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Founding an AI Startup as a Teenager
What it takes to ship an AI product before you graduate.
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What this lesson covers
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The main moves in order
- 1The big idea
- 2MVP
- 3distribution
- 4problem-solution fit
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Section 1
The big idea
For the first time, a 16-year-old can build a real software product solo with AI coding tools — but the build is the easy part. The teens making real money are obsessed with one specific problem they understand better than adults do, and they get distribution before they get fancy.
Some examples
- Solve a problem you and your friends actually have, not what a Silicon Valley adult would imagine.
- Charge from day one — even $5/month — to learn if it's truly valuable.
- Distribution channels matter more than tech: TikTok, school networks, niche Discords.
- Ship a tiny version this month, not a perfect version next year.
Try it!
Write one paragraph: a real problem you have, who else has it, and what you'd pay to solve it. That's a startup brief.
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