Manil Lakabi

Turning ideas into iPhone apps

About

I’m building X1, an AI app studio that takes you from an idea to an App Store-ready iPhone app, step by step. Previously led GenAI work at Scale AI, with earlier product roles at Meta and LinkedIn.

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Maker History

x1Lovable for iPhone apps go from idea to App Store
Aug 2026
FoundryBuild, Test, and Improve AI Agents
Nov 2024
FrontierTransform Your AI with Frontier Reasoning Data
Oct 2024
AnnotatePowering AI, One Data Point at a Time
Nov 2023
RealEstateAIInstantly Convert Property Listings into Videos
Oct 2023

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2mo ago

I built a livestreaming app that couldn’t livestream.

1/ Before AI, I used to hire developers on Upwork to build app ideas.

Every small change meant:

explaining it again
getting a new estimate
waiting 2 weeks
paying another invoice

You could burn months and tens of thousands of dollars just to learn the idea sucked.

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3yr ago

MarketAI - Marketing videos for startups

Create stunning, Apple-like marketing videos without breaking the bank. MarketAI enables lightning-fast video production for your upcoming product launch, landing page, or investor call.

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