Louis Pereira - Why prioritizing fun helps you build and grow viral AI products!

👉🏼 About the Guest:

Louis Pereira (10K+ followers on X!) lives a dual life. During the day, he works with his family to run a traditional, offline first business in Goa, India. At night, he is a creator on the internet where he builds web apps and publishes the occasional article.

He is currently building AudioPen, a voice-based note-taking app. Since launch, it has been voted Product Hunt's #1 Product of the Day and has 35,000+ users from all over the world.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 22,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is building a SaaS product called GuestLab, and runs another podcast series called YC Founder Stories alongside hosting this one.

👉🏼 Sponsor Corner:

Shoutout to Acquire.com for being the first sponsor of The Undefeated Underdogs podcast! They’re the best online marketplace to buy/sell startups and I know many founders who have sold their businesses there. If you're looking to wind down your business and cash in some of your founder chips, check them out - https://try.acquire.com/sharath/

👉🏼 Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Louis discuss balancing work and hobbies, rolling the dice on your entrepreneurial endeavor, bootstrapping, and more!

👉🏼 Timestamps:

• 00:00: Episode Highlight
• 00:44: Shoutout to Acquire.com
• 03:11: Introduction to Louis Pereira – Creator of AudioPen!
• 05:00: The journey of AudioPen
• 07:35: Mindset for handling extreme highs and lows
• 09:52: How composure helps you build products
• 12:59: The various end goals of making a product
• 14:33: Transitioning from building your Product 1 to Product 2
• 21:34: Rolling the dice on your entrepreneurial endeavors
• 24:00: How a regular person can build AI products
• 27:10: Step #2 of building a new product
• 28:18: Bootstrapping vs raising money
• 32:00: How building in public makes you a better founder
• 38:54: Going all in for entrepreneurship
• 43:09: Louis' future product ideas
• 45:31: Building something new vs growing current products
• 47:17: Noticing problems and building for yourself
• 49:28: Why writing matters
• 52:43: How Louis is planning on integrating AI into products
• 55:22: Wildest stories from AudioPen users
• 58:55: Outro and closing thoughts

👉🏼 Resources:

• Have your product acquired: https://try.acquire.com/sharath/

👉🏼 Where to find Louis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/louispereira
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louispereira/
• Website: https://louispereira.xyz/
• AudioPen: https://audiopen.ai/

👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
• Website: https://5harath.com/
• Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/