Hey HN! After years in marketing and then switching to dev, I kept seeing a fundamental disconnect: marketing tools assume you already know what you're doing, while brilliant devs build amazing products that nobody discovers.
So I built what I wish existed - an AI companion that teaches marketing through pair programming-style practice. You build your lean canvas interactively, understand your target audience through AI conversations, and get actionable feedback on your website's copy and design. The AI uses structured prompting with domain-specific knowledge bases and conversation memory to maintain consistent, high-quality guidance.
Would love to hear how other technical folks approach learning marketing? Project is at directonaut.com
> AI companion that teaches marketing through pair programming-style practice
This would be a better submission title. HN users like to learn
> Would love to hear how other technical folks approach [learning] marketing?
The generalized advice is typically don't spend money on marketing until you have users who love your product and inbound by word-of-mouth. That it's better to spend time early on working with fewer super users than trying to growth hack with marketing
Neat! I like how it scrapes the website to understand the business. Do you mind sharing what kind of revenue you're making from this?
Hey HN! After years in marketing and then switching to dev, I kept seeing a fundamental disconnect: marketing tools assume you already know what you're doing, while brilliant devs build amazing products that nobody discovers.
So I built what I wish existed - an AI companion that teaches marketing through pair programming-style practice. You build your lean canvas interactively, understand your target audience through AI conversations, and get actionable feedback on your website's copy and design. The AI uses structured prompting with domain-specific knowledge bases and conversation memory to maintain consistent, high-quality guidance.
Would love to hear how other technical folks approach learning marketing? Project is at directonaut.com
> AI companion that teaches marketing through pair programming-style practice
This would be a better submission title. HN users like to learn
> Would love to hear how other technical folks approach [learning] marketing?
The generalized advice is typically don't spend money on marketing until you have users who love your product and inbound by word-of-mouth. That it's better to spend time early on working with fewer super users than trying to growth hack with marketing