SMB spends 2 days and $250 building an AI quoting tool that saves 20 hrs/week
MatthewChang · x · 2026-10-03
A small business owner spent 2 days and $250 in API credits building an AI quoting tool trained on his own data. It's projected to save 20 hours per week, run for under $20/month, and improve over time as it trains on company data — and it sent out its first automated quote an hour after launch. He acknowledges critics will call it "slop" but points to the tangible results.
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