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This AI Fired Its Own Creator, Turns Photos Into 3D Models, and Writes Perfectly Timed Emails
Chris Bulen & Daniel Ebohon
June 16, 2026
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Startups FYI Spotlight
📸 3D Printable Model Tool
Here is an easy-to-use tool that converts any JPG or PNG into a ready-to-print STL or GLB file in minutes. (Pre-revenue)
🛡️ Chrome Copilot-powered platform
Discover this free, open-source Chrome extension that helps AI agents stay focused while browsing the web by keeping them on task, blocking irrelevant content, and cutting wasted tokens. (Free and open source)
🤖 AI Onboarding Agent for SaaS
Here is an AI onboarding agent tool that watches how users actually behave inside your product and sends the right email at the right moment. (Generating $500 MRR)
👶Baby Name Shortlists in Seconds
This AI baby name curator asks about your preferences first, then recommends names that actually match instead of dumping thousands of options on a page. There is even a Tinder-style swipe feature so you and your partner can shortlist together. (Generating $1,000 MRR)
🥤Energy Drink and a Protein Shake
Here's a protein shake and energy drink rolled into one. It is a no-code platform With 18g of protein, 200mg of caffeine, and zero sugar, it eliminates the need to buy two drinks. (Generating $50,000 MRR for the founding team)
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Startups FYI Roundup
🚀 He Built a Simple Product that Made $10,000.
Most people are still waiting for the perfect idea. Jim picked a problem he wanted to solve, built something simple around it, and turned it into a profitable online business with recurring revenue. No big team. No funding. Just the right idea and consistent action.
🤯 7 Videos. $60,000 Revenue. One Month.
A creator cut video production time from 7 hours down to 20 minutes using AI — and built a channel earning thousands per day. The tools did not do the hard part. They just got the bottlenecks out of the way so the hard part could actually happen.
🤖 He Tested 10 Products. Nine Flopped. One Moon Lamp Changed Everything.
With AI handling his product pages, ad creatives, and customer replies, he stopped doing everything manually and started focusing on finding winners. Six months after that one product clicked, the store was doing $40,000 a month.
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