From Research Papers to Real Paying Customers: A Technical Founder's Guide to Success

We interview Hira Siddiqui, the technical founder who hit #1 on Product Hunt with AI Context Flow while working full-time. She breaks down how she got okay asking for money, built a productivity tool with a mission, and why the difference between context and memory might be the most important thing you're not thinking about.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction and Guest Welcome
01:47 - Hira's Background: From R&D to Solutions Architect
03:40 - The Origin Story: Self-Sovereign Identity and Data Silos
13:29 - The 10x Pivot: When AI Agents Changed Everything
26:43 - Context vs Memory: What Most People Get Wrong
31:41 - Where to Find Hira and Closing

GUEST

Hira Siddiqui - Founder of Plurality Network | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirasiddiqui247/

SPONSORS

Querio → querio.ai
n8n → n8n.io

LINKS

AI Context Flow
Product Hunt
Plurality Network
Hira's Medium Blog on Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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