Building viable AI startups still requires traditional sales and user calls
Yasser Elsaid · ⚡️ Competing with ChatGPT and Sierra, building a $10M ARR company — Yasser Elsaid, Founder, Chatbase · May 2, 2026 · at 7:16
Chatbase founder Yasser Elsaid explains why Chatbase succeeded while dozens of rival wrapper clones failed after launching.
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“I think a lot of people were saying, oh, like, AI is going to change how you build a business, but I think what helped me actually, like, make this a business is I did all the, you know, like, the normal business stuff, you know, like, talking to users, getting on sales calls, doing demos, all of that.”
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