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AI Podcasting: deliver by hand first, then automate about 80% of it
Founder Adithyan Ilangovan says his first technical product failed as a business. The team then delivered podcast post-production manually for two to three months, automated the stable parts step by step, and self-reports about $14.5K MRR.
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THE STORY · The original
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- Originalfounder self-reporthttps://www.indiehackers.com/post/services/quitting-his-job-with-no-plan-and-hitting-14-5k-mrr-with-a-hybrid-agency-UUli0CBF6udTPE8aANJu
Why it is worth understanding
The reusable path is not 'build the platform first': charge to deliver, feel the customer's pain at first hand, then automate only what has stopped changing.
Conditions and limitations
Revenue, automation share, and acquisition claims are founder-reported and unaudited; one success story does not show that every service can be productized.
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THE THREAD · Full timeline
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- RecordThe first technical product failed, so the team manually delivered full post-production for podcasters.
- RecordAfter identifying stable repeatable steps, the team automated about 80% while retaining human polish and client relationships.
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- Indie Hackers founder interviewScope not documented
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