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Fired from my job, I built an AI tool and now I don't need a 9to5 anymore - My story 🚀 (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by fer_momento@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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Around 6 months ago, just one day before my vacation was about to start, I got some not-so-great news that I could be let go from my full-time job.

What an amazing way to start my break…I simply couldn’t really relax and enjoy my vacation.

I really needed to keep my mind occupied. And to me, coding is like ritual or meditation—headphones on, coding, and everything else just fades away.

With all the new AI advancements, I thought it could be the perfect distraction, so I decided to take on a personal 10-day #buildinpublic challenge on X and YouTube to ship something — anything! (You can binge-watch the entire saga on YouTube)

I decided to create a tool that helps non-designers create social media carousels for LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok using AI.

The truth is, www.aiCarousels.com almost didn't happened. I wasn't really sure about the idea. But I needed to take my mind off the potential job cuts.

I was thinking that worst case scenario, I just lose 10 days, and I still could think about something else and learn a thing or two! 🤷‍♂️

Looking back, that first version makes me cringe a bit... but fast forward to today, and I couldn't be happier with how things unfolded.

Sure, I lost my FT job, but it also marked the end of my search for a conventional 9-to-5.

What started as a simple project to keep my mind distracted now brings in $5,000 in MRR.

And here's the thing – I had no formal coding education.If you were to peek at my code, you'd probably burst out laughing.

But that just goes to show one thing: If I could pull it off, so can you.

With all the no-code and AI tools available, there has never been a better time to start a project.

If you've been waiting for a "sign" to finally start, perhaps this is it!

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[–] Expertbeerdrinker@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

NGL the site is not appealing

[–] TornadoEF5@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

what are carousels ?

[–] KikiManini@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Super sketchy that OP doesn’t discuss and is actively secretive about the stack (see the YT comments). Feels like it’s more about self promotion then being actually useful for the rest of us.