AgentsCode Launch! 100th Episode | Build in public E100

all right this is my daily update for my all right this is my daily update for my all right this is my daily update for my build on public log This is episode build on public log This is episode build on public log This is episode 100 So I wanted to do something special 100 So I wanted to do something special 100 So I wanted to do something special for the 100th episode Uh because I have for the 100th episode Uh because I have for the 100th episode Uh because I have set myself a goal to do this 1,000 times set myself a goal to do this 1,000 times set myself a goal to do this 1,000 times So that’s like two and a half years So that’s like two and a half years So that’s like two and a half years essentially or two and a half to three essentially or two and a half to three essentially or two and a half to three years My thinking being when I if I years My thinking being when I if I years My thinking being when I if I commit to commit to commit to this for 1,000 days and I show up every this for 1,000 days and I show up every this for 1,000 days and I show up every single day or close to every single day or close to every single day or close to every day keeping myself accountable here will day keeping myself accountable here will day keeping myself accountable here will lead to like me actually having a lead to like me actually having a lead to like me actually having a successful business So I’m a tenth of successful business So I’m a tenth of successful business So I’m a tenth of the way there And I held off on making the way there And I held off on making the way there And I held off on making an episode the last few days to kind of an episode the last few days to kind of an episode the last few days to kind of cheat because I wanted to get everything cheat because I wanted to get everything cheat because I wanted to get everything done to announce that this is finally done to announce that this is finally done to announce that this is finally ready Uh I’m calling this like done The ready Uh I’m calling this like done The ready Uh I’m calling this like done The MVP is officially done for agents code MVP is officially done for agents code MVP is officially done for agents code My AI agent API service It’s very uh how My AI agent API service It’s very uh how My AI agent API service It’s very uh how do I say it it’s a crappy MVP Like I’m do I say it it’s a crappy MVP Like I’m do I say it it’s a crappy MVP Like I’m not going to be you know hyping this up not going to be you know hyping this up not going to be you know hyping this up It’s very basic Uh but it works and it’s It’s very basic Uh but it works and it’s It’s very basic Uh but it works and it’s like ready to go Like you’re you can like ready to go Like you’re you can like ready to go Like you’re you can sign up for a free account You can try sign up for a free account You can try sign up for a free account You can try try it out There’s try it out There’s try it out There’s documentation You can buy credits This documentation You can buy credits This documentation You can buy credits This thing is ready to go Uh I did a lot of thing is ready to go Uh I did a lot of thing is ready to go Uh I did a lot of miscellaneous stuff the last several miscellaneous stuff the last several miscellaneous stuff the last several days getting all the little bits and days getting all the little bits and days getting all the little bits and pieces into place like real pieces into place like real pieces into place like real documentation terms of service privacy documentation terms of service privacy documentation terms of service privacy policy cookie policy legal stuff contact policy cookie policy legal stuff contact policy cookie policy legal stuff contact us like all these little miscellaneous us like all these little miscellaneous us like all these little miscellaneous bits cleaned up the homepage just a bits cleaned up the homepage just a bits cleaned up the homepage just a little bit Needs a lot more work So little bit Needs a lot more work So little bit Needs a lot more work So again this is a really crappy MVP but again this is a really crappy MVP but again this is a really crappy MVP but this thing is officially launched I’m this thing is officially launched I’m this thing is officially launched I’m going to start really really pushing going to start really really pushing going to start really really pushing hard to get the the word out getting hard to get the the word out getting hard to get the the word out getting links you know you know shouting from links you know you know shouting from links you know you know shouting from the rooftops that hey this thing is the rooftops that hey this thing is the rooftops that hey this thing is ready I want so many more agents ready I want so many more agents ready I want so many more agents but that’s going to be pretty soon Uh but that’s going to be pretty soon Uh but that’s going to be pretty soon Uh that’ll start built cranking out other that’ll start built cranking out other that’ll start built cranking out other agents and making these agents even agents and making these agents even agents and making these agents even better I’m a tenth of the way to my goal better I’m a tenth of the way to my goal better I’m a tenth of the way to my goal my first initial goal but really my