Elan James Weedon

Building AI for social Care. Cofounder - Team Lily. Fun fact - was an actor for a decade too!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

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[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

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[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

On Monday I captured 225,000 photos of the moon to create this 500 gigabyte composite showing more detail and color depth than usually possible through a telescope. Here's a thread about how it was captured, but make sure to load in 4k and zoom in first!

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

I’m rarely mindblown by AI anymore, but OMG! 🤯

[Linus ✦ Ekenstam @LinusEkenstam]

1. You simply login to HeyGen and select Photo to Video with Avatar IV

[Computer @AskPerplexity]

Something seismic is happening across the globe: birth rates are collapsing to levels not seen in modern history.

This isn’t just a blip-it's a profound shift affecting nearly every developed nation.

But why is this happening, and what does it mean? Let’s break it down:

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

Why I’m building AI agents for the recruitment of hourly workers

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

The GregFather has spoken

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

33 ideas on how to win:

1. pricing is product, not just a number
2. useful gets adopted. beautiful gets shared
3. vibe market before you vibe code
4. build a product that screenshots well
5. date the product, marry the trend
6. be 10x better at one thing, not 10% better at everything

7. build audience before product

8. start with a niche that feels too small

9. stack tiny advantages: domain name, design, distribution

10. build in obscurity. launch like you're famous

11. bad ideas are polite. good ones feel a little insane

12. focus on activation before acquisition

13. follow the weirdos, they find the future first

14. add social features that feel like gifts, not obligations

15. ignore your competition. study your followers

16. ship ugly, sell pretty

17. your first product is a wedge. not the endgame

18. delight is a warm & fuzzy feature that pays dividends

19. treat your first 100 users like co-founders

20. build for the problem behind the problem

21. create entertaining content that your product naturally solves

22. build systems around content creation

23. obsess over brand and name, they're what people remember

24. ship small, ship fast, ship often

25. lower time-to-value vs the competition

26. default to transparency when others hide

27. make something that gets better the longer you use it

28. position at the intersection of two trends

29. incentivize super fans to be distributors

30. turn every user/follower into a potential affiliate

31. structure your product as a series of small wins

32. be personal when others are corporate

33. you can't A/B test a movement

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

@gregisenberg These are great Greg. Just booted up my laptop at midnight to work on some rebranding ideas for my company based off your poster boy idea

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

Your timeline is filled with Ghibli selfies made with ChatGPT 4o.

What you're NOT seeing is how to use 4o tech to build startups that generate INSANE value.

Scroll these 20 startup ideas from $10K to $1M monthly revenue that someone should steal:

1. ai poster boy - turn customer reviews, tweets, or product screenshots into high-design ad creatives, mockups, and print-style posters. $19/mo. Unfair angle: hook into Stripe/Squarespace and auto-generate ads from new customer events.

2. CPGartists - product companies describe their packaging needs, get multiple 3D mockups to test with focus groups before production. $99/design set. Saves thousands in physical prototyping costs.

3. mockupOS - simple tool where you upload your product image, then select from thousands of pre-made mockup templates (phone screens, laptops, billboards, etc.), and get an instant professional-looking result. $10/mo for creators, $200/mo for agencies. All the mockup processing happens through ChatGPT 4o in the backend.

4.identity kit - Upload a selfie. It creates a full identity set: LinkedIn pfp, Twitter banner, Zoom bg, business card mockup, quote graphics, etc. Basically your personal brand in a box. $59 one-time. Bundle with domain + bio.

5. competitoranalysisHQ - Point it at competitor websites, it generates detailed breakdowns of their visual identity, UI patterns, and design language with side-by-side comparisons to your own. $49/report. The work of a $15K agency project automated.

6. visionboard ai - Describe your 1-year plan - "launch my product, speak at an event, lose 10lbs"—and it builds a visual collage of you achieving each one. $29 for a set. Reminders for motivation to keep going for $50/year. Designed for creators and founders who believe in manifesting with taste.

7. Obituary Photo Restorer dot ai - Funeral homes upload old, damaged photos and get back beautifully restored, enhanced images for memorial services. $39/photo. Brings dignity to remembrance without the usual 3-day turnaround time.

8. plastic ai - Plastic surgeons upload patient photos and procedure details, get realistic outcome previews for consultations. $199/month. Better patient experience by setting realistic expectations.

#1-8 are "small" $10-50K/month potential.

Let's move onto medium ideas:

Medium ($100-500K/month potential)

9. product viz - Describe a product idea → get the landing page hero image, app mockup, onboarding flow, and launch tweet. The full visual stack, no designer needed. $99 for startup pack.

