AI Pays Taxes, Builds Product Roadmaps & Centralizes Knowledge with Solon Angel, Founder of Remitian

Solon Angel is the founder of MindBridge and now Remitian, and he’s been at the forefront of applying AI to deeply unsexy but powerful domains like accounting and tax compliance. In this episode, he shares the origin story of MindBridge, how a DeepMind demo changed his life, and what it’s like to build a modern startup where AI plays the role of a product manager, podcast producer, and even financial advisor. Solon also demoed his newest AI agent that proactively manages tax remittances before late fees hit. If you're wondering what the future of AI-powered businesses looks like, this is a masterclass.Timestamps:00:00 — The DeepMind demo that inspired Solon01:00 — Solon’s background and the early days of MindBridge03:00 — The “dumb rule” state of AI in financial auditing04:30 — Selling AI to skeptical accountants in 201506:00 — The staggering cost of late tax fees ($60B/year!)08:00 — Remitian: an AI agent that pays your taxes for you10:00 — Why Fellow is a core part of how Remitian runs11:30 — How AI helps eliminate the need for a product manager13:00 — Rewriting 3 years of code in 3 months with AI16:00 — The shift in what matters: creativity over code18:00 — Calorie-tracking app Cal AI and teen founders19:00 — Solon’s AI-powered investment tool (+21% YTD)20:00 — Live demo: AI agent managing tax payments23:00 — Future vision: AI offering instant tax loans25:00 — How Remitian uses Notebook LM for internal podcasts27:00 — AI updates for board members in 10-minute clips28:00 — Notion AI’s “research mode” vs. “ask” mode30:00 — Predicting the rise of startups for content auto-archiving33:00 — Solon’s final thoughts: beating billion-dollar firms with AITools & Technologies Mentioned:Fellow – Used for meeting AI transcripts, pre-reads, and knowledge sharingNotebook LM (Google) – Turns transcripts into internal podcastsNotion AI – Used for deep research, summarizing objections, and discovering product insightsSlack – Centralized communication, connected with other AI toolsCursor – AI coding tool used to rewrite years of code in monthsSoft Type 2 – Mentioned in relation to efficient AI-based prototypingCal AI – Food photo calorie tracker built by a 17-year-old founderChatGPT Vision – Used by Solon to interpret emotions via facial expressionsCustom AI Trader – Built by Solon for sentiment-based trading, outperformed the marketRemitian's AI Agent – Calls users, checks funds, splits tax payments, and offers loansSubscribe at⁠ thisnewway.com⁠ to get the step-by-step playbooks, tools, and workflows.