Ty Chen @tychen09 - Twitter Profile

At 14, I raised $10,000 on Kickstarter for an AI app. I spent $2,000 hiring a developer on Upwork to build the prototype, then dumped the rest of the Kickstarter money into finishing it. I actually managed to get over 20 million views on TikTok and Instagram. Total app downloads? 100. It was a complete flop. A friend told me that sometimes the hardest part of building isn't working harder, it's knowing when to kill a dead project. So after a little more than a year I shut it down and spent the next few months totally lost. One night, my dad told me about William Wolfram, a guy who became a massive tech founder when he was only 15. I had nothing to lose, so I sent him a random cold email. For some crazy reason, he actually replied. He completely changed how I looked at technology and dragged me into the world of AI. I went into absolute nerd mode, even playing AI podcasts while I slept hoping my brain would absorb it through my pillow. It worked. For the past 4 months, I’ve been running an agency helping normal businesses automate their boring work with AI. https://t.co/HrNhXSXwKi We’ve made over $50,000USD in the last 4 months, crossed $20,000 last month alone, and most importantly helped for over 40 companies. I started this account to share the raw numbers, show the stuff that breaks, and meet cool people. If you like AI or building things, follow along for the ride. Want to meet some cool people :)

TyChen09's tweet photo. At 14, I raised $10,000 on Kickstarter for an AI app.

I spent $2,000 hiring a developer on Upwork to build the prototype, then dumped the rest of the Kickstarter money into finishing it.

I actually managed to get over 20 million views on TikTok and Instagram.

Total app downloads? 100. It was a complete flop.

A friend told me that sometimes the hardest part of building isn't working harder, it's knowing when to kill a dead project.

So after a little more than a year I shut it down and spent the next few months totally lost.

One night, my dad told me about William Wolfram, a guy who became a massive tech founder when he was only 15.

I had nothing to lose, so I sent him a random cold email.

For some crazy reason, he actually replied.

He completely changed how I looked at technology and dragged me into the world of AI.

I went into absolute nerd mode, even playing AI podcasts while I slept hoping my brain would absorb it through my pillow.

It worked. For the past 4 months, I’ve been running an agency helping normal businesses automate their boring work with AI.

https://t.co/HrNhXSXwKi

We’ve made over $50,000USD in the last 4 months, crossed $20,000 last month alone, and most importantly helped for over 40 companies.

I started this account to share the raw numbers, show the stuff that breaks, and meet cool people.

If you like AI or building things, follow along for the ride. Want to meet some cool people :)

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