Santos: Dream Stories will not make ABC books due to zero repeatability
Ricardo Vice Santos · #2290 He’s building an AI media empire · Dec 29, 2025 · at 32:54
Dream Stories founder Ricardo Vice Santos explains why his AI personalized book company rejects customer requests for ABC books in favor of episodic bedtime series.
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“That's why we're not doing ABC books. You know, people ask me to say, well, can I get a book about ABC? I was like, no, not interested in that, right? There's no repeatability to that.”
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