"The story so far: In 2023, AISOLO was created with one simple goal - quit corporate and build a startup that's actually fun. This has made a lot of people very happy and been widely regarded as a good move."
Welcome back, weary traveler, or welcome aboard, brave new recruit. You've found yourself at AISOLO Technologies, a peculiar place where AI meets hustle, enterprise deals meet midnight deployments, and where "bootstrapped" isn't just a funding strategy but a way of life. We've taught 120K+ students that AI won't steal their lunch money, and somehow convinced ourselves this is all perfectly normal.
This guide exists to help you navigate the occasionally improbable reality of working here without losing your mind, your sanity, or your sense of humor. Yes, we're still living that "quit corporate, build fun stuff" dream from 2023, and against all reasonable expectations, it's working.
Not a sweatshop, not a resort. We ship things that matter. Sometimes weekends = weekdays. You're not a machine (even our AI needs downtime).
When things break at 2 AM (they will), don't wait for someone else. Own it. Fix it. We respect ownership > perfection.
Document what you build across our various products and experiments. Solved something clever? Share it. Stuck? Share that too. Invisible work = no work.
Discord isn't decoration. Share updates, blockers, wins. Listen. Read threads. In a small team, information asymmetry kills momentum faster than any bug. When someone says "FYI," it's actually for your information, not just politeness.
No corporate BS. No fake deadlines. Don't say "tomorrow" when you mean "3 days." Honesty saves time, builds trust, prevents chaos.
We build cool stuff people actually use. Enjoy the ride. Code rewrites, campaigns adjust, deals renegotiate - burnout is harder to debug.
Harsh truth: if you're miserable, leave. Small team = your vibes affect everything. Burned out you hurts everyone. Be an adult. Make the right choice. Nobody wins when you're phoning it in.
Time ≠ renewable resource. Don't spend 3 hours on a 20-minute fix (just ask for help). Skip meetings that should be messages. Don't overthink details when main work isn't done. Move the needle.
Too small for drama. Channel energy → ship features, create campaigns, learn stuff.
Before committing: know what you're signing up for. Before deploying: check twice (the universe loves irony). Before promising clients: verify it's actually possible. Recklessness ≠ courage. It's just terrible risk management disguised as enthusiasm.
Good ideas come from everywhere (even from junior developers at 3 AM). Challenge assumptions, propose improvements. But when a decision's made, stop debating the color of the bike shed and execute.
Ship feature? Close deal? Kill bug? Celebrate! We're a small team competing against companies with 50x our resources and 100x our bureaucracy. David vs Goliath, except David codes and Goliath attends meetings about meetings.
Small subscription or massive enterprise deal - treat every customer like they're the reason our servers stay on. Because they literally are. They keep the lights on and our imposter syndrome at bay.
Things will go wrong with the reliability of gravity. Servers crash, campaigns flop, clients want impossible timelines. This isn't a bug - it's startup life's core feature. Stay positive (or at least amusingly cynical). Complaining without solutions is like debugging without logs.
Be professional. Respect boundaries, identities, dignity. Humans of all varieties work here. Treat them like the sentient beings they (probably) are. No shaming, no nonsense, no being a jerk. The universe has enough entropy already.
Migrations break things. Costs spike. Competitors seem to have infinite features (spoiler: they don't). Stay curious, not defeated. "How do we solve this?" > "This is impossible." The universe rarely accepts "impossible" as a valid answer.
That MacBook/ThinkPad is your lifeline to our digital empire. Treat it like the expensive, fragile piece of aluminum and silicon it is. No coffee near keyboards (the universe has a sick sense of timing). Backup everything. Use cloud storage. When it inevitably breaks, don't panic - just tell us immediately so we can fix/replace it without the world ending.
We're not Google. We're a small team building products used by thousands. Your mood affects a significant chunk of the entire company. Your laptop breaking affects a meaningful portion of our infrastructure knowledge. Your vacation affects our collective sanity. Act accordingly. Also, remember everyone's birthday - it's not that many dates.
"I need help with this" = Better than failing silently
"This will take longer than expected" = Honesty, appreciated early
"I shipped it" = Music to everyone's ears
"Let me check" = Better than guessing
"DON'T PANIC" = Always applicable
Your sense of humor. A growth mindset. The ability to find answers. Basic respect for your colleagues. Adaptability when plans change (and they will).
infloq.com - Influencer CMS for enterprises doing research (because someone needs to organize this chaos)
olly.social - Chrome extension beloved by 25K+ users who want AI to handle their social replies
bgblur.com - Privacy-first model training (keeping your data yours, imagine that)
Plus our edtech empire - Teaching the world that AI won't steal their lunch money, just make better sandwiches
AISOLO isn't perfect. We're figuring things out with the confidence of someone who read half a tutorial and the determination of someone who has rent to pay. We pivot when needed, ship when possible, and occasionally wonder if we've built something brilliant or just beautifully chaotic.
If you work hard, own your stuff, treat humans like humans, and remember not to panic when the universe inevitably tests our debugging skills, you'll fit right in.
Welcome to the improbability drive that is AISOLO. Now let's build something that doesn't crash on Tuesdays.