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Alex West

@advysoralex.bsky.social

Games → startups → still building. Working on ADVYSOR — an AI co-founder for early-stage founders. Sharing product drops, build logs, and in-progress thinking.

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Only One Signup. And a VC Asked for a Demo. (Week 3)
YouTube video by Alex West Only One Signup. And a VC Asked for a Demo. (Week 3)

100+ founders used ADVYSOR.
4.9 rating.
A VC asked for a demo.
Only one joined the waitlist... Why?

This week I:
• Rethought posting strategy
• Studied top creators
• Started investor outreach
• Rebuilt our funnel

🎥 youtu.be/rQRMeBYlvYM?...

#buildinpublic #founderlife #startuplogs #gpttools

04.06.2025 01:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
How to Create Hooks SO GOOD They Can’t Scroll Past
YouTube video by Tyler Tometich How to Create Hooks SO GOOD They Can’t Scroll Past

🖥️Spent today studying how to make better content.

🔥Highlight: Tyler Tometich video on scroll-stopping hooks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg8s...

🧠He built a GPT to brainstorm viral content.
chatgpt.com/g/g-Vm2C87lt...

🧪Can't wait to test his hook framework!

❓How do you craft hooks?

#BuildInPublic

01.06.2025 04:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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ADVYSOR - Your smarter, better, faster co-founder. ⚡ Walk through your idea in minutes and turn it into a pitch deck. ⚡ Go from vague concept to MVP, complete with product requirements. ⚡ Create user personas, competitive analysis, and a launc...

Sure, I’ll bite.

We’re building advysor.ai — a GPT-powered co-founder for startup planning.

You give it a rough idea, and it gives you structure: GTM, pitch deck, monetization, roadmap, all that.

Like a founder coach… that NEVER SLEEPS.

Roast away 🔥

30.05.2025 20:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

🧠 Feedback Friday — founder edition

What are you building this week?

Drop your project, startup, or tool.
Tell us what kind of feedback you’re looking for.
(And if you’ve got a second, give someone else a reply too.)

Let’s make each other sharper.

#BuildInPublic #FeedbackFriday

30.05.2025 18:28 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can you help me understand why your product is better than asking a GPT to summarize a video or web page?

30.05.2025 04:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hustled sooooo hard!

Lost some nights of sleep because I couldn't stop thinking about making videos, writing posts, or networking.

How about you?

29.05.2025 09:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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ADVYSOR - Your smarter, better, faster co-founder. ⚡ Walk through your idea in minutes and turn it into a pitch deck. ⚡ Go from vague concept to MVP, complete with product requirements. ⚡ Create user personas, competitive analysis, and a launc...

Glad to help!

If you're curious to try it, our proof of concept is totally free to use. It can give you pretty good advice 24/7. I use it every day running our own business. Always looking for more feedback!

advysor.ai

29.05.2025 09:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

7. Recap after launch
No matter what happens, reflect + share the story. It's powerful. People love honest “what worked / what didn’t” threads. #buildinpublic

29.05.2025 06:28 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

6. Have assets ready
✅ Screenshots
✅ Short demo/GIF
✅ Strong CTA
✅ Pricing details
Make it super easy to say “yes.”

29.05.2025 06:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

5. Launch at 12:01 AM PT
Timing matters. Be ready to reply to every comment—momentum builds fast on PH!

29.05.2025 06:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

4. Activate your network
Line up supporters before launch. Ask for feedback & comments (not upvotes). Engage communities like Indie Hackers & Notion fans.

29.05.2025 06:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

3. Prepare a Maker’s Comment
Pin a warm, honest message:
👉 Why you built it
👉 Who it’s for
👉 What feedback you’re hoping for
Talk like a human, not a pitch deck.

29.05.2025 06:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

2. Nail the first impression
Your thumbnail, tagline & first comment are everything.
✅ Clear > clever
✅ Say what it is + who it's for
Example: “The fastest way to organize your Notion workspace.”

29.05.2025 06:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

1. Pre-seed your audience
Start posting now—share teasers on Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, etc. DM early adopters & friends to support you on launch day.

