How I Made $0 in One Month with My AI Startup

Step 1: Built an AI writing tool.

Step 2: Expected users to magically appear.

Step 3: Checked my analytics—still just me and my mom using it.

Step 4: Did what every founder does—refreshed the dashboard 47 times a day.

Step 5: Launched on Product Hunt. Got 12 upvotes. Half were from my alternate accounts.

Step 6: Thought about running ads. Remembered I had no budget.

Step 7: Scrolled Twitter for "growth hacks." Implemented none.

Step 8: Posted on LinkedIn. My post got 2 likes—one from a bot.

Step 9: Checked my Stripe account. Still $0.

Moral of the story? Just launching isn’t enough. If you’re building an AI tool (or anything), people won’t magically show up—you need to market, iterate, and actually talk to users.

Speaking of AI tools, I ended up building Panda AI Studio because AI tools should be easy to use, not a headache. No complicated prompts, no figuring out how to "talk" to AI. Just 200+ tools that do what you need for writing, content, marketing, job hunting, and more.

If that sounds like something you’d actually use, check it out. Maybe I’ll finally break the $1 mark next month. 😅