<p><b>Startup description</b></p><p>My platform is an AI-powered meeting assistant that automatically generates <b>customized reports</b> from <b>phone calls and video conferences</b>. It captures key insights, assigns tasks, and integrates directly with tools like Slack, Trello, Monday, and more. Saving teams hours of manual work and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.</p><p>The idea started from a common pain point: after every call, there was a scramble to remember what was said, who committed to what, and what needed to happen next. This was especially frustrating in high-stakes settings like <b>interviews, sales calls, onboarding sessions, and team meetings</b>, where missing a single detail could mean a lost opportunity or a broken process.</p><p>I built my platform to solve that problem: <b>turning every conversation into an automatic, structured, and actionable report</b>. From there, we added features like customizable templates, multilingual support, integrations with CRMs and ATSs, and even the ability to chat with past meetings.</p><p>My platform is designed for anyone who runs recurring calls and needs <b>clarity, accountability, and automation. </b>All without ever typing a single note again.</p><p><b>Key highlights:<b></b></b></p><ul><li>Annual revenue: $35,000.</li><li>Annual profit: $21,000.</li><li>Churn rate: 15%.</li><li>LTV: $1,440.</li><li>CAC: $200.</li><li>Business margin: 60%.</li><li>1,250 daily users.</li><li>22,000 processed meetings.</li><li>302 Chrome extension daily users.</li><li>Slack app with 100 installations.</li><li>Database with 22,000 meeting transcripts, video recordings, and embeddings.</li></ul><p><b>Team</b></p><p>Single-handedly run and built by the owner.</p><p><b>Tech Stack</b></p><ul><li>We use Django with PostgreSQL on the backend and React on the frontend.</li><li>The backend is deployed in Heroku and the frontend on Vercel.</li><li>We use AWS S3 for storage.</li><li>Postman for API documentation.</li><li>GitHub for versioning.</li><li>We use a Whisper instance hosted in Replicate for transcription and OpenAI for embeddings and transcript processing.</li><li>We use Recall.ai for meeting bots and audio/video recording.</li><li>Twilio for making phone calls and getting audio recordings, and purchasing phone numbers.</li><li>Svix for webhooks functionality.</li><li>SendGrid for emails.</li></ul><p><b>Marketing and growth</b></p><ul><li>We do SEO.</li><li>Cold emailing with Instantly and other tools.</li><li>Campaigns with Appsumo.</li><li>Lead acquisition with Leadrpro.</li><li>Affiliates with Tolt.</li></ul><p>We've had the most success with cold emailing. Generating more the $30,000 of revenue in the last 12 months with a $150 monthly spend.</p><p>Our Appsumo campaign brought $11,000 of net revenue ($40,000 gross sales) in 3 months.</p><p><b>Revenue and profit</b></p><ul><li>Annual Revenue: $35,000.&nbsp;</li><li>Profit: $21,000 (60%).&nbsp;</li><li>CAC: $200.&nbsp;</li><li>LTV: 1,440.&nbsp;</li><li>Churn: 15%</li></ul><p><b>Startup assets<b></b></b></p><ul><li>Email list with 1,250 subscribers.</li><li>Database with 22,000 meeting transcripts, video recordings, and embeddings.</li><li>Database with 1,500k users.</li><li>Chrome extension with 302 daily users.</li><li>Slack app with 100 installations.</li><li>Native integrations with Trello, Monday, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, and Slack.</li><li>Google and Microsoft approved apps.</li></ul><p><b>Risks</b></p><p><b>1. </b><b>Dependence on Third-Party Providers (e.g. Heroku, OpenAI)</b></p><p><b>Risk:</b> The platform currently runs on platforms like <b>Heroku</b> (infra) and <b>OpenAI/Whisper</b> (for transcription and summaries). These services carry <b>usage-based costs</b> and are <b>outside your control</b>.</p><p><b>Mitigation:</b><b></b></p><ul><li><b>Migrate infrastructure</b> from Heroku to AWS/GCP/DigitalOcean to <b>drastically reduce monthly burn</b>.</li><li>Replace OpenAI APIs with <b>open-source LLMs</b> (e.g. Mistral, Whisper.cpp, Ollama) to <b>control cost per user</b> at scale.