real my first initial goal but really my real my first initial goal but really my real goal is to get a paying customer Uh I’ve goal is to get a paying customer Uh I’ve goal is to get a paying customer Uh I’ve had a business before I’ve had customers had a business before I’ve had customers had a business before I’ve had customers I’m not a complete newbie If if you’re I’m not a complete newbie If if you’re I’m not a complete newbie If if you’re new to new new to this channel I I once new to new new to this channel I I once new to new new to this channel I I once built uh a community from zero to like built uh a community from zero to like built uh a community from zero to like 50,000 people Um that was with a with a 50,000 people Um that was with a with a 50,000 people Um that was with a with a partner Now it’s just me I move really partner Now it’s just me I move really partner Now it’s just me I move really slow these days because I have a slow these days because I have a slow these days because I have a freelance job I need money I don’t my freelance job I need money I don’t my freelance job I need money I don’t my business venture has not gone well I’ve business venture has not gone well I’ve business venture has not gone well I’ve had a business with a revenue you know had a business with a revenue you know had a business with a revenue you know but this is so different than anything but this is so different than anything but this is so different than anything I’ve done before I’ve never had a SAS I’ve done before I’ve never had a SAS I’ve done before I’ve never had a SAS and I think the SAS marketplace really and I think the SAS marketplace really and I think the SAS marketplace really for SAS products is like way overflooded for SAS products is like way overflooded for SAS products is like way overflooded Uh there’s a lot of slop out there AI Uh there’s a lot of slop out there AI Uh there’s a lot of slop out there AI slop where people are kind of trying to slop where people are kind of trying to slop where people are kind of trying to vibe code their way to to building like vibe code their way to to building like vibe code their way to to building like a functional thing This is not that I a functional thing This is not that I a functional thing This is not that I just want to make that very clear I I just want to make that very clear I I just want to make that very clear I I spent a lot of time and uh like really spent a lot of time and uh like really spent a lot of time and uh like really thought this through and and worked hard thought this through and and worked hard thought this through and and worked hard on this Agents code is live and ready on this Agents code is live and ready on this Agents code is live and ready And now the hard part is marketing I And now the hard part is marketing I And now the hard part is marketing I think the marketing is harder than the think the marketing is harder than the think the marketing is harder than the building for sure Especially where this building for sure Especially where this building for sure Especially where this product is at right now This is not product is at right now This is not product is at right now This is not super complex just yet All right moving super complex just yet All right moving super complex just yet All right moving on I’m gonna just jump right into kind on I’m gonna just jump right into kind on I’m gonna just jump right into kind of my random story for today which is uh of my random story for today which is uh of my random story for today which is uh I’m going to explain how I got here just I’m going to explain how I got here just I’m going to explain how I got here just really briefly and kind of like why am I really briefly and kind of like why am I really briefly and kind of like why am I doing this why am I putting out a video doing this why am I putting out a video doing this why am I putting out a video i think there’s so much um you know i think there’s so much um you know i think there’s so much um you know people sharing like look at all this people sharing like look at all this people sharing like look at all this money I made I’m really successful Look money I made I’m really successful Look money I made I’m really successful Look at look at all this that I’ve done And I at look at all this that I’ve done And I at look at all this that I’ve done And I don’t I I think you can learn sometimes don’t I I think you can learn sometimes don’t I I think you can learn sometimes more from the people who have failed And more from the people who have failed And more from the people who have failed And I have failed a lot uh the last two I have failed a lot uh the last two I have failed a lot uh the last two years I’ve made so many mistakes And my years I’ve made so many mistakes And my years I’ve made so many mistakes And my goal is to share this knowledge with goal is to share this knowledge with goal is to share this knowledge with with people so you could see like what with people so you could see like what with people so you could see like what it really truly takes to go from zero to it really truly takes to go from zero to it really truly takes to go from zero to making money and and like what not to do making money and and like what not to do making money and and like what not to do to be completely blunt because I made a to be