The honest journey of building an AI-powered phone number platform. Customer learnings, unexpected discoveries, and what happens when you solve one family's problem and stumble into something bigger.
Six months into building Aidigitz, I've personally talked to over 100 potential customers. Here's what surprised me: 73% couldn't recall their own business phone number. The patterns I'm seeing suggest we're onto something bigger than family safety.
Chris Colbert
Founder, Aidigitz
A local soccer team in Portland just launched 1-503-SCARVES and their season ticket renewals jumped 34%. Meanwhile, I can't get past the receptionist at most Fortune 500s. Here's what I'm learning about product-market fit in unexpected places.
Chris Colbert
Founder, Aidigitz
An indie filmmaker reached out asking if we had any 'movie-quality' phone numbers. I had no idea what that meant. After a 2-hour conversation, I realized entertainment might be a massive use case I'd never considered. Sometimes your customers teach you your own business.
Chris Colbert
Founder, Aidigitz
A 16-year-old wanted 1-800-FROZEN for her Sweet 16 party. I almost said no—this wasn't our target market. But her mom's enthusiasm made me pause. Three weeks later, we had 12 more teens requesting character-themed numbers. Maybe I was thinking too narrowly.
Chris Colbert
Founder, Aidigitz
My 8-year-old couldn't remember our phone number during a sleepover emergency. As I drove to pick her up at 3 AM, I kept thinking: there has to be a better way. Six months later, I'm building an AI to find memorable phone numbers. Here's how it began.
Chris Colbert
Founder, Aidigitz
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