What’s the biggest mistake people make with AI? Believing they already have the answer. Here's how to stay open, adapt fast, and build better with AI.
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While everyone debates whether AI will take jobs, the real threat is staying on the sidelines. The biggest risk isn’t AI replacing you. It’s missing the chance to use it while others build unstoppable advantages.
![[The Real Story #2] Left the 9 to 5 job and built an AI product over the weekend that now makes $15K per month](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1559574145-1a9112b7040d?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=webp&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDE3fHxtYW4lMjB3b3JraW5nJTIwb24lMjBkZXNrfGVufDB8fHx8MTc1MjkwMzE3OXww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=120)
[The Real Story #2] Left the 9 to 5 job and built an AI product over the weekend that now makes $15K per month
Bhanu quit his job, built a simple AI-powered tool over a weekend, and turned it into a $15K/month solo business. Here’s how he made it work in 2025, with AI as his only teammate.
![[The Real Story #1] $80M in 6 months using only AI and grit: The Base44 story](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1480342740034-d149f44bbeac?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=webp&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDl8fGlzcmFlbHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NTI2OTUyMjd8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=120)
What started as a solo side project became one of 2025’s most talked-about exits. This is how Maor Shlomo launched Base44 and landed an $80M exit.