About a month ago, I sent a cold DM to a person on LinkedIn. Just after the first call he was interested in getting his app developed by me and we later became good friends. I didn't expect that to happen. So, my first lesson in this journey is to reach out to more people, you never know who might benefit from your services. And it doesn't take a long time. Your next client might be just a DM away from you. Now, you might wonder, why use AI in a meditation app. You don't need to apply AI to everything. That's right. I've been a long-time user of the Headspace app. The content there has remained the same for years. It didn't evolve. What if there were new meditation sessions based on my emotional state, every day? AI can do that. AI can generate text, it can generate speech. So, it's possible with AI. So my next lesson is - AI can be applied to many areas that we've not thought of before. It's always a good idea to ask ourselves "Can AI do this better?" before building a solution. Building an AI app will become more complex in the days to come. Let me explain. Gone are the days of the ChatGPT wrappers. Anyone can build an AI app now. With IDEs like Cursor, you can build one even without knowing how to code. So building an AI app will require more layers of solutions and infrastructure packed together in the future. Your AI app will only add value if it can solve real, complex business problems. So when I was developing Klai.me, the meditation app I am talking about, I had to find an answer to "How is my app adding value to its users, and how can AI help me achieve it?". I didn't want it to sound cool just by including AI in it. As long as you're focused on the problem and not on how you can use AI in it, you're on the right track. So the lesson is - Solve problems, with or without AI. My next lesson is about fulfillment in life. I've been a Software Engineer working at tech companies for the past 7 years, but working on an idea from scratch, presenting a solution to my clients, and helping my clients with my skills has given me the greatest fulfillment. Working on my business was a better utilization of my skills than putting it in my 9-5.

Let me start with a little background about the problem. When I made my first Instagram Page, I knew what content to post for my audience but I just couldn't be consistent. I managed to get my first 3k followers within the first few months. It was ok, but I was not able to post consistently, something that many people struggle with. I used to follow a fixed pattern when creating carousel posts 1. Gather the text that I need to write 2. Open up Canva 3. Chose beautiful background images from Pexels 4. Write the text on the background image 5. Add a little bit of branding and post Fast forward a few years and ChatGPT is launched. I realized (being a programmer) that all of this can now be AUTOMATED with AI. So, I began working on the platform for creating Carousel posts for IG. And it works exactly in the same way I created posts manually, except that it uses AI. It uses OpenAI APIs to create the content and fetches images via Pexels API and combines them in an HTML Canvas element which can then be downloaded as an Image. But why Carousel posts? Because Carousel posts have the highest engagement rate (excluding reels) on Instagram as per Later[dot]com And now, with this software I created, I am able to create a Carousel post in less than a minute's time. Sounds cool right? This platform solves the real problem of creating meaningful content quickly and helps stay consistent on social media. This is going to help freelancers who create content for their clients, small to mid-size businesses trying to level up their social media, or even individuals looking to grow their social media. I am yet to release it publicly as it's still in beta and might contain a few bugs. I am also polishing the platform and making it more presentable and user-friendly. If you need free access to the software to test it out, just send me a DM and I'll give you free access to it. In return, please help me improve the platform with your feedback. I will post here once I launch it publicly. I am sure it'll help many.

Hey everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself to this community. I am excited to be here and looking forward to learning from it. I am a Software Engineer and I help businesses by developing AI Software for them. Every day something new is happening in the world of AI, and it doesn't fail to surprise us. Take for eg. "Computer Use" by Claude. For me, it has been a fulfilling journey learning about AI and helping businesses use it. My most recent project is an AI-powered meditation app. Looking forward to connecting with the awesome folks in this community and learning from them. Thanks! Shahrukh

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