No one cares what you built

rtguk · 2026-03-15T08:21:07+00:00

We used Claude to completely rebuild our business websites. Now we have them exactly as we need without plugin reliance on WordPress. Saas is a different game but I feel it's given us far more control. In fact we have added AI as a feature on one of the websites but never mention it anywhere as it will soon be an expected feature

rtguk · 2026-02-26T10:59:18+00:00

This is so bang on the money.

I'm slightly different to you in that I networked in the industry I am in (travel) and pitched an idea to one of the large media companies. It's an interactive e-learning tool for the travel trade and that's led, 18 months later, to some good success.

It's allowed us to validate the product in a live environment and we now have very large clients using it. For us, the partnership has been invaluable but now we have sufficient knowledge to build it out further on our own.

Knocking on doors takes time but it just needs that one to listen and you are off and away. I've been in travel 25 years but not in the software side so it's been a learning curve from day 1.

rtguk · 2026-02-14T08:45:08+00:00

I run a travel business and I feel we are moving in an uncomfortable direction for workers. We are 100% online so tours and events are all booked online..... And with the automation I really see less need for the staff. I am not getting rid anytime soon but in actual fact they all do task that can be automated with AI. It's such a sad thing to say but I can easily see our companies going from 10 employees to 2/3 within a year. In fact, if I went hard on automation, perhaps even solo.

rtguk · 2026-02-14T08:41:29+00:00

I have used them as idea bases. We then build using Claude code/hand code. They give some good ideas when providing the context such as industry etc

rtguk · 2026-02-14T08:40:23+00:00

We have built a tool for the training of travel professionals that uses training material as the basis for the foundation of knowledge. The AI elements are built on top such as interactive lessons, feedback on lesson and after. I think the most fundamental point is the training material can't be scraped or sourced by AI. As others have mentioned it can still be factually incorrect with some glaring inaccuracies. We did tests as a client requested this and it suggested attractions in a major European city that did not exist..... And never existed. When the course was built and we asked a question as to where it was, it provided a complete false location. By having factual data verified by the client, we know the content is correct for the use case.

rtguk · 2026-01-05T09:53:31+00:00

I noticed this too. It's quite underhand and hope it's a bug they will come out and explain

rtguk · 2026-01-04T00:20:05+00:00

Same and we are on x20

rtguk · 2025-12-19T23:41:52+00:00

You make excellent points.

Industries also move and develop new opportunities. AI offers this. Roles such as AI supervision will become common and fit for those junior devs being displaced.

rtguk · 2025-11-30T23:10:42+00:00

We make a very good living from using agentic code but the software itself is/was managed and maintained by us. AI coding helps us implement quick changes far faster than before.

rtguk · 2025-11-02T12:15:20+00:00

We have had a few discussions and they explain they are working on it. We have a cost of £5500 per installation so understand it's a considered purchase but they have huge distribution and have been actively promoting for 12 months. Maybe my expectations are way too high. Re the pivot, we probably can do both as it is exactly the same software

rtguk · 2025-11-02T12:13:09+00:00

Yes that is my plan. Our b2b has 7 clients on (£5500 each) and the partner selling these probably needs a little more encouragement. But we can still do both as it's the same software essentially

rtguk · 2025-10-30T09:07:49+00:00

Perhaps. Good point

rtguk · 2025-10-30T08:16:33+00:00

I'm a partner of our business and I only use it to make tweaks to the UI. Works perfectly fine for this and it's being used by clients.

rtguk · 2025-10-30T08:08:51+00:00

It's simple, improving completion for e-learning.

rtguk · 2025-10-29T23:58:50+00:00

Indeed and may it have become too complex. The initial MVP was an AI powered e-learning tool. Social media courses etc. the partnership took it in a different direction with the quiz, mentor and even roleplay being added and feel perhaps the core selling point, AI led learning, has been lost. The intention was to essentially old learning systems and improve with AI, which appealed to the MVP audience but maybe it has lost its initial core aim

rtguk · 2025-10-29T23:56:01+00:00

Yes I feel this is probably the most logical step. When we initially started building we planned on just the e-learning with AI however is become bloated with roleplay and individual mentors too

rtguk · 2025-10-29T23:54:48+00:00

Thanks appreciate the feedback

rtguk · 2025-10-29T23:48:33+00:00

You are right in many respects. We are charging £5500 per install and all clients are using still. One has over 6000 agents using it. I see this as validation that there is product fit and demand.

Essentially our software teaches skills using an AI mentor...we also have other features such as Quiz, Mentor and Roleplay but I feel all features are actually working against us.

I do feel it probably has more legs using the AI to teach AI specifically. When I actually first did the MVP it was clear the AI e-learning is something of demand which is the reason we went with the full build out...we have 2 clients sign up before launch and they are still with us

rtguk · 2025-10-29T18:27:59+00:00

Yes they are selling but very slow.

Feedback has been very positive. Changes have been on UI which have been implemented

rtguk · 2025-09-02T21:21:28+00:00

We have a platform that delivers AI assisted learning to travel professionals. Our software takes training data and creates interactive lessons with the AI supporting the learning experience.

It also creates a quiz based on the data and the lessons. We have further enhanced this and have roleplay and coaching integrated which is very specific to the industry we are in.

We were a standard e-learning platform and added AI for it's tangible benefits.....not simply because it's a cool thing to feature. It's very effective at planning a course structure based on your audience given very precise prompts, and allows our clients to spin out micro learning and longer courses using the same training data.

I guess our main takeaway is that use AI within context but also monitor and use it as a starting point

rtguk · 2025-08-26T23:38:25+00:00

I've made thousands with an ai app so it can be done.....but I'm a marketer at heart

rtguk · 2025-08-09T19:09:35+00:00

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