Deputy CEO to Solo AI Dev: What My Executive Past Actually Built

1Key Takeaways

• Originally published on AIdeazz — cross-posted here with canonical link.
• My first production AI agent, a Telegram bot for real estate leads, cost $0.03 per interaction on Groq.
• It failed to convert a single lead in its first 72 hours.
• The "executive experience" I brought to the table—leading a 200-person team, managing a $50M budget, negotiating with government ministers—did not prevent that failure.