10. BookScientists - Authors describe their book and target audience, receive multiple professional cover designs. $199/book. Then does paid ads (using agents to a/b test covers). Cheaper and more scientific with more data than just blindly choosing a cover. Eventually sell software to book publishers.

11. Airbnb Photo Enhancer - Property owners upload their amateur listing photos, get back professional-quality images that boost booking rates. $79/property. Targets the 7M+ Airbnb hosts worldwide. Eventually turns into a bigger software company targeting hosts.

12. homepage hotseat - Upload a screenshot of your site. It critiques the visuals like a jaded ex-agency CD. Then gives a redesigned version powered by 4o. $39 one-time, $15/mo for ongoing feedback. Virality built in: "rate my homepage" challenge.

13. kidstoriesAI - Parents upload photos of their child, describe an adventure, and receive a fully illustrated custom book with their kid as the protagonist. $49/book. Turns the $14B children's book market into a personalized experience.

14. coolmenus - Restaurant owners generate beautiful food photos from text descriptions of dishes they haven't even cooked yet. $79/mo. Solves the "new menu item" problem without expensive food photography.

15. newlaynards - upload spreadsheet of attendee names, choose aesthetic, and generate personalized conference badges with AI-generated professional headshots for no-shows. $0.99/badge. Solves the "missing headshot" problem that plagues event planners.

16. renoviews - homeowners upload photos of current spaces and describe changes to instantly see realistic previews of renovations. $149/project. Eliminates the "I can't visualize it" problem that kills renovation projects.

17. LegalEvidence dot ai - Law firms upload case details, it generates compelling visual representations of events for juries. $999/case. Makes complex situations immediately understandable in ways text cannot.

Large ($1M+/month potential)

18. ICA (Insurance Claim Adjuster) - Process accident photos and generate comprehensive damage assessments in seconds. $99/claim. The $400B claims industry moves at the speed of human adjusters - automate it and take a mini %.

19. Supervideogames - Create a platform that turns concept art into complete 3D game-ready assets. $50K/month license. The game industry spends billions on asset creation that could be 80% automated.

and #20 is maybe the best idea...?

20. ComplianceCopilot - Point it at your internal documents, processes, or onboarding materials → get a real-time audit for GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, or ISO compliance. $1,000+/mo for SMBs. Enterprise upsell to compliance teams drowning in manual checklists. Use 4o's vision + reasoning to read like an auditor, not a chatbot.

I think the real money is in solving specific industry problems where visuals create measurable ROI.

and yeah i know the API isnt available yet. But I'm sure its coming soon. And it's worth looking into Gemini too.

These are just a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

I won't stop giving you ideas until you build something.

I want to see you win. We'll have a drink sometime.

Share these ideas and you might find a co-founder or potential customers. Never know.

Which one excites you?

No way this windows last forever.

It's a good time to be in the kitchen cooking.

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

@Oscar_C_M_ I love this so much

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

Job applications don’t give your candidates a proper chance.

We fixed that with AI agents that phone them up, have a chat and report back

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

@Priyanshu_17x @jameygannon Let’s talk, I’ve got a product to hype

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

@Austen This is the most consistent frustration on my laptop atm

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

The same way mobile-first companies destroyed web-first companies (Instagram vs Flickr, WhatsApp vs Skype), there is becoming a new crop of AI-first companies that will destroy traditional software that just "adds AI features."

Adding AI to old software is like adding a mobile view to a website in 2010.

Companies built for mobile from the ground up won in that era.

That's why I'm incredibly bullish on startups right now. Big tech can't just bolt AI onto existing products - their architecture, teams, and incentives are built for a different era.

Some big tech will win, when they rearchitect. But there's too much legacy code, too many existing customers, and too much revenue to protect. Most will move too slowly.

Meanwhile, startups can design everything around AI from day one. The playing field hasn't been this level in a decade.

It fires me up.

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

What’s more curious is that fans claim
‘We won!’ And ‘They lost.’

People are subconsciously aware of association biases, distancing themselves from the negative and cosying up the positives

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Curious that talented athletes frequently credit God when they win, but we rarely see them blame God when they lose.

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

Really interesting innovation

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

No amount of A/B testing will deliver results like personalizing your website for each visitor.

@unusualsites (YC F24) uses AI to serve a unique version of your site for every ad, blog post, social media post, sales lead, and more.

https://t.co/oxukIiIxUD

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

@DanielLBailey Louis V got the store open late they’re waiting for me! 😂👏😂👏

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

@haroonbinimran @codyschneider I reckon so. But with it being B2B I’m just a little more hesitant

[Elan James Weedon @ElanJames]

@sam_umohh @codyschneider Question is, where do I post UGC avatars from? My biz page? New accounts?