Solo business owner replaces employees with a $20/month AI subscription

A 35-year-old solo founder in Madrid discovered AI when she tried Lovable to build her website after a designer was too slow. She now runs her entire business with AI, cutting a client service task from one hour to one minute. "Sometimes using AI feels like I'm working with the dumbest person I've ever met, but the word 'constraint' very rarely enters my mind," she said. The story is part of BI's series on AI-powered solopreneurs.

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