Kaelis

Incredibly inspiring, Ernesto! Building Kaelis solo at 16 takes serious commitment - the fact that you're already thinking strategically about early adoption and team building shows real founder maturity.

From building my loyalty card app to 55k+ downloads, here are some insights for your journey:

Early B2B Adoption Strategy:

- Start hyper-niche: Target 3-5 person startups in specific verticals (e.g., dev agencies, design studios). They feel ops pain acutely but aren't overwhelmed by enterprise sales processes.

- Manual onboarding is gold: I learned more from personally onboarding our first 20 users than from the next 200. Document everything they struggle with.

- "Jobs to be Done" approach: Don't just ask what features they want - observe their current workflow pain points. The best insights come from watching people work, not just asking.

Team Building at Your Stage:

- Mission-driven recruiting works: Share your vision publicly (like this post!). The right people will reach out when they see your passion.

- Consider equity over salary early: Young, hungry developers/designers often prefer ownership in something meaningful over cash.

- Remote-first gives you access to global talent who might join for the learning opportunity alone.

Technical Advice:

The "context graph" concept is powerful - reminds me of how our loyalty app became most valuable when it connected previously siloed data (rewards, spending patterns, locations). The integration challenge is real though - start with 2-3 core integrations done extremely well rather than 10 mediocre ones.

Age as Advantage:

Your age is actually a superpower here - you have fewer assumptions about "how enterprise software should work" which often leads to breakthrough UX.

Keep shipping and sharing your progress. The startup community loves supporting young builders, and your transparency will attract both users and teammates. Rooting for you! 🚀

Wow! Great job, especially at such young age

Super inspiring, Ernesto. At 16 you re already building, that's huge. Codenhack could be a good tool for fast experiments + leveling up with courses.

Really like the wedge behind Kaelis AI, cut the blank page, turn messy inputs into clear next steps, and keep the “try → value” loop fast. That’s the kind of assistant people actually return to.

Two tiny moves that could compound:

• Pin a 30-sec “zero-to-result” demo at the top.

• Add 2–3 job-to-be-done presets so new users don’t start from a blank state.

Curious: what single activation best predicts a paying user for you right now — first saved plan/report, a second project created, or enabling a weekly digest?

P.S. I’m with Buzz; we build conversion-focused Webflow sites and pragmatic SEO for product launches. Happy to share a quick GTM checklist if useful.

Super impressive, Ernesto 👏 Building Kaelis at 16 is huge! For early adoption, I’d suggest starting niche—onboard a handful of teams manually and learn fast from their feedback. Excited to see where you take this 🚀

Super impressive, Ernesto — building Kaelis solo at 16 is inspiring .
For early adoption, start with a niche where ops pain is strongest and do hands-on onboarding.
Keep sharing your journey — the right team and users will find you

On early adoption, I think the best strategy is to treat those first users like premium clients: onboard them manually, listen deeply, and document their workflows. That raw insight is like gold.

One thing that came to mind while reading your post: your positioning around “context graph” reminds me of how I use my Samsung S24 for work. I’ve noticed that when all my apps (calendar, email, notes, reminders) are siloed, I lose context fast. But when I sync everything through the S24’s AI integration tools, it actually surfaces proactive nudges (“meeting overlap”, “pending tasks”) that save me time.

If Kaelis can bring that same kind of clarity—but for entire startup teams instead of just one device—I see it being a massive productivity unlock. Early adopters will probably feel that difference immediately.

Kaelis sounds super useful. For early adoption, I’d say start with a tight niche and do super hands-on onboarding. It helps build trust fast.

Also, keep sharing your journey — the right teammates often find you when they see your passion.

Cheering you on! 🙌

Huge respect for shipping solo and talking to early users already

For early adoption, I’d focus on a small niche of startups or teams, offer hands-on demos, and use communities like Indie Hackers or Product Hunt to find the first few paying users.

For building a team, mission > credentials. One passionate engineer or designer who believes in what you’re doing can make a huge difference. Show progress and people will get excited to join.

Keep shipping and iterating , at your age, experimenting and learning fast is your superpower. Super inspiring to see!

Found your landing page on your twitter, it looks beautiful but the social proof section screams fake because it looks like you are using fake reviews (if these are real people then you better make it clear on your site), and this destroys credibility so yeah just small feedback there!

🔥 Huge respect Ernesto — shipping Kaelis solo at 16 is incredible. AI + ops automation is a massive space, and the fact you’re already thinking about adoption + team building shows real founder instinct.

On early adoption: what worked for me was starting small — onboarding just a handful of teams manually, almost like a concierge service. It’s slower, but you learn exactly what breaks and what delights. Those insights compound faster than running broad campaigns too early.

Super excited to follow your journey 🚀 Keep building and keep sharing here — Indie Hackers needs this kind of energy.