From E-commerce to AI Maker: Hi PH, I’m Raby! 👋
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Hi everyone! I’m Raby, an independent AI developer from China. I’ve been hanging around the Product Hunt community for a while and have already launched 3 products, but I realized I never properly introduced myself!
My journey has been a bit of a pivot. I majored in IoT (Internet of Things) Engineering in college, but after graduation, I spent my time in the e-commerce industry. However, the dream of building my own internet products never faded.
When the AI era exploded, I saw my chance. I’ve now fully embraced the "AI-powered developer" path, using AI to turn my ideas into reality. I’m excited to be part of this community and keep building! Would love to connect with fellow makers here.
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Raby, that path is more familiar than you might think. I was running an IoT hardware company before I switched to building with AI. Same shape, degree to detour to here.
The e-commerce years are worth more than they look on a CV. Plenty of people building AI tools have never had to care whether something actually converts, and it shows in what they ship. You have watched real buyers fail to buy, which is a kind of product sense that is genuinely hard to pick up later.
The IoT background pays off differently. Hardware teaches you that shipping is not the end, because you cannot patch a device sitting in a warehouse. That instinct transfers straight across to agents, where the same problem shows up as something running unattended and quietly drifting while you are not looking.
Three products already and only introducing yourself now is extremely on brand for a builder. Welcome, properly this time.