</li><li>Gradually shift to <b>fine-tuned proprietary models</b> for specific tasks like summarization or task extraction.</li></ul><p><b>2. </b><b>Product-Led Growth Without a Sales Engine</b></p><p><b>Risk:</b> The platform has relied on <b>organic adoption</b> and campaigns like AppSumo. It does not yet have a <b>repeatable acquisition or outbound sales engine</b> in place.</p><p><b>Mitigation:</b><b></b></p><ul><li>Use the existing product + traction to <b>build a cold outbound machine</b> targeting recruiters, agencies, and sales teams.</li><li>Double down on a <b>specific vertical (e.g. recruiting)</b> to drive <b>focused growth with high conversion</b>.</li><li>Launch integrations into <b>marketplaces</b> like HubSpot, Zoho, and Slack App Directory for inbound growth.</li></ul><p><b>3. </b><b>Competition from Large Players</b></p><p><b>Risk:</b> The platform competes in a market where players like Otter.ai, Fireflies, and Gong exist. These companies have large sales and marketing budgets.</p><p><b>Mitigation:</b><b></b></p><ul><li><b>Go niche and deep</b>: Compete on <b>custom workflows, templates, and integrations</b> that generic tools ignore (e.g. ATS-specific formats, multilingual recruiting, Slack-only teams).</li><li>Sell into <b>specific pain points</b> that bigger players overlook: async notes in bilingual teams, recruiting agencies with many calls, localized workflows for LATAM or EU.</li><li>Focus on <b>product experience + automation</b> to build a loyal user base and <b>avoid feature bloat</b>.</li></ul><p><b>4. </b><b>Churn Risk with Non-Recurring Users</b></p><p><b>Risk:</b> Some early users may be low-intent or one-time testers (e.g. from AppSumo), and may not convert to long-term customers.</p><p><b>Mitigation:</b><b></b></p><ul><li>Focus future onboarding around <b>teams, not individuals</b>—increase stickiness through Slack/Trello integration, shared templates, and team-wide call syncing.</li><li>Build tiered pricing and value metrics (e.g. per seat, per integration, usage-based tiers).</li><li>Use data from current users to <b>build customer success workflows</b> and upsells.</li></ul><p><b>5. </b><b>Limited Brand Awareness and SEO Presence</b></p><p><b>Risk:</b> The platform is relatively unknown outside early adopters, and doesn’t yet rank for key meeting-assistant terms.</p><p><b>Mitigation:</b><b></b></p><ul><li>Leverage existing <b>content base and use case clarity</b> (e.g. “interview note template”, “sales call summary automation”) to drive SEO.</li><li><b>Invest in social and performance ads</b> using high-performing visual creatives (already partially developed).</li><li>Launch <b>case studies and affiliate content</b> focused on recruiting and remote teams.</li></ul><p><b>Why These Risks Are Manageable?</b></p><p>Every early-stage SaaS project carries execution risk—but my platform is de-risked in key ways:</p><ul><li><b>Product is built and working</b> — not just an MVP.</li><li><b>Real use cases with integrations</b> already implemented.</li><li><b>Multiple paths to revenue</b> (SaaS subscriptions, team plans, agency licenses).</li><li>&nbsp;Clear levers to <b>improve gross margins and reduce CAC</b>.</li></ul><p>With a lean team and focus, a buyer can turn my platform into a profitable, defensible, and scalable B2B SaaS by executing on infra, GTM, and vertical depth.</p><p><b>Summary</b></p><p>The shift toward remote and hybrid work has made video meetings the new standard, not the exception. With millions of calls taking place daily across recruiting, sales, project management, onboarding, and internal syncs, companies are drowning in unstructured conversations. My platform sits at the center of a massive and growing opportunity: turning conversations into structured, actionable data.</p><p>&nbsp;According to Gartner, over 70% of enterprise collaboration happens via meetings. The need to automatically capture insights, tasks, and follow-ups is no longer a “nice to have”—it’s a critical productivity enabler.</p></br>✅ $33,000 in ARR✅ 1,250 customers✅ Business model: SaaS✅ Built with AWS, Replicate, GitHub