Filippo Pietrantonio

Indie AI Builder
Growing Outly Maps, AI Automations
Writing

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

A lot has happened in the last few months and I have not shared much of it. Time to fix that 👇

1) Rainfrog (rainfrog(.)ai) – We built an AI tool for creatives to generate campaign visuals with taste already built in. No prompt engineering, no complex workflows to learn. It launched fully organically and has grown to 8,000+ users, with brands like Subdued, Carpisa, OMD, and 4 Seasons already on board.

2) Maven cohort – I am teaching non-developers how to build real apps with AI in a single weekend. I already announced the first cohort but I want to double down and make sure it actually reaches the people who need it most.

3) AI Automation Consulting – Together with two partners, we are shipping AI automations for busy operators and businesses. The demand has been enormous and we move fast. I genuinely believe this sector is just getting started.

4) aiOS App Builders – The newsletter is sitting at 800 subscribers and the Skool community at 400. I have honestly neglected both for the past few months and I want to change that. Better content, more consistency, and more value for the people who are already there.

5) Side projects – I am genuinely addicted to building so I cannot help making random things on the side. A kitesurfing directory. An AI avatar coming soon. Just experiments that scratch an itch.

6) Daily AI tinkering – OpenClaw, Claude Cowork, new tools every week. This has been the most fun I have had with software in years and I want to start sharing more of what I am discovering.

Now the obvious question: how does one person do all of this?

Honestly, I rely heavily on AI agents for almost everything. Coding, drafting content, creating assets, research.

I am not building alone. I am building with a team of agents running alongside me at all times, and it has completely changed what feels possible as a solo operator.

I will be sharing my learnings, progress, wins, losses, and thoughts as I go.

If you are a builder, give me a follow 😄

LFGGG

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

This is ridiculous.

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.

The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.

Access to all other Claude models is not affected.

We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/bwn0sximKZ

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@dom_gag_96 🍕

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@hieuSSR yes why spread across 20 apps where focusing on 1 2 will give you way more returns

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@iiiitsandrea I think you reached PMF @cormachayden_ 💪

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@landforce so you are saying there is no freedom of speech?

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

The $SPCX IPO is bigger than most people realize.

I spend my days building apps with AI products from companies like X, OpenAI and Anthropic.

Soon, I'll be able to do more than just use them.

I'll be able to invest in them too.

For the first time, builders can participate in both the value AI creates and the value these companies capture.

What a time to be alive.

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@roman_khaves What’s the app about though?

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@hustle_fred @supabird_io i love these, very claude-style!

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@ivanburazin @rileybrown @daytonaio @convex and lovable just reported 500M ARR. That is the difference

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@rileybrown @daytonaio this is crazy. Proves the marketing is more useful than ever. You can build the coolest app but if no one knows about it, it's useless

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@seraleev It was about time!

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

Time to build even more

[Claude @claudeai]

Introducing Claude Fable 5: a Mythos-class model that we’ve made safe for general use.

Its capabilities exceed those of any model we’ve ever made generally available.

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@saen_dev that is crazy, you end up with an app ready for distribution and downloadable without subscriptions working

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

Is it normal that app store connects takes more than 3 days to approved the in-app subscriptions??

My app has been approved for distribution but the subscriptions are still to be review.. and there is no way to expedite this.

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

Closest thing to star wars i ve seen

[Space and Technology @spaceandtech_]

Figure says it has increased humanoid robot production from one robot per day to one robot per hour in just 120 days.

The robots undergo intensive testing, including repeated squats and jogging movements.

Figure also demonstrated the robot's ability to climb stairs and navigate complex terrain using vision-based control.

[@levelsio @levelsio]

I think the challenge is that everyone can now build apps

But

1) almost nobody has distribution (like an audience), or

2) the money to pay for distribution (ads or UGC), or

3) the creative genius to get distribution for free (classically called guerilla marketing)

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@wickedguro It s not about the money man

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

@star_yutish In

[Filippo Pietrantonio @FiloPietra]

If you are submitting your app to the apple app store for review, make sure that you toggle "automatically release this version" off.

I have an app that was approved for distribution but the subscriptions are still under review, causing users to not be able to purchase a plan!

Turns out apple reviews the two things at different times. Crazy