BAbrian austininsimplylouie.hashnode.dev·Mar 4 · 3 min readWhy I Chose $2 Subscriptions Over $5M in VC MoneyI turned down venture capital. Not because I'm principled (though I'd like to think I am), but because the math actually worked differently when I looked at who I wanted to serve. Let me walk you through what that decision actually means, because it'...00
BAbrian austininsimplylouie.hashnode.dev·Mar 3 · 2 min readThe 2 AI Assistant Thats Changing Lives in Nigeriatitle: "The $2 AI Assistant That's Changing Lives in Nigeria" tags: ai, nigeria, chatgpt, africa AI assistants like ChatGPT cost $20/month. In Nigeria, that's over ₦32,000 — more than many people earn in a week. The Problem The AI revolution is happe...00
BAbrian austininsimplylouie.hashnode.dev·Feb 26 · 2 min readBuilt 2 AI Assistant Targeting Emerging Marketstitle: "I Built a $2/month AI Assistant — Here's Why It Targets Emerging Markets" tags: ai, startup, buildinpublic, entrepreneurship While every AI startup is fighting over the same $20/month customers in the US and Europe, I went the opposite direct...00
BAbrian austininsimplylouie.hashnode.dev·Feb 24 · 2 min readWe Built AI for /Month for Nigeria, Kenya, Philippines — Here's WhyThe Problem Nobody Talks About ChatGPT costs $20/month. The median monthly income in Nigeria is around $200. That's 10% of someone's salary just to access AI. We think that's wrong. What We Built SimplyLouie is an AI assistant priced in local currenc...00
BAbrian austininsimplylouie.hashnode.dev·Feb 22 · 3 min read$20/Month AI Tools? That's a Luxury Tax on Developers Outside the USI was grabbing coffee in Jakarta last month when a developer friend mentioned she'd been using free tier services for months because $20/month for an AI tool felt impossible. Meanwhile, back in San Francisco, that same $20 is what you spend without t...00