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So it's October, 2022. And I think within like the first 24 hours was like, I'm not sure, it was like a thousand customers or something. But the problem was I didn't have code to automate this. So I had to do manually.

So it's October, 2022. And I think within like the first 24 hours was like, I'm not sure, it was like a thousand customers or something. But the problem was I didn't have code to automate this. So I had to do manually.

So the first few hundred, I just literally took their photos, trained them, and then I would generate the photos with the prompts and had this text file with the prompts and I would do everything manually. And this quickly became way too much. But that's another constraint. Like I was forced to... code something up that would do that. And that was essentially making it into a real website, right?

So the first few hundred, I just literally took their photos, trained them, and then I would generate the photos with the prompts and had this text file with the prompts and I would do everything manually. And this quickly became way too much. But that's another constraint. Like I was forced to... code something up that would do that. And that was essentially making it into a real website, right?

So the first few hundred, I just literally took their photos, trained them, and then I would generate the photos with the prompts and had this text file with the prompts and I would do everything manually. And this quickly became way too much. But that's another constraint. Like I was forced to... code something up that would do that. And that was essentially making it into a real website, right?

No, it's download the images myself. It's a zip file. It's a unzipped zip file. And you unzipped it? Yeah, unzipped it. Yes, and then I, no, because, you know, do things, don't skill, Paul Graham says, right? So, and then I would train it and then I would email them the photos. I think from my personal email, say, here's your, Here's your avatar. And they liked it.

No, it's download the images myself. It's a zip file. It's a unzipped zip file. And you unzipped it? Yeah, unzipped it. Yes, and then I, no, because, you know, do things, don't skill, Paul Graham says, right? So, and then I would train it and then I would email them the photos. I think from my personal email, say, here's your, Here's your avatar. And they liked it.

No, it's download the images myself. It's a zip file. It's a unzipped zip file. And you unzipped it? Yeah, unzipped it. Yes, and then I, no, because, you know, do things, don't skill, Paul Graham says, right? So, and then I would train it and then I would email them the photos. I think from my personal email, say, here's your, Here's your avatar. And they liked it.

They were like, wow, it's amazing.

They were like, wow, it's amazing.

They were like, wow, it's amazing.

Because I didn't have an email address on this domain.

Because I didn't have an email address on this domain.

Because I didn't have an email address on this domain.

Yeah, and then you know who signed up? Like, man, I cannot say, but really famous people, like really, really like billionaires, famous tech billionaires did it. And I was like, wow, this is crazy. And I sent, I was like so scared to message them. So I said, thanks so much for using my sites. You know, he's like, yeah, amazing app, great work.

Yeah, and then you know who signed up? Like, man, I cannot say, but really famous people, like really, really like billionaires, famous tech billionaires did it. And I was like, wow, this is crazy. And I sent, I was like so scared to message them. So I said, thanks so much for using my sites. You know, he's like, yeah, amazing app, great work.

Yeah, and then you know who signed up? Like, man, I cannot say, but really famous people, like really, really like billionaires, famous tech billionaires did it. And I was like, wow, this is crazy. And I sent, I was like so scared to message them. So I said, thanks so much for using my sites. You know, he's like, yeah, amazing app, great work.

So it's like, this is different than normal reaction, you know? It's Bill Gates, isn't it? Cannot say anything.

So it's like, this is different than normal reaction, you know? It's Bill Gates, isn't it? Cannot say anything.

So it's like, this is different than normal reaction, you know? It's Bill Gates, isn't it? Cannot say anything.