Hai is the solo founder behind catswithbats.com and a 14,000-subscriber YouTube channel (LLM for Devs). Discover how his diverse background in film and AI led him to ditch traditional playbooks, using content and community to grow his brand. From organizing AI meetups to growing a passionate following, Hai shares the "bad advice" about going solo, which might be the best decision you never planned to make.
Check out Hai's work:
- Company: catswithbats.com
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devlearnllm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haiphunghiem/
00:00 Intro to Hai and AI Tinkerers Meetup
02:29 Being a Solo Founder
06:15 The Challenges of Being a Solo Founder
08:09 Why Go Solo?
10:32 The Pros and Cons of Going Solo
12:46 Impact of Childhood and Culture on Becoming a Solo Founder
15:17 Product-Led vs. Sales-Led
18:56 Studying Film to Podcasting
25:27 Why I Started Bad Advice
28:20 Starup Playbooks Don't Work
31:19 Do Everything It Takes
36:43 The Reality of Going by the Playbooks
38:00 CatsWithBats GTM: Content
40:45 How To Get 14k Subs or Followers
43:46 Good Content and Community
49:14 The Importance of Brand and Trust
53:48 Dark Black and Yellow Modern Bold Podcast Youtube Intro Video.mp4
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