I think I spent way too long building before talking to users.

I made the classic mistake.

I convinced myself that if I just added one more feature, then I'd be ready to show people.

That "one more feature" turned into weeks of work.

Eventually I forced myself to stop coding and start talking to people who actually use AI every day.

The conversations were a bit humbling.

A feature I thought would be the biggest selling point barely came up.

Meanwhile, almost everyone mentioned the same annoyance:

They were constantly jumping between AI tools, copying context from one chat to another, and trying to remember what each conversation was about.

That wasn't even the problem I originally thought I was solving.

So I changed direction.

Instead of trying to build another "AI that does everything," I'm focusing on making AI workflows feel less chaotic. The idea behind my micro SaaS (FlexoraAI) is that different AI agents handle different jobs, while keeping the workflow in one place.

I'm still very early, and honestly I'm trying hard not to fall back into feature-building mode.

Right now I'm spending more time talking to people than writing code.

It's uncomfortable, but it feels like the right trade-off.

I'm curious how other solo founders handle this.

At what point do you stop building and say, "This is good enough—I need feedback now"?

I feel like that's a lesson I should've learned much sooner.

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u/Annie_Zapata — 13 hours ago

Building FlexoraAI in public: I realized my biggest competitor isn't another AI tool

I've been building FlexoraAI for the past few months, and one realization has completely changed how I'm thinking about the product.

At first, I thought my competitors were ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI platforms.

I was wrong.

The real competitor is context switching.

Developers, marketers, founders, and creators aren't struggling because AI isn't capable enough. They're struggling because their workflow is scattered across multiple AI tools, tabs, prompts, and conversations.

Every time you switch tools, you lose momentum.

That's the problem I'm trying to solve with FlexoraAI.

Instead of relying on one general AI for everything, I'm building a workspace where specialized AI agents each have a clear role and work together in a single workflow.

What I've learned so far

  • Building features is much easier than explaining why they matter.
  • Talking to potential users changes priorities faster than any roadmap.
  • Most people don't want "more AI"—they want less friction.
  • Distribution is already proving harder than development.

Current focus

  • Improving agent workflows
  • Reducing setup time for new users
  • Getting feedback from founders and developers before adding more features

I'm deliberately building this in public because I want the product to be shaped by real user feedback rather than assumptions.

For those building AI products:

What's the biggest workflow problem you still face when using AI every day?

I'd genuinely love to hear your experiences—those conversations have been far more valuable than adding another feature.

u/Annie_Zapata — 13 hours ago

I stopped trying to build one "super AI" and switched to specialized AI agents. The difference surprised me.

I've been experimenting with AI workflows over the past few months, and I realized something that I think a lot of builders overlook.

At first, I tried making one AI assistant do everything:

  • write content
  • analyze documents
  • brainstorm ideas
  • research
  • answer support questions
  • summarize meetings

It worked... until the context got huge.

The model would forget earlier instructions, mix tasks together, and responses became less reliable as conversations grew.

So I changed the architecture.

Instead of one giant assistant, I created separate AI agents, each responsible for one job. One researches, another writes, another summarizes, another reviews, etc. Each starts with a clean context and only receives the information it actually needs.

The improvements were noticeable:

  • Better consistency
  • Faster responses
  • Lower token usage
  • Much less context pollution

It's a bit like having a small team instead of asking one employee to do every department's work.

I'm building this into my micro SaaS (FlexoraAI), but I'm curious whether other founders have reached the same conclusion.

If you've built AI products:

  • Do you prefer a single general-purpose assistant or multiple specialized agents?
  • Have you noticed context degradation in long conversations?
  • What's been your biggest lesson when building with LLMs?

I'd genuinely love to hear how others are approaching this problem.

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u/Annie_Zapata — 4 days ago