A curated 15-step business blueprint for building AI-powered businesses — from idea to scaling.
A structured, anti-hype methodology covering every stage of building an AI-powered business — with templates, canvases, and real examples.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Built for:
- AI entrepreneurs — who need a complete, step-by-step framework to build a business, not just a product
- Consultants going independent — structuring their AI offer and operations professionally
- Teams integrating AI — applying a rigorous methodology to AI-driven transformation projects
A complete, practical business blueprint for AI builders. It includes:
- 15 structured chapters — covering every stage from problem validation to scaling
- 7 canvases — AI Business Canvas, Offer Canvas, MVP Canvas, and more
- Templates — customer interview scripts, pricing sheets, delivery checklists
- Real examples — documented AI businesses with honest outcome data
- Not financial advice or investment recommendations
- Not a promise of revenue or success
- Not a "startup success formula"
- Not a substitute for customer discovery and market research
| Step | Chapter |
|---|---|
| 00 | Overview |
| 01 | Problem Identification |
| 02 | Market Validation |
| 03 | Customer Discovery |
| 04 | AI Use Case Design |
| 05 | Business Model Selection |
| 06 | Offer Design |
| 07 | MVP Planning |
| 08 | Technical Stack |
| 09 | Pricing Strategy |
| 10 | Go-to-Market |
| 11 | Distribution Channels |
| 12 | Delivery & Operations |
| 13 | Risk & Compliance |
| 14 | Growth & Iteration |
| 15 | Scaling |
| Canvas | File |
|---|---|
| AI Business Canvas | canvases/ai-business-canvas.md |
| Offer Canvas | canvases/offer-canvas.md |
| Use Case Canvas | canvases/use-case-canvas.md |
| MVP Canvas | canvases/mvp-canvas.md |
| Risk Canvas | canvases/risk-canvas.md |
| GTM Canvas | canvases/gtm-canvas.md |
| Operating Model Canvas | canvases/operating-model-canvas.md |
Tools used and recommended by AI business builders in this community:
| Tool | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Notion | AI Business Canvas, docs, client-facing materials |
| Airtable | Customer tracking, pipeline, and operations |
| Miro | Canvas work, strategy sessions, and workshop facilitation |
| Cal.com | Open-source booking — customer interviews and sales calls |
| Stripe | Payment infrastructure for your AI product or service |
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See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to suggest an example, template, or resource.
Every Monday at 07:00 UTC, a GitHub Actions workflow discovers new AI business examples and resources and opens a pull request for human review.
These resources are free. If you want hands-on support applying them to your specific situation:
| Discovery Call | 30-min conversation to assess where you are in the blueprint — book a call → |
| Coaching | 1:1 guidance through the 15 steps — get in touch → |
| Consulting | Hands-on consulting to build your AI business — let's talk → |
| Training | Team workshops on AI business design — learn more → |