@Kadu_AI is pivoting towards essays! Think Google Docs editor meets Notion-style AI templates.

Still working out the exact details, but I'm conducting more user interviews. If you know any students who'd be willing to chat, please reach out!

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It's been ~1 week since my last tweet, took a short vacation to recharge and refocus. Back now, so expect more #buildinpublic updates for Kadu coming soon!

Day 28 of building @Kadu_AI in public:

Working on a left side nav drawer as part of the upcoming changes to Kadu. Ignore any styling on the right side of the nav drawer 😅

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Day 27 of building @Kadu_AI in public:

Exploring some big changes for Kadu, should have more details in the coming days. Might involve expanding the feature-set and shifting the target audience a little bit 🤔

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Any founders out there using TikTok for marketing/reaching new audiences 👋? Interested to see who's using it and your experiences.

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Day 26 of building @Kadu_AI in public:

New landing page is up at kaduapp.com/get-started 😎! Now, focusing on fine-tuning each of the Smart Templates to make sure the generated emails are as effective as possible for their use case.

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Day 24 of building @Kadu_AI in public:

Working on a new carousel on the landing page to show different instructions and outputs generated by Kadu. Hopefully it drives more interaction and gives a better idea of what Kadu does 🤞

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Who's working on a startup from another country? Personally located in the US, and would love to hear about your experiences building in different locations. Let's connect!

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Day 24 of building @Kadu_AI in public:

A lot of cold dm-ing people who fall into Kadu's target audience. Working on creating a connection first, then introducing the product. Slow progress, but in the early stages, you have to work for everything 😀

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Shamelessness is such an underrated quality for founders. I'm definitely still working on this one 😅

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Anyone else building and want to swap and review each other's landing pages? Let's help each other out, drop a comment if you're interested 😃

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Thinking back on it, yesterday might've been the first day building Kadu that I didn't touch the product at all 👀. Hopefully that's not a red flag...

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Day 22 of building @Kadu_AI in public:

Focusing marketing for Kadu going forward on 🥁... people who's first language isn't english!

Take a look at why I've made that decision, and some of my initial plans moving forward ⬇️

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First paying customer for Kadu! Spoiler alert: it's me 😅

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If you aren't embarrassed with your initial product/MVP, you probably spent too long on it and should've launched sooner.

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Day 21 of building @Kadu_AI in public:

Payments are finished up on Kadu! Stripe has been super easy to set up and integrate with codebase, would def recommend. Next up, creating a short demo video w/ voiceover for marketing and landing page.

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Make your product so good that users feel the need to tell their friends about it

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Day 20 of building @Kadu_AI in public:

Manifesting my Stripe test payments into reality (except that sharp drop in volume 😂). Payment functionality is almost done, then shifting to marketing week. Plus, a big update on the direction of Kadu soon!

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The vast majority of startup advice tells you what you shouldn't do. There's no playbook on what you should do to succeed, because every story is different. That's what each of us are trying to find out on our startup journey.

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Day 17 of building @Kadu_AI in public 🧵:

Working on building payments for Kadu, plus debating focusing my marketing on businesses and startups 👀. Received lots of positive feedback from founders, and a space I know better.

Take a look ⬇️

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