completely blunt because I made a to be completely blunt because I made a lot of really bad mistakes So let me lot of really bad mistakes So let me lot of really bad mistakes So let me just give you a quick rundown on on how just give you a quick rundown on on how just give you a quick rundown on on how I got to where I’m at now Um almost two I got to where I’m at now Um almost two I got to where I’m at now Um almost two years ago I I left my job I had a really years ago I I left my job I had a really years ago I I left my job I had a really good high-paying good high-paying good high-paying um job as a senior software engineer but um job as a senior software engineer but um job as a senior software engineer but I was just a lowly guy at the bottom of I was just a lowly guy at the bottom of I was just a lowly guy at the bottom of the org Um despite having a lot of the org Um despite having a lot of the org Um despite having a lot of experience experience experience I I survived several rounds of layoffs I I survived several rounds of layoffs I I survived several rounds of layoffs This company like hired a bunch of This company like hired a bunch of This company like hired a bunch of people during the pandemic paid a lot of people during the pandemic paid a lot of people during the pandemic paid a lot of money for a lot of people and was just money for a lot of people and was just money for a lot of people and was just unwinding and just laying off almost all unwinding and just laying off almost all unwinding and just laying off almost all the company And it was very obvious the the company And it was very obvious the the company And it was very obvious the last final big cut was coming And last final big cut was coming And last final big cut was coming And obviously I was going to lose my job and obviously I was going to lose my job and obviously I was going to lose my job and that last cut because what whoever was that last cut because what whoever was that last cut because what whoever was left and it was a very small group of left and it was a very small group of left and it was a very small group of people were going to be cut and replaced people were going to be cut and replaced people were going to be cut and replaced with contractors Well okay I’ll quit It with contractors Well okay I’ll quit It with contractors Well okay I’ll quit It was kind of a quit You’re probably going was kind of a quit You’re probably going was kind of a quit You’re probably going to be let go but everyone was going to to be let go but everyone was going to to be let go but everyone was going to be let go This company was failing be let go This company was failing be let go This company was failing They’re out of money They were they were They’re out of money They were they were They’re out of money They were they were replacing everyone with contractors they replacing everyone with contractors they replacing everyone with contractors they said Um so I I quit and that was almost said Um so I I quit and that was almost said Um so I I quit and that was almost two years ago and I started working two years ago and I started working two years ago and I started working really hard and I built a full product I really hard and I built a full product I really hard and I built a full product I spent like six eight months I built a spent like six eight months I built a spent like six eight months I built a really cool product and I called it really cool product and I called it really cool product and I called it unfuck unfuck unfuck email It was a tool that that that gets email It was a tool that that that gets email It was a tool that that that gets installed into Gmail as a Chrome installed into Gmail as a Chrome installed into Gmail as a Chrome extension where you manage your uh your extension where you manage your uh your extension where you manage your uh your inbox completely You can control exactly inbox completely You can control exactly inbox completely You can control exactly what goes in your inbox and all the what goes in your inbox and all the what goes in your inbox and all the noise goes to like a secondary inbox You noise goes to like a secondary inbox You noise goes to like a secondary inbox You could bulk delete do AI stuff I mean it could bulk delete do AI stuff I mean it could bulk delete do AI stuff I mean it did tons and tons of cool stuff Um I was did tons and tons of cool stuff Um I was did tons and tons of cool stuff Um I was very proud of this I was I I loved this very proud of this I was I I loved this very proud of this I was I I loved this product Other people thought it was cool product Other people thought it was cool product Other people thought it was cool I was I was I was really really excited and I really really really excited and I really really really excited and I really wanted to build this and make a really wanted to build this and make a really wanted to build this and make a really cool tool to make emails so much better cool tool to make emails so much better cool tool to make emails so much better than than it is So I built this product than than it is So I built this product than than it is So I built this product Uh learned a lot along the way how to Uh learned a lot along the way how to Uh learned a lot along the way how to build a Chrome extension I learned about build a Chrome extension I learned about