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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2025 · 53 MIN

Solo-Founding An AI Startup & YouTube Channel to 14K Subs | Hai Nghiem

from Bad Advice · host Sahand Seifi

Hai is the solo founder behind catswithbats.com and a 14,000-subscriber YouTube channel (LLM for Devs). Discover how his diverse background in film and AI led him to ditch traditional playbooks, using content and community to grow his brand. From organizing AI meetups to growing a passionate following, Hai shares the "bad advice" about going solo, which might be the best decision you never planned to make.Check out Hai's work:- Company: catswithbats.com- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devlearnllm- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haiphunghiem/00:00 Intro to Hai and AI Tinkerers Meetup02:29 Being a Solo Founder06:15 The Challenges of Being a Solo Founder08:09 Why Go Solo?10:32 The Pros and Cons of Going Solo12:46 Impact of Childhood and Culture on Becoming a Solo Founder15:17 Product-Led vs. Sales-Led18:56 Studying Film to Podcasting25:27 Why I Started Bad Advice28:20 Starup Playbooks Don't Work31:19 Do Everything It Takes36:43 The Reality of Going by the Playbooks38:00 CatsWithBats GTM: Content40:45 How To Get 14k Subs or Followers43:46 Good Content and Community49:14 The Importance of Brand and Trust53:48 Dark Black and Yellow Modern Bold Podcast Youtube Intro Video.mp4This episode is proudly sponsored by:Get-Building.caNotificationAPI.com

Hai is the solo founder behind catswithbats.com and a 14,000-subscriber YouTube channel (LLM for Devs). Discover how his diverse background in film and AI led him to ditch traditional playbooks, using content and community to grow his brand. From organizing AI meetups to growing a passionate following, Hai shares the "bad advice" about going solo, which might be the best decision you never planned to make.Check out Hai's work:- Company: catswithbats.com- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devlearnllm- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haiphunghiem/00:00 Intro to Hai and AI Tinkerers Meetup02:29 Being a Solo Founder06:15 The Challenges of Being a Solo Founder08:09 Why Go Solo?10:32 The Pros and Cons of Going Solo12:46 Impact of Childhood and Culture on Becoming a Solo Founder15:17 Product-Led vs. Sales-Led18:56 Studying Film to Podcasting25:27 Why I Started Bad Advice28:20 Starup Playbooks Don't Work31:19 Do Everything It Takes36:43 The Reality of Going by the Playbooks38:00 CatsWithBats GTM: Content40:45 How To Get 14k Subs or Followers43:46 Good Content and Community49:14 The Importance of Brand and Trust53:48 Dark Black and Yellow Modern Bold Podcast Youtube Intro Video.mp4This episode is proudly sponsored by:Get-Building.caNotificationAPI.com

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