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The Maker Series
Conversations with independent makers about how they make, host and market the things they build — and the lessons they learned along the way.
Every interview
How they make, host and market what they build.
Make
What they built, why, and the stack and tools behind it.
Host
Where it runs, what it costs, and how it's kept online.
Market
How it finds its first users — and what didn't work.
Latest interview
“People have no idea how to select the right AI for their tasks.”
Elena and her co-founder Olga Nayda built Plain AI: benchmarks that test AI models on real business work like invoice processing, contract review and resume screening, written for CEOs and CFOs. A serial founder in Cyprus on validating before scaling, why price and quality don't move together, and running a startup with Claude Code as the CTO.
Elena
Co-founder of Plain AI
Earlier interviews
“It doesn't just answer, it finishes the task.”
Vishnu Prasad S · AskVerb
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“Every round deserves a leaderboard.”
Simon · Caddie Live
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“I wanted to ask “what's this keyword's difficulty” and get an answer without opening a dashboard.”
David · ContextBolt
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“Building it was the easy half; getting noticed is the actual work.”
Igor Tverdokhleb · HansaChat
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