Mohamed irfan

Building, sharing , learning

[Mohamed irfan @heyIrfan]

I got tired of manually watching YouTube videos just to learn something useful.

So I built an AI employee that learns for me.

Meet Agent Atlas

It watches your favorite YouTube channels, detects new videos, transcribes them, summarizes them, saves the knowledge, and sends it straight to Telegram.

YouTube → Atlas → Knowledge → You

No:

Find video u like → Copy transcript → Ask AI → Read summary

Atlas does it automatically.

The interesting part?

It doesn’t just summarize.

It observes → decides → acts → handles failures → retries → continues.

That’s what makes it feel more like an AI employee than a chatbot.

Built with @evedev_ and the Eve Agentic Framework by Vercel.

Open source:
https://t.co/T1frAgztp7

I also write about AI, agents, software engineering and what I’m building: https://t.co/EOkPohNgLT

#AgentAtlas #AIAgents #AIEmployee #AgenticAI

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@pmitu Value matters

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I read PG’s “A Project of One’s Own” today.

One story stuck with me.

His 9 year old son was excited to get home from school because he wanted to continue writing a story he had started.

That is the difference between being told to work and wanting to work.

When you work on something you own, you:

→ Take ownership
→ Become more motivated
→ Learn by doing
→ Solve real problems
→ Think independently
→ Build practical skills
→ Develop initiative
→ Discover what you are capable of
→ Create real experience
→ Can turn a project into a career or business

Grades mostly show that you can complete assigned work.

Projects show that you can take an idea and make something real.

And you don't need permission to start.

A project can begin with:

“I wonder if I can build this.”

Then:

Curiosity → Project → Skill → Experience → Opportunity

The biggest mistake is waiting for the perfect idea or trying to make the first version perfect.

Start small.

Build it badly.

Learn.

Improve.

Keep going.

Paul Graham calls this “skating” because you are not simply being pushed through work. You are engaged in something you genuinely want to figure out.

The goal isn't to only become good at completing tasks.

It's to become someone who can find problems, take ownership, and build.

Read the full essay:
https://t.co/Vu1f8F36xn

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@MasculineTheory Focus on what really matters

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@PerfectGuide_ Repeat it , we will win

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@omkarships 0.1 on distribution

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The fastest way to understand something is simply to try it.

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https://t.co/g3qfBzLXgB

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The best marketing strategy isn’t selling first. It’s solving a real problem and creating enough value that people want to pay.

I broke down the Value First Strategy with an example.

Blog : https://t.co/ORjCGT3h7R

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The Marketing Strategy That Actually Works

Most people make the same mistake when building a product:

They try to sell before they prove that they can solve a real problem.

Think about companies like Google and Amazon.

They didn't start by saying

"Give us your money, and we'll make you rich."

They solved problems people already had.

That's the foundation of good marketing

Don't start with selling. Start with solving.

1. Solve a real problem

When you're building something, your product will always look amazing to you.

Your idea feels perfect because you built it.

But that doesn't mean the market wants it.

The only way to find out is to

Talk to real users.
Understand their problems.
Find out what they're currently doing.
See whether your product actually makes their life easier.

Don't assume your idea is valuable.

Let the users prove it.

2. Give value before asking for money

Don't immediately push your product.

Give people something useful.

Your solution should help them

Save time.
Save money.
Reduce effort.
Solve a painful problem.

If you genuinely create value, selling becomes much easier.

You're no longer saying

"Please buy my product."

You're saying

"This solves a problem you already have."

That's a completely different conversation.

3. Don't compete only on features

Your competitor has 10 features.

You build 15.

Then they build 20.

And now you're stuck in an endless feature race.

Instead, compete on value.

Ask:

"How much better can I solve the user's problem?"

The differentiation shouldn't just be

"We have more features."

It should be:

"We create more value for the customer."

4. Let people try before they buy

Give users a way to experience your product.

Especially with AI products, you don't necessarily need to give everything away for free.

Give enough access for them to understand the value, while keeping usage manageable.

Then collect feedback.

But don't blindly follow every piece of feedback.

If someone says:

"Change the button color."

That doesn't necessarily mean your product needs to change.

Look for feedback about the actual problem and experience.

5. Don't forget the people who already showed interest

Someone visited your website.

Someone signed up.

Someone tried your product.

Someone talked to you.

Those people are valuable.

Don't immediately try to sell to them.

Talk to them.

Understand why they came.

Understand what they liked.

Understand what stopped them.

And if they leave, ask why.

Because the person who leaves may know something you don't.

They might reveal the hidden problem that helps you improve the product.

6. Price based on value

Don't blindly make your product extremely expensive.

And don't make it extremely cheap either.

Your price should be:

Affordable for the customer + sustainable for your business.

Being cheaper than competitors can help, but price alone shouldn't be your strategy.

If your product saves a company $1,000 every month, paying you $100 can feel like a great deal.

That's because the customer isn't really buying software.

They're buying the value your software creates.

Look at Google Drive

Google Drive is a simple example of value-first thinking.

The problem:

We need to store files.

We could keep everything on a pen drive.

But then we have to:

Carry the device.

