Hey everyone 👋
I’m Austin — founder building in the AI + SaaS space.
I’ve been through a few startup ideas that didn’t make it, and each one basically pushed me closer to what I’m working on now: building tools that remove repetitive, low-leverage work from customer-facing teams.
I’m especially interested in:
how AI actually fits into real workflows (not just demos)
where automation breaks in practice vs theory
how small teams scale support/sales without adding headcount
Outside of work, I spend most of my time exploring outdoors, writing, or playing video games.
I’m here mainly to learn from other builders — what’s working, what’s not, and what people are seeing shift in real time across SaaS and AI.
Looking forward to connecting with people building interesting things 🚀
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@austinbuhl Love the focus on solving real workflow problems rather than just AI demos.
what's been the biggest lesson from the startup ideas that didn't work?
@purushottam_baghel Maintain focus. Salestrics wasn't founded overnight.
It began as a dream of building an agtech spraying drone as a SWE capstone. During development, I realized we needed something to manage this, which led to AgrovuxOS, an AI-native ag ERP / CRM. As I expanded the platform with my design partners, I realized, after convincing a friend of mine to sign up for his small business, that the core platform could do something to a wider audience. And thus, @Salestrics was born.