{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Taste & Tactics","title":"Gajus Kuizinas from Indy AI by Contra: Finding Hyper-Curated Leads for 1M+ Freelancers","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c7ef9e9a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2992,"description":"👉🏼 Description:Tune in as Gajus talks about creating AI products that are truly useful, how to approach Product Hunt launches to hit #1, learnings from a viral TikTok video, and more.\n👉🏼 About the Guest:Gajus is the co-founder and CTO of Contra. His open-source projects receive over 20 million downloads each week and are relied on by Fortune 500 companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM. He has authored more than 200 libraries, earning 30,000+ GitHub stars.\nPreviously, Gajus founded Anuary, a movie advertising agency, and co-founded Applaudience, a data startup adopted by major movie studios. He also rebuilt MailOnline's advertising platform, serving 225 million monthly visitors and designed core infrastructure for the UK's largest public Wi-Fi network with Ericsson/Arqiva. \nRecognized on Forbes 30 Under 30, Gajus brings proven technical leadership in building and scaling systems used by millions.\n👉🏼 About the Host:Shriya Nevatia (50K+ followers on LI and X) has been building community for 12+ years for founders, investors, and builders around the world. She launched the On Deck Catalyst community for elite global young leaders, helped hundreds of women start angel investing at The Council Capital, and founded The Violet Society, a pre-accelerator for female & non-binary startup founders. 👉🏼 Timestamps:00:00: Episode Highlight00:17: Intro to Taste & Tactics00:34: Intro to Gajus Kuizinas, co-founder and CTO at Contra and Indy AI, a professional network for independent workers03:13: Why it's important to find community as a freelancer04:03: How Indy AI by Contra is using AI to solve the hardest freelancer problems08:15: How Indy AI helps both sides of the market: freelancers and employers09:25: Positioning a new tool without losing sight of your existing brand11:25: Building viral mechanisms into your product12:52: Fighting AI slop when building a product that relies on authenticity13:40: Strategies for launching on Product Hunt17:33: Crafting the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OIWXPz2SBM_7sePgDcRMC1G_J5Ggj3SPF0V3H1Z2SHk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84YTFi/ZmJhYWRjZmI0NTRi/Y2ZmZDI3YWQzM2Q2/OTM5YS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}