build a Chrome extension I learned about how to start using AI stuff and and you how to start using AI stuff and and you how to start using AI stuff and and you know making API endpoints to call And I know making API endpoints to call And I know making API endpoints to call And I got to the point where it went to Google got to the point where it went to Google got to the point where it went to Google for review and they did not like the for review and they did not like the for review and they did not like the name They were they seemed to almost name They were they seemed to almost name They were they seemed to almost take it like personal like how dare you take it like personal like how dare you take it like personal like how dare you you know call it that Uh they gave me a you know call it that Uh they gave me a you know call it that Uh they gave me a lot of hassle They made me change a lot lot of hassle They made me change a lot lot of hassle They made me change a lot of stuff I had to rebrand it to UF The of stuff I had to rebrand it to UF The of stuff I had to rebrand it to UF The URL still works though They made me uh URL still works though They made me uh URL still works though They made me uh do all sorts of crap jump through all do all sorts of crap jump through all do all sorts of crap jump through all these hoops and then they basically these hoops and then they basically these hoops and then they basically ghosted me They refused to um let me let ghosted me They refused to um let me let ghosted me They refused to um let me let me move forward Let me they wouldn’t me move forward Let me they wouldn’t me move forward Let me they wouldn’t approve and let me launch my product approve and let me launch my product approve and let me launch my product after like eight months of hard work Got after like eight months of hard work Got after like eight months of hard work Got blocked and I was scrambling I was like blocked and I was scrambling I was like blocked and I was scrambling I was like what do I do i I had a newsletter I had what do I do i I had a newsletter I had what do I do i I had a newsletter I had two newsletters at the time where they two newsletters at the time where they two newsletters at the time where they weren’t making money They weren’t doing weren’t making money They weren’t doing weren’t making money They weren’t doing well But the one started to seriously well But the one started to seriously well But the one started to seriously have traction It was for artists to have traction It was for artists to have traction It was for artists to submit art Like there was a website for submit art Like there was a website for submit art Like there was a website for artists like modern contemporary artists artists like modern contemporary artists artists like modern contemporary artists They would submit art and then the They would submit art and then the They would submit art and then the newsletter would go out to art lovers newsletter would go out to art lovers newsletter would go out to art lovers and people to see art every day And that and people to see art every day And that and people to see art every day And that started to get some real traction Like started to get some real traction Like started to get some real traction Like artists were signing up every week And I artists were signing up every week And I artists were signing up every week And I was like I’m on to something I’m really was like I’m on to something I’m really was like I’m on to something I’m really close It’s like I just need a big oomph close It’s like I just need a big oomph close It’s like I just need a big oomph Get this thing more popular Get more Get this thing more popular Get more Get this thing more popular Get more artists And by that time it was like 10 artists And by that time it was like 10 artists And by that time it was like 10 months I was broke I was I mean I It was months I was broke I was I mean I It was months I was broke I was I mean I It was like almost a year and I was broke I was like almost a year and I was broke I was like almost a year and I was broke I was like I’m I’m so broke I had no money I like I’m I’m so broke I had no money I like I’m I’m so broke I had no money I can’t pay the bills I ended up selling can’t pay the bills I ended up selling can’t pay the bills I ended up selling the newsletter the website the artist the newsletter the website the artist the newsletter the website the artist app all of it I ended up selling it app all of it I ended up selling it app all of it I ended up selling it Lived on that for a little while And Lived on that for a little while And Lived on that for a little while And then I I was like what do I build what then I I was like what do I build what then I I was like what do I build what do I do i tried to build an do I do i tried to build an do I do i tried to build an AI kind of virtual assistant thing where AI kind of virtual assistant thing where AI kind of virtual assistant thing where you can email an LLM and you can kick you can email an LLM and you can kick you can email an LLM and you can kick off agents by emailing and doing and you off agents by emailing and doing and you off agents by emailing and doing and you landing page sucks I tried that got no landing page sucks I tried that got no landing page sucks I tried that got no traction and I ended up