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How to Build an AI Startup Entirely on WhatsApp (ep 72)

How to Build an AI Startup Entirely on WhatsApp (ep 72)

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Tiago Alves, founder of Librarian, explains how a WhatsApp-first product strategy helped his AI assistant break out. He shows why adoption accelerated once friction was removed and why many founders still misunderstand how AI tools are actually adopted. He also shares how Librarian evolved from a search layer across work tools into an executive assistant in your pocket, and why WhatsApp beat Slack in real-world usage.Episode 72 covers AI adoption, product onboarding, and messaging as a business operating layer. Tiago also breaks down fundraising reality across Asia and the US, his thinking on verticals like real estate and insurance, and how pricing changes when token costs matter. He reflects on his time as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Golden Gate Ventures and explains why the next generation of AI assistants will need memory, context, and tighter integrations across the tools people already use.🔔 Listen and SubscribeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGeneralistsPodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2apfGY403NGr1EyTNkJfG4Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/the-generalists📖 What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeWhy WhatsApp-first onboarding removed friction and accelerated adoptionWhy users preferred chatting from WhatsApp instead of being pushed to a website or SlackHow Librarian evolved from search assistant to action-taking executive assistantWhy AI products need to adapt to actual user behavior, not assumed workflowsHow messaging apps are becoming business operating layersWhy Southeast Asia’s mobile-first habits create different product opportunitiesWhat founders get wrong about fundraising in Asia versus the USHow Tiago used forced monetization to find real ICP and reduce AI cost exposureWhy memory, integrations, and context are core to the future of AI assistants🔥 Watch Our Other Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2VHfhKCfn0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H24ck-is5Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6URrTXBwPGkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZE8F6qfgt0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oybU375fZxohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_dknB50qM👤👤 HostsRaz Kotler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razkotler/Michael Smith Jr.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smittysgp/👤 GuestTiago Alves: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoalves/🔗 Resources and Links Mentioned🏢 Companies and OrganizationsLibrarian: https://www.librarian.ai/Golden Gate Ventures: https://goldengate.vc 25V: https://25madison.com/25v/Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/Carrot: https://www.get-carrot.com/WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/Slack: https://slack.com/Telegram: https://telegram.org/OpenAI: https://openai.com/Gamma: https://gamma.app/Beautiful.ai: https://www.beautiful.ai/📚 Concepts and FrameworksEntrepreneur in Residence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneur-in-residenceProduct-market fit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product/market_fitCustomer relationship management (CRM): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_relationship_managementRetrieval-augmented generation (RAG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrieval-augmented_generation
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