edit: I believe the best comparison is a product like Perplexity and the functionality of Deep Research.
Ask HN: Is it possible to start an AI product without venture capital?
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#4Depends what you have in mind. Some things people are burning expensive calls for can be done much cheaper and on the other hand, some ideas require boat loads of expensive processing which make them far more expensive than what people are willing to pay. Think you should give some more info about what it is to get better feedback really.
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#620$ is more than enough to cover the costs. Check token prices.
Re: Ask HN: Is it possible to start an AI product without venture capital?
#7Without venture capital? Yes. Without $20? Probably not. $20 subscription doesn't need to cover costs of most active user. It needs to cover the cost of the average user (assuming you don't want to put any cash into it yourself...but if that's the case, maybe you don't believe in this idea enough?).
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#8How about lo fi build and test it with people. If it has legs or not the people will let you know.
I’m bootstrapping atm same approach to show n tell
Re: Ask HN: Is it possible to start an AI product without venture capital?
#9Depends what you have in mind. Some things people are burning expensive calls for can be done much cheaper and on the other hand, some ideas require boat loads of expensive processing which make them far more expensive than what people are willing to pay. Think you should give some more info about what it is to get better feedback really.
I believe the best comparison is a product like Perplexity and the functionality of Deep Research.