Everything Product Podcast How We Cut $10K+ in Costs Using AI: Real Founder Stories (Website, Marketing & More)
Discover how real startup founders are using AI to automate their businesses and slash costs by thousands of dollars. In this episode, we dive deep into practical AI use cases that any founder or product manager can implement today.
🎯 What You'll Learn:
How to build a professional website for $20-50/month instead of $5K-10K
Automating social media marketing (saved $800/month)
AI-powered email marketing with customer personalization
Building custom inventory management systems with AI
Using AI voice agents for sales outreach and follow-ups
Data-driven advertising optimization
💡 Key Highlights:
✅ Built a complete e-commerce website using Lovable (AI tool) for under $150
✅ Replaced $800/month social media agency with AI-generated content
✅ Automated email marketing flows with personalized customer content
✅ Created custom inventory management app using AI (BaskinRobbins case study)
✅ Exploring AI voice agents for distributor outreach and customer follow-ups
🛠️ Tools Mentioned:
Lovable (website building)
Shopify (e-commerce backend)
Klaviyo (email marketing automation)
Lindy.com (customer action automation)
N8n (workflow automation)
Midjourney, Sora (AI content generation)
Substack (newsletter automation)
👥 Featured Founders:
Flavor Fusion (ready-to-cook curries company)
Event venue business owner
BaskinRobbins franchise owner (inventory management case study)
📌 Perfect for: Product Managers, Startup Founders, Small Business Owners, Solopreneurs exploring the "one-person billion-dollar business" concept
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction: AI Automation for Founders
00:53 - Topic Overview: One Person, Billion Dollar Businesses
02:55 - Website Building: $10K → $50/month with AI
04:17 - Deep Dive: Using Lovable for Custom Website Development
05:27 - Event Venue Website Case Study ($1,000 saved)
07:22 - Content Generation & Social Media Marketing
09:05 - Replacing $800/month Marketing Agency with AI
10:28 - Email Marketing Automation with Klaviyo
12:15 - Customer Data & Personalization Strategies
13:17 - Automation Tools: N8n vs Lindy comparison
15:13 - Event Venue Marketing Challenges
17:37 - BaskinRobbins Inventory Management Case Study
19:25 - AI Voice Agents for Sales & Distributor Outreach
22:00 - Building Products for Shopify Ecosystem
22:36 - Data Analysis & Advertising Optimization
AI automation for founders
Product management AI tools
Startup cost reduction
AI for small business
No-code AI solutions
Product management strategies
Founder automation tools
Lovable AI
AI website builder
Email marketing automation
Klaviyo automation
AI content generation
Social media automation
Inventory management AI
AI voice agents
Lindy automation
N8n workflows
Startup tips
Small business automation
AI tools 2025
Entrepreneurship
Business efficiency
Marketing automation
Cost cutting strategies
Solopreneur tools