ChatGPT as a CEO: AIsthetic's 1-year update
Looking back on a slightly crazy journey and the new contacts along the way.
Exactly 1 year ago, I asked ChatGPT to build the most profitable company possible with 1k USD and 1h/day.
This sparked a rollercoaster ride that I'll share with my grandkids one day.
It'll go something like this:
"Kids, grab a seat. When grandpa was in his 30s, the world was very different:
AI was just getting started.
Apple was already popular - but we carried big rectangles outside our body!
We didn't have Alfred robots cleaning up our homes.
We still drove our own cars - and crashed all the time!
Anyway, one day I challenged one of the first AI chatbots to build a company, just to test it for fun.
I forget the company's name now...something AI…time flies.
Anyway, when I told people I was going to do this, the internet went nuts!
(super high quality montage, you’re welcome)
We got +5 million views in a single LinkedIn post.
It took me months to go through all messages that poured in.
We raised 100k EUR from investors all over the world and really created a company with a chatbot as a CEO!
It might have been the world's first...I still don't know.
But you know what the best part was?
I got the chance to meet so many cool people:
San Francisco
I got an intro to Nuno Goncalves Pedro, who founded Chamaeleon to use AI to outperform other venture capital funds. We had a good talk and I eventually became their Head of Content!
He's a philanthropist now - other funds took so long to catch-up that they were unbeatable for a whole decade.
Cape Verde
Your gramps got the chance to deliver a TEDx talk, thanks to Adilson Neves and Laisa Martins Rodrigues Vieira, who were super kind to show him around their beautiful country.
New York City
I went live with CBS News, thanks to Justin Sherman, who invited me to share my journey in a CBS documentary. You can still find it on YouTube's museum and they were nominated for a Webby Award in April 2024!
Singapore
I was blown away by Calvin Soh and his inspiring family, who welcomed me for lunch at the One Kind House. I still have his son's heart-warming book: The Little Red Dot.
I could go on and on, but I know you kids want to go back to playing outside.
I'll leave you with this:
Back then I thought social media was terrible, but it turns out that it was never terrible at all.
I just didn't know how to use it to make my life better."
One year flew by again. What a crazy one it's been.
If you know impressive founders raising capital to scale tech startups, reach out on LinkedIn, I’d love to considering investing in them through Chamaeleon.vc
Be kind to strangers,
J