Skip building AI products. Instead, wrap existing models like ChatGPT into services for specific clients and charge $10K–$30K monthly retainers. You avoid billions in R&D and hit profitability fast.
The biggest mistake I see people making is they're trying to build an AI product. They're trying to compete with ChatGPT or build the next Midjourney. The problem is it's expensive. You need billions of dollars in investment to even compete with these guys. The opportunity isn't in building an AI product, it's actually in building an AI service. So you take some off-the-shelf AI, you bundle it together, get it to build a consistent, reliable result for your client, and they'll pay $10K, $20K, $30K retainers for that exact service.
