The Story
Ramsri built two profitable AI apps - SuperMeme (AI meme generator) and Question.ai (AI quiz creator) - while keeping his full-time job. Combined, they make $8,500/month with 1.5M+ users, and he only spends 1-2 hours per week maintaining them.
He chose to keep his job for lifestyle reasons - family, retired parents, and not wanting the roller coaster of full-time entrepreneurship.
Key Insights
Building While Employed
- •1-2 hours daily learning and development initially
- •Now only 2 hours on Saturday afternoons
- •Apps run on complete autopilot
- •AI tools make maintenance easier
- •No VC funding, no team needed
Why Keep the Full-Time Job
- •Family stability (kid, retired parents)
- •Avoid emotional roller coaster
- •Don't want hiring/team responsibilities
- •Lifestyle over growth at all costs
Finding AI Ideas Framework
- •Find manual tasks people currently pay for
- •Look for tasks AI can enhance or substitute
- •Keep tab on where generative AI is headed
- •Identify use cases new AI unlocks
- •Build before the technology fully matures
Business Numbers
- •SuperMeme: $130K lifetime revenue, 1.5M+ users
- •Question.ai: $100K lifetime revenue, 150K+ users
- •Combined: $8,500 MRR (~$100K ARR)
- •400 paying customers (SuperMeme)
- •180-200 paying customers (Question.ai)
Growth Strategy
- •Build distribution before building product
- •Write blogs and create YouTube videos
- •Build in public on LinkedIn daily
- •Product Hunt launch (#1 for SuperMeme)
- •Social media founder content sharing
Tech Stack
- •Next.js (full stack framework)
- •Supabase (backend)
- •Typedream (no-code landing pages)
- •Windsurf/Cursor (AI coding tools)
- •70-75% profit margins
Key Advice
- •Think like a builder from day one
- •Use no-code tools like Lovable, Bolt, Make
- •Follow tech updates closely for new use cases
- •Chain together existing tools vs months of R&D
- •Consistency is the only thing that helped
Resources
- •SuperMeme: https://supermeme.ai/
- •Question.ai: https://question.ai/
- •Follow Ramsri on Twitter