realizing I traction and I ended up realizing I traction and I ended up realizing I don’t want like I don’t want to build don’t want like I don’t want to build don’t want like I don’t want to build the email extension I don’t want to the email extension I don’t want to the email extension I don’t want to build this product the virtual assistant build this product the virtual assistant build this product the virtual assistant I want to build a little plumbing where I want to build a little plumbing where I want to build a little plumbing where you want to if you want to build such a you want to if you want to build such a you want to if you want to build such a product you just drop in like an SDK and product you just drop in like an SDK and product you just drop in like an SDK and you make all these API calls and I you make all these API calls and I you make all these API calls and I facilitate people building products by facilitate people building products by facilitate people building products by having like very very very good dialed having like very very very good dialed having like very very very good dialed in um agents that I call them that do a in um agents that I call them that do a in um agents that I call them that do a task They call an LLM and they have real task They call an LLM and they have real task They call an LLM and they have real code and they work spectacularly well code and they work spectacularly well code and they work spectacularly well Well enough to put it build a build a Well enough to put it build a build a Well enough to put it build a build a product on top of I was like “Okay I’m product on top of I was like “Okay I’m product on top of I was like “Okay I’m going to try that.” But at this point going to try that.” But at this point going to try that.” But at this point when I started working on agents code I when I started working on agents code I when I started working on agents code I was completely wiped out financially I was completely wiped out financially I was completely wiped out financially I had no money I I was struggling to find had no money I I was struggling to find had no money I I was struggling to find freelance work It’d be very intermittent freelance work It’d be very intermittent freelance work It’d be very intermittent It’s just going to be a vicious cycle It’s just going to be a vicious cycle It’s just going to be a vicious cycle you know trying to be an entrepreneur you know trying to be an entrepreneur you know trying to be an entrepreneur getting a day job quitting like working getting a day job quitting like working getting a day job quitting like working on being an entrepreneur you know and on being an entrepreneur you know and on being an entrepreneur you know and then I’d get really tired of it and get then I’d get really tired of it and get then I’d get really tired of it and get laid off or quit or something and then laid off or quit or something and then laid off or quit or something and then I’d go back to trying to build something I’d go back to trying to build something I’d go back to trying to build something I I knew I just I’ve been in the cycle I I knew I just I’ve been in the cycle I I knew I just I’ve been in the cycle for many years and I was like I need to for many years and I was like I need to for many years and I was like I need to I need to make this work like at all I need to make this work like at all I need to make this work like at all costs Like I’m I’m going all in on this costs Like I’m I’m going all in on this costs Like I’m I’m going all in on this And yeah I’ve been living with my family And yeah I’ve been living with my family And yeah I’ve been living with my family I literally declared bankruptcy Like I’m I literally declared bankruptcy Like I’m I literally declared bankruptcy Like I’m broke as I mean I have money but broke as I mean I have money but broke as I mean I have money but like I don’t have like savings I can’t I like I don’t have like savings I can’t I like I don’t have like savings I can’t I don’t have a car I don’t have like my don’t have a car I don’t have like my don’t have a car I don’t have like my own place right now I’ve lived in London own place right now I’ve lived in London own place right now I’ve lived in London for for the last couple years off and on for for the last couple years off and on for for the last couple years off and on So and traveling So I didn’t haven’t So and traveling So I didn’t haven’t So and traveling So I didn’t haven’t needed a car But uh now that I’m back in needed a car But uh now that I’m back in needed a car But uh now that I’m back in the the the US I’ I’m back I’ve been back in the US US I’ I’m back I’ve been back in the US US I’ I’m back I’ve been back in the US for a year after living abroad for nine for a year after living abroad for nine for a year after living abroad for nine almost 10 years So I haven’t needed a almost 10 years So I haven’t needed a almost 10 years So I haven’t needed a car But I don’t have a car I have no car But I don’t have a car I have no car But I don’t have a car I have no life if I just sit here and grind life if I just sit here and grind life if I just sit here and grind because I I this is my dream I’m here to because I I this is my dream I’m here to because I I this is my dream I’m here to s it’s kind of I I I had to succeed s it’s kind of I I I