29.05.2025 06:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Congrats on prepping for your Product Hunt launch! 🚀 It’s totally normal to feel nervous.

I’m using my project ADVYSOR.AI (startup co-founder in your pocket) to break this down for you step-by-step 👇

29.05.2025 06:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I try to have a roadmap.

What features do I want, in what order?

What milestones or KPIs do I want to hit before doing x, y, or z?

But I treat it like a map. It's a tool I can use to navigate, but I can be adaptable and chart new courses as I experience more of the terrain by traveling it.

29.05.2025 06:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tell me more about your context issues?

I'm wondering if, because your all of your GPTs developed by OpenAI (4o, 4.5, o3, etc.) share context, if using one of their models vs. a closed model causes more context bleed.

Would help to understand what you're seeing before I get too far into theory!

29.05.2025 05:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good question. Commenting to follow!

29.05.2025 05:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

100%

We've been building ADVYSOR.AI to be the best-in-class GPT co-founder. I've been dogfooding it since I joined the project 3 weeks ago, and it helps me every day and night I am working!

I'm curious what you've been using as an AI co-founder? What's great about it? Where does it fall short?

29.05.2025 05:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

That's a lot of signups overnight! Congratulations!

What did you do to promote it? Where are your signups coming from?

29.05.2025 05:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I eat low sugar Skinny Dipped chocolate-covered almonds to stop myself from binging on high sugar chocolate treats. It actually 100% works for me. Tastes like chocolate. Protein for satiation.

I also eat baked chicken thighs and hard-boiled eggs while working. Keeps me fueled and satisfied.

28.05.2025 21:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What are you exploring right now?

28.05.2025 15:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Our GPT Planned the Launch, and Got Us Banned — Week 2 Build Log
YouTube video by Alex West Our GPT Planned the Launch, and Got Us Banned — Week 2 Build Log

We let our GPT co-founder plan our go-to-market: channels, content, calendar.

Some worked. Some flopped. One got us banned from Reddit. 😅

Here’s what we learned:
📺 youtu.be/mHocnp23e1M

#buildinpublic #foundertools #startupplanning

27.05.2025 20:11 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Build the SaaS with the first client.

Don't build a product you think someone wants, build it together with someone who wants it.

Then find people with the same problem, show them how you solved it for the first person, and expand features if needed.

Discovery -> implementation -> promotion.

25.05.2025 21:07 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
"Screenshot of OpenAI GPT Store search results for 'Startup AI', highlighting ADVYSOR | Startup Co-Founder AI listed in second position, demonstrating improved visibility after keyword optimization."

"Screenshot of OpenAI GPT Store search results for 'Startup AI', highlighting ADVYSOR | Startup Co-Founder AI listed in second position, demonstrating improved visibility after keyword optimization."

Ranked #2 for “startup AI” but didn’t show for “startup tools.” GPT Store search is exact match only — no plurals, no semantics. Rewrote with startup terms (MVP, PRD, GTM, pitch deck) and instantly ranked better.
SEO rules apply to AI tools now.
#buildinpublic #GPTstore #foundertools #startup

24.05.2025 13:46 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah. I'm working on evangelism (gtm, networking, investor relations, recruiting) while Mark, Patrick (our shiny new technical co-founder), and Jones (a friend doing front-end work for equity) are taking us from PoC -> MVP.

I'm vlogging it (week 1 down, 1000 more to go...), which is fun for me. 😺

24.05.2025 13:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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ADVYSOR - Your smarter, better, faster co-founder. ⚡ Walk through your idea in minutes and turn it into a pitch deck. ⚡ Go from vague concept to MVP, complete with product requirements. ⚡ Create user personas, competitive analysis, and a launc...

My co-founder, who has taken 7 products from 0 > 1 wrote an AI to help with this.

advysor.ai

It started as a side project to help his friend validate a game business, but it's turned out to be pretty useful to lots of folks.

24.05.2025 02:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's a marathon, not a sprint. Make sure you get some rest, play, movement, and nutrition in there to keep you going!

24.05.2025 02:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Let us know if that works.

My other post was just laughing. There's a million nonsense experiences like that while building!

24.05.2025 02:28 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😂

24.05.2025 02:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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