The Pitch #172 My Town AI: ChatGPT Meets SimCity
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Oct 29, 2025 Nicole Sterling, Founder and CEO of MyTown AI, shares her vision for a civic-AI platform designed to empower small local governments. She highlights the $2.2 trillion grants gap that hampers accessibility to crucial data. Nicole showcases the platform's capabilities, like zoning queries and grants automation, which streamline bureaucratic processes. As an elected official, she brings personal insights into the challenges faced by towns. The discussion also delves into investor dynamics and the competitive landscape, with Nicole leaving with a soft commitment from an interested investor.
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Meeting Moments That Sparked The Product
- Nicole recounts real council meetings where staff lacked answers about evacuation routes and tiny-home foundations.
- Those gaps motivated her to build MyTown AI to surface parcel-level rules and meeting records on demand.
Huge Grant Opportunity In Small Towns
- Nicole cites Bloomberg estimating $2.2 trillion locked in grants due to lack of local government grant writers.
- She positions MyTown AI as a platform for the 95% of towns under 50,000 residents to unlock that value.
Live Demo: Parcel-Level Answers
- Nicole demos parcel-level zoning answers like foundation requirements for a tiny home at 94 Alpine Drive.
- She also shows citizen-facing answers, e.g., fence height limits for a specific address.