AI Solopreneur: The FASTEST Way To Start An Al Business With Zero Employees (Using ChatGPT & Replit)

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

06:52 You need a “Buy” button (Dom's number 1 piece of business advice!)

12:31 Can an AI run an ENTIRE company?

15:04 Peter Levels’ viral flight sim — lessons in vibe-coding

18:24 Sponsor: Hostinger Horizons will build your website

19:09 Vibe-coding 101: turning feelings into products

22:37 Blake’s calorie-counting app (all ChatGPT prompts)

25:50 Sponsor: Square will help you run your business

26:35 Founder-Led Brands: story SELLS, slides don’t

29:18 The 3 Step Framework (The AI flywheel)

32:47 LIVE build: CalumGPT in under 10 minutes

37:11 Pricing, liability, & other creator fears — SOLVED

40:20 Replit vs V0 vs Roark — choosing your weapon

43:08 The “lean-forward” rule for instant momentum

46:02 Weekend challenge: palms open, idea downloaded

48:40 Dom’s closing gratitude (and YOUR next move)

52:30 Training a custom GPT on 400+ hours of transcripts

58:15 AgentGPT: turning comments & metrics into upgrades

1:05:42 Dom’s “every creator needs a button” monetization play

1:13:07 Add personality to your GPT

1:33:03 Decode your analytics: likes, saves, shares

1:49:24 Plug & play website in Replit (full demo) -- it built the Apple Website

2:04:21 FINAL 5-min idea challenge & next steps

About the Guest

Dom Ashburn, better known as Mr.Grateful is an AI educator who teaches people how to use AI to amplify creativity and personal empowerment. He’s deeply human-first in his approach, showing that success with AI comes from emotional intelligence and clear thinking, not technical complexity.

He has built several profitable AI native businesses and in this episode he shows you how to build your own successful AI business starting right from the beginning.....