Most people think AI is magic. It's not. It starts with an idea. A founder has a problem. An

Most people think AI is magic. It's not. It starts with an idea. A founder has a problem. AnMost people think AI is magic. It's not. It starts with an idea. A founder has a problem. An

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Usman Haider

• Jun 17

Most people think AI is magic.

It's not.

It starts with an idea.

A founder has a problem. An entrepreneur has a vision. A business wants to grow.

But ideas alone don't build products.

That's where AI engineers come in.

From AI agents and automations to chatbots, data pipelines, and intelligent workflows, the right implementation can turn a simple idea into a scalable business.

I'm Usman, an AI Engineer passionate about helping businesses transform ideas into real AI-powered solutions.

If you're thinking about: - AI Agents - Workflow Automation - Chatbots - LLM Applications - Business Process Automation - Custom AI Solutions

Let's build something impactful together.

Your next big idea could be one AI solution away from becoming reality.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAgents #Automation #MachineLearning #Tech #Startup #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #AIEngineer

David Akanbi

• Jun 27

97% of website visitors leave before a human can follow up.

I just published the full case study on an autonomous sale engine I designed to replace the entire top-of-funnel sales motion. No human required.

Here's what made it hard to design:

→ Two completely different audiences. One needed to feel seen in real time. The other needed to feel in control at 11pm. → The machine had to feel legible not like a black box. That meant designing the Sandbox: a split-screen interface where you can change the AI's knowledge and watch it respond live, before a single real customer sees it. → Every screen had to prove ROI, not just look good.

This isn't a cool UI case study. It's about how design decisions directly affect whether an AI agent earns trust or loses it on first use.

Full case study on Contra 👇 Check it out

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Marko Jovanovic

• 2d

Incredible

Anita Autorino

max

• Jun 25

Client Red flags, AI Edition

🚩 Comes with a full brief made entirely of AI-generated designs.

🚩 Wants a custom brand identity, but only if it looks exactly like the AI images they generated.

🚩 Runs every concept that you created (the professional designer) through AI for "design feedback."

Any AI-related red flags you'd add to the list?

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Rachel Cohen

pro

• 1d

Stating that running your work through AI would void the contract due to copyright infringement and theft feels like a great clause to add to case studies.