Manage files manually.

Worry about losing it.

Move files between devices.

Share files manually.
Google Drive makes this much easier.
Your files are stored online.
You can access them from different devices.
You can share a link.

You can control whether someone can view, comment, or edit.

And you don't have to build your own storage system.

There are competitors too:

Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive, and others.

So Google Drive isn't valuable simply because "it stores files."

It's valuable because it solves the bigger problem around storing, accessing, managing, and sharing files.

And Google gives users a free amount of storage so they can experience the product.

You can try it.

You can upload files.

You can share them.

You can experience the features.

Then eventually you may reach the storage limit and think:

"This is actually useful. I don't want to delete my files. I'll pay for more storage."

That's the important part.

They didn't need to convince you with a sales pitch.

They let you experience the value.

And once you experience real value, paying becomes an easy decision.

The strategy is simple:

Find a real problem → Solve it → Give value → Let users experience it → Talk to users → Improve the product → Then monetize.

Don't sell first.

Create value first.

Because when you solve a real problem, the product starts selling itself.

[Mohamed irfan @heyIrfan]

The Marketing Strategy That Actually Works

Most people make the same mistake when building a product:

They try to sell before they prove that they can solve a real problem.

Think about companies like Google and Amazon.

They didn't start by saying

"Give us your money, and we'll make you rich."

They solved problems people already had.

That's the foundation of good marketing

Don't start with selling. Start with solving.

1. Solve a real problem

When you're building something, your product will always look amazing to you.

Your idea feels perfect because you built it.

But that doesn't mean the market wants it.

The only way to find out is to

Talk to real users.
Understand their problems.
Find out what they're currently doing.
See whether your product actually makes their life easier.

Don't assume your idea is valuable.

Let the users prove it.

2. Give value before asking for money

Don't immediately push your product.

Give people something useful.

Your solution should help them

Save time.
Save money.
Reduce effort.
Solve a painful problem.

If you genuinely create value, selling becomes much easier.

You're no longer saying

"Please buy my product."

You're saying

"This solves a problem you already have."

That's a completely different conversation.

3. Don't compete only on features

Your competitor has 10 features.

You build 15.

Then they build 20.

And now you're stuck in an endless feature race.

Instead, compete on value.

Ask:

"How much better can I solve the user's problem?"

The differentiation shouldn't just be

"We have more features."

It should be:

"We create more value for the customer."

4. Let people try before they buy

Give users a way to experience your product.

Especially with AI products, you don't necessarily need to give everything away for free.

Give enough access for them to understand the value, while keeping usage manageable.

Then collect feedback.

But don't blindly follow every piece of feedback.

If someone says:

"Change the button color."

That doesn't necessarily mean your product needs to change.

Look for feedback about the actual problem and experience.

5. Don't forget the people who already showed interest

Someone visited your website.

Someone signed up.

Someone tried your product.

Someone talked to you.

Those people are valuable.

Don't immediately try to sell to them.

Talk to them.

Understand why they came.

Understand what they liked.

Understand what stopped them.

And if they leave, ask why.

Because the person who leaves may know something you don't.

They might reveal the hidden problem that helps you improve the product.

6. Price based on value

Don't blindly make your product extremely expensive.

And don't make it extremely cheap either.

Your price should be:

Affordable for the customer + sustainable for your business.

Being cheaper than competitors can help, but price alone shouldn't be your strategy.

If your product saves a company $1,000 every month, paying you $100 can feel like a great deal.

That's because the customer isn't really buying software.

They're buying the value your software creates.

Look at Google Drive

Google Drive is a simple example of value-first thinking.

The problem:

We need to store files.

We could keep everything on a pen drive.

But then we have to:

Carry the device.

Manage files manually.

Worry about losing it.

Move files between devices.

Share files manually.
Google Drive makes this much easier.
Your files are stored online.
You can access them from different devices.
You can share a link.

You can control whether someone can view, comment, or edit.

And you don't have to build your own storage system.

There are competitors too:

Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive, and others.

So Google Drive isn't valuable simply because "it stores files."

It's valuable because it solves the bigger problem around storing, accessing, managing, and sharing files.

And Google gives users a free amount of storage so they can experience the product.

You can try it.

You can upload files.

You can share them.

You can experience the features.

Then eventually you may reach the storage limit and think:

"This is actually useful. I don't want to delete my files. I'll pay for more storage."

That's the important part.

They didn't need to convince you with a sales pitch.

They let you experience the value.

And once you experience real value, paying becomes an easy decision.

The strategy is simple:

Find a real problem → Solve it → Give value → Let users experience it → Talk to users → Improve the product → Then monetize.

Don't sell first.

Create value first.

Because when you solve a real problem, the product starts selling itself.

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@ItsKieranDrew growth depends on environment too.

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@pmitu what if an app that cannot be vibecoded using ai tools.

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@PunchyMoney sometimes we should ignore the negativity

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@Nithya_Shrii live for yourself

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@Nithya_Shrii Some people deserve distance

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@Nithya_Shrii boundary matters a lot

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@pmitu Distribution

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@pmitu If it is done in the right way..

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@gregisenberg It's an open source era