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1•its_umar_khann•9h ago
ChatFai.com has been acquired! It's an AI platform to create and talk to AI characters It has found a new home

It all began as a fun weekend project ChatFAI found its own niche audience The user base started growing organically Then, two months after launch, it went viral

Users made amazing Reels and TikToks Some of their videos just blew up! We hit nearly 1 million users in 6 months

So why did we let it go? It wasn't our long-term vision We didn't have enough time for it And AI is evolving so quickly We want ChatFAI to be huge even if that means it's without us

The acquisition process was intense We were first-time founders, a lot of things new to us We got three offers

Then, OpenAI's new updates hit Two offers were sadly canceled We worked day & night, answering questions & preparing docs Finally, it got a best buyer to take it to next level

We are so proud of how far we've come.

We felt like kids when we started our entrepreneurial journey The photo is from 2019 (Ayesha, Awais, Me, Usama) We had just launched our first startup SocialBu at that time We posed for a picture, making a prayer Our new startup really needed those prayers

This has been a wonderful journey And our story has just begun Many more great things are coming

Comments

noashavit•3h ago
Congrats on the acquisition! Any lessons learned you want to share? Sounds like the app went viral, what would the path look like if it did not?

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