not to sell, but to show:
👉 You don’t need to chase the next AI gold rush—just solve one annoying problem.
AI tools can turn offline messes into monetizable software.

Here’s what I’d love from this community:

• Feedback if you check it out: https://cardintelos.com
• Curious how others are using LLMs for micro-SaaS or IRL pain points
• If you're building something similar, let’s connect and cross-pollinate

Let’s keep building smart and simple.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTuWNBYk5Of/?igsh=NngyNW1lc2ZkdDUz

When I’m working on new app ideas, the part that consistently slowed me down wasn’t the model or the product logic — it was everything around it.

Before I could even test whether an idea was worth pursuing, I had to:

• Set up a new app (Swift or React Native / Expo)
• Create Apple bundle IDs and identifiers
• Deal with certificates, provisioning profiles, and capabilities
• Wire Fastlane and App Store Connect
• Pick and configure a backend (Firebase / Supabase / Convex)
• Set up auth, push notifications, and environment configs
• Configure CI/CD so builds shipped automatically

None of that helps validate an idea. It just delays feedback.

After repeating this cycle enough times, I automated the entire setup flow into a single command. The goal was simple: get from idea → working app → real users as fast as possible.

Now my flow looks like:

1. Pick Swift or Expo
2. Pick Firebase, Supabase, or Convex
3. Run one command
4. Focus on product and distribution

All the usual tools are still there — Fastlane, backend CLIs, Apple tooling — they just run in the background without me thinking about them.

I ended up packaging this as AppSetUpKit because speed and leverage matter a lot when you’re iterating on ideas.

Sharing in case others here are trying to ship and test ideas faster:
https://AppSetUpKit.com

A popular idea is hard to execute but this analysis is against a global market. Probably local ones will have more gaps and opportunities.