Big thank you to Nate for putting this together and providing all the resources for free — honestly made it super easy to follow and take action. For my build, I wanted to challenge myself to keep everything 100% free. I ended up using the OpenRouter free APIs and the openrouter/free model, which dynamically picks from available free models. This helped me get around the usual limits you hit when sticking to a single free model. Still pretty basic right now, but it’s working — and that’s what matters. I’ll keep improving it step by step from here. The next step is to build something that actually provides real value and start something of my own. I’ll see you in AIS+ @Nate Herk If you're just starting out, don’t overthink it — you can build something real without spending anything. 💪

Ima 18-year-old guy in the AI niche. Built a SaaS to solve my own problem regarding cold emails. I got some eyeballs on it, got some appreciation and some "congrats", and $0 rev. Built an app to solve my own problem of inconsistency and un-disciplined life. Gonna launch it soon. Now the hardest part: marketing. With a pretty small amount in my bank account, I'm focusing on organic (IG) only. I will document my journey. My bottlenecks. My achievements. Some common shits that a young dude (if one's dad isn't that rich) may face while following his/her passion. If u're interested, just keep ur eyes open (there's no need to "follow for more" here)!