u/Slow-Style4746

This was never supposed to be an app (been away from coding for a bit).

I run an event planning business and somehow became the person my friends call when they have a business idea. I think because I run my own thing they assume I'll just get it. And I do, but getting it doesn't mean hyping them up.

I'd give them real feedback. Market size, who they're actually competing with, why the timing might be off. And they'd get defensive every single time. It's hard to hear honest feedback from someone you know. It feels personal even when it isn't.

So I started writing it up instead. Structured pitch, score, risks, market insight, what they should do next. Sent it back as a doc. Something about seeing it written out formally made it land completely differently than a conversation over the phone.

One friend pivoted her entire product after seeing the competitor breakdown. Another took his output straight to his first investor meeting. None of them would have received that feedback the same way if it came from me directly.

I was doing this manually for everyone. That got old fast.

So I built AI Sharks. You pitch your idea to a panel of AI sharks, they score it, grill it, show you the real risks and opportunities. Then you pick a shark to actually work with you on things like competitor scanning, financial projections, business plan PDF generation, launch steps.

The Shark Tank format was completely intentional. Nobody wants to sit down and fill out a SWOT analysis. But everyone understands what it means to walk into that room and get a verdict on your idea. That's the experience I wanted to recreate.

Built it myself. No team, no funding, doing it alongside the event planning business which honestly has prepared me more for this than anything else could have.

If you've got an idea sitting in your notes app, go pitch it. Even if the score is rough, that's kind of the point.

BTW let us connect if you have an event planning business as well.

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Background
• F1 student, married to green card holder
• Filed I-130 July 2025
• Filed I-485 + I-765 concurrently October 2025
• Used biometrics from a previous case
• Got an RFE for a joint sponsor
• F1 expired January 2026
• Interview notice came March 2, scheduled for April 30, 2026 in San Antonio

What We Brought
• Updated bills and bank statements (since I-130 filing)
• All birth certificates — originals AND copies
• Sponsors (spouse) original birth certificate ← almost forgot this, apparently very important
• Beneficiary birth certificate
• Original interview appointment letter
• Pretty much everything from our original filing

The Process
Arrive early. we did, and officers were already arriving early too. You go through metal detectors, shoes and belts off. Show your original appointment paper at the door. They photograph the beneficiary, then you head to the waiting room.
It’s bigger than you’d expect. Lots of couples in the same situation. You get an order number and wait. The officer who calls your name is the one who interviews you.
Some officers seem friendly, some sound serious. Dress respectfully, not a requirement but it’s basic human behavior to expect respectfulness

The Interview
First few minutes are nerve-wracking. Just breathe and calm down.
Officer sat us down, closed the door, bright room. Total time was about one hour, but roughly 40 minutes of that was the officer typing, scanning documents, and waiting on system connections.

Questions asked:
• When and how did you meet?
• How long have you been married?
• When was the wedding?
• Current job?
- Sponsors original birth certificate ( we almost didnt take this but apparently very important)
Beneficiary birth certificate

•	Standard I-485 yes/no questions

At the end, the officer said the I-130 looks good and that the I-485 will be sent to NBC for final processing.