had to succeed s it’s kind of I I I had to succeed There’s no not succeeding So I picked up There’s no not succeeding So I picked up There’s no not succeeding So I picked up some freelance work but the intention is some freelance work but the intention is some freelance work but the intention is very clear A short-term gig probably two very clear A short-term gig probably two very clear A short-term gig probably two months It might be over in like two months It might be over in like two months It might be over in like two weeks It might be over next month I weeks It might be over next month I weeks It might be over next month I don’t know So I have some money coming don’t know So I have some money coming don’t know So I have some money coming in You know I I declared bankruptcy in You know I I declared bankruptcy in You know I I declared bankruptcy Everything’s fine like I’m starting over Everything’s fine like I’m starting over Everything’s fine like I’m starting over from scratch but I have to make this from scratch but I have to make this from scratch but I have to make this work And I don’t care if I have to cold work And I don’t care if I have to cold work And I don’t care if I have to cold email people get on the phone every day email people get on the phone every day email people get on the phone every day do a million demos I have to find a way do a million demos I have to find a way do a million demos I have to find a way I had to figure out what people want and I had to figure out what people want and I had to figure out what people want and need That’s why I give myself 1,000 days need That’s why I give myself 1,000 days need That’s why I give myself 1,000 days to work talk about share share what to work talk about share share what to work talk about share share what hasn’t worked share what is working and hasn’t worked share what is working and hasn’t worked share what is working and try to teach and and share and show what try to teach and and share and show what try to teach and and share and show what show what how hard this really is um not show what how hard this really is um not show what how hard this really is um not to discourage people but to show like to discourage people but to show like to discourage people but to show like hey if I could do it you could do it but hey if I could do it you could do it but hey if I could do it you could do it but I’m not doing it yet and it’s quite I’m not doing it yet and it’s quite I’m not doing it yet and it’s quite frustrating but now that this is ready frustrating but now that this is ready frustrating but now that this is ready to launch it’s go time um I got to to launch it’s go time um I got to to launch it’s go time um I got to make something work and I I I want it to make something work and I I I want it to make something work and I I I want it to be around AI agents So this is my be around AI agents So this is my be around AI agents So this is my attempt at making a profitable AI attempt at making a profitable AI attempt at making a profitable AI business Uh what do you think what are business Uh what do you think what are business Uh what do you think what are your thoughts because I’m struggling to your thoughts because I’m struggling to your thoughts because I’m struggling to get feedback I’m struggling to get get feedback I’m struggling to get get feedback I’m struggling to get traction attention and I’m going to traction attention and I’m going to traction attention and I’m going to start pushing this hard because I maybe start pushing this hard because I maybe start pushing this hard because I maybe this idea has to pivot and change but I this idea has to pivot and change but I this idea has to pivot and change but I know there’s a demand for like real AI know there’s a demand for like real AI know there’s a demand for like real AI agents that are not not hype agents that are not not hype agents that are not not hype and will really work I know that there’s and will really work I know that there’s and will really work I know that there’s a demand for some of these little little a demand for some of these little little a demand for some of these little little things I just got to figure that out So things I just got to figure that out So things I just got to figure that out So I know this was a more serious one but I know this was a more serious one but I know this was a more serious one but uh for for the 100th episode I just uh for for the 100th episode I just uh for for the 100th episode I just wanted to like share where I’ve come wanted to like share where I’ve come wanted to like share where I’ve come from where I’m at and that this thing is from where I’m at and that this thing is from where I’m at and that this thing is launched and I am not stopping until launched and I am not stopping until launched and I am not stopping until this is successful And I have no choice this is successful And I have no choice this is successful And I have no choice but to hustle It’s do or die but to hustle It’s do or die but to hustle It’s do or die So I’m a tenth of the way there I have a So I’m a tenth of the way there I have a So I’m a tenth of the way there I have a very clear goal in mind for when I hit very clear goal in mind for when I hit very clear goal in mind for when I hit that 1,000 days that 1,000 days that 1,000 days So until next time see you