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Are LLM Useful for Solo Founders

1•sinsudo•1h ago
My first experience with strong LLM like Claude made me want a lot of tokens for a lot of good ideas, then later I realized that I needed more than software for my project to take off, and I did not have social contacts, marketing, capital, etc. So, now I see AI like just a game. Perhaps this is just one data point that might generalize to solo founders.

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maverick-sid•1h ago
Agree, a lot of us have great ideas and projects but no capital or contacts for marketing. Wondering if theres a product out there that can completely automate the marketing aspect of it.
sinsudo•57m ago
The irony is that as marketing automation becomes 'complete', its effectiveness drops to zero because everyone is using it. When everyone has an AI SDR, no one answers their email. The only thing AI can't automate is the proof of work: the real relationships and the reputation that makes a customer believe you’ll still be around in six months.

Anyway, to answer your question: Autonomous Multi-Channel Agents (e.g., Emma, AgentsVerse) are close to what you asked for. They don't just draft posts; they identify "just-funded" leads, scrape LinkedIn, and run autonomous ad optimizations.

Edited: Just to clarify, I mentioned Emma and AgentsVerse as examples of where marketing automation is heading, not tools I've personally vetted for the specific capabilities listed.

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