AI for Founders with Ryan Estes AI That Turns Ideas Into Real Companies
Welcome to AI for Founders, I'm Ryan Estes.
Every non-technical founder hits the same wall.
You’ve got the idea. You’ve got the market. You’ve even got early traction.
But then comes the question that kills momentum:
“Who’s going to build this?”
Technical cofounder? Impossible to find.
Dev agency? Expensive and slow.
No-code tools? Great… until you need something real.
Today’s guests are here to blow that bottleneck up.
Ben and Brad are the co-founders of Woz, an AI platform designed to act like your technical cofounder — turning raw ideas into production-ready, scalable software, not demos, not toys.
They met as roommates at MIT, raised $6 million, and are building what could become the operating system for non-technical founders who want to ship real products fast.
In this episode, we break down:
What AI can actually replace in software development
Where humans still matter more than ever
And how founders without engineering backgrounds can finally compete at scale
If you’re a founder, operator, or investor wondering what building software looks like in the AI era — this one’s for you.
https://withwoz.com
https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Mpk-woz-your-ai-technical-cofounder
https://www.cervinventures.com/news/building-the-next-generation-of-software-why-we-invested-in-woz
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https://aiforfounders.co/
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https://ryanestes.info