What does it take to build a multi-million dollar AI startup from scratch, without raising a cent?
In this episode of Liftoff, we sit down with Ricardo Ghekiere, the founder of BetterPic, the viral AI platform creating professional headshots in minutes. Bootstrapped from $0 to $4 million in just 15 months, Ricardo shares the real story behind BetterPic’s explosive growth from Belgium to the global stage.
💡 Inside the episode:
- How BetterPic outperformed better-funded competitors
- The 7-month experiment to crack the most effective marketing channels
- Why SEO became their secret weapon
- The power of product-led growth in B2B
- How Ricardo is evolving into a founder-CEO and raising a $1.5M pre-seed round
- A sneak peek into Better Studio and the next AI frontier: fashion
👉 Learn from a founder who’s redefining how humans and AI work together.
🔗 Try BetterPic: https://www.betterpic.io/
🔗 Connect with Ricardo: linkedin.com/in/ricardo-ghekiere
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