I built TrainYourAI — a personal AI you actually own. Here’s what’s next.

Hey Indie Hackers 👋

Over the past few months I’ve been working on TrainYourAI, and today I’m ready to share where we are and what’s coming next.

🎯 Why I built it

I was frustrated with AI tools that don’t feel like mine. You upload your data, pay monthly, and get generic results.

With TrainYourAI you get:

Your AI running on your machine

Using your OpenAI (or other) API key

A one-time payment, lifetime access model

Your writing voice, your data = your ownership

🔧 What we’ve built so far

A dark-mode dashboard UI (very ChatGPT-style) where you type prompts and get output in your style.

File upload + training profile so your AI learns your tone and voice.

Payment + license flow: one time purchase, unlocks desktop & web app access.

Demo mode live now (→ [prevalid.net]) so people can try it for free and see what their AI would look like.

📈 What’s working & what we’re improving

We’ve got about X early sign-ups (beta) and user feedback shows they love the “my-voice” feel.

Analytics show lots of people demo-ing but dropping at checkout.

So we’re currently optimizing the checkout trust flow, adding clearer messaging, reassurance and smoother payment UI.

Next 2 weeks: polishing user onboarding so new users are up and running in <5 minutes and feel immediate “wow”.

🚀 What’s next (help needed)

Build a “share your prompt/result” social feature so users show off their AI’s output.

Create integrations for LinkedIn / X / Medium so content can publish directly.

If you have experience with desktop apps (Tauri, Electron) + AI embeddings locally — I’d love to hear your suggestions.

👉 How you can help

Try the demo: [www.prevalid.net]

Curious how you’d train your AI? Drop a comment with your niche & I’ll DM you early access.

If you’re working on a tool like this too — I’m always open to collabs + feedback.

Thanks for reading — I’m excited to be part of this community of makers.

Would love to hear your thoughts:

What’s the biggest friction you encounter when trying a new AI tool?

Cheers,

Prince Ruhul

Founder, TrainYourAI