Before
Marketplace for freelance AI developers to connect with startups
After
CA specialized talent marketplace connecting vetted freelance AI/ML developers with early-stage startups seeking to build AI-powered products. The platform would streamline matching based on specific AI skills (NLP, computer vision, LLMs) and project requirements, reducing hiring friction for resource-constrained startups.
Per-question score table
What's the strongest evidence you have that someone actually wants this?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
What are your users doing right now to solve this problem, and what does that workaround cost them?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
Name the actual human who needs this most. What's their title and what consequence do they face?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
What's the smallest possible version of this that someone would pay real money for this week?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
What surprised you when you actually watched someone use this without helping them?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
If the world looks meaningfully different in 3 years, does your product become more essential or less?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
Homework
Three concrete next steps before you run the next session.
- 1Interview 15 startup founders who have hired AI freelancers in the past 6 months - document their specific pain points, where they currently find talent, and what they paid
- 2Define your vetting process for AI developers - create criteria for skill assessment and build a prototype technical screening that differentiates you from Upwork/Toptal
- 3Identify 3 startup communities or accelerators where you can pilot the platform with a small cohort of 10 startups and 20 developers to test matching quality
Keep using gstack on the web
/office-hours
- Run the full six-question workflow
- Get a refined V1 and grade
- Leave with concrete homework
- No terminal or local setup
All web skills
- 10 gstack skill runs every month
- Office Hours, CEO, Engineering, and Design
- Private results and saved history
- Follow-up emails
$19 / month
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$19/month for 10 gstack skill runs across Office Hours, CEO, Engineering, and Design workflows—plus private results, saved history, and follow-up emails.
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