AI can build your product but can't make people need it: watch these 4 weekly numbers
JafarNajafov · x · 2026-09-24
- Core argument: AI can build your app, write your posts, and run your workflows — but it cannot make someone need what you sell. Choosing is the CEO skill AI can't replace.
- Four weekly numbers: How many people saw the offer? How many asked for a demo? How many paid? How many stayed?
- Where AI fits: Ask AI to find patterns in calls, messages, and usage data, then make one change and measure it.
- How to pick a product (from the earlier tweet): pick a boring niche, start with one workflow (intake, quoting, scheduling, reporting, or follow-up), do it manually with AI for five customers, watch where each asks for corrections, and turn the repeatable parts into software — better than asking AI for "10 SaaS ideas."
- Takeaway: Start with a painful job and stay close to the people paying to get it done.
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