Building an AI-First Company From Scratch | Ep 002: It Was One Prompt Away

This is the real working session, cut from a 49-minute call — building an AI-first company from scratch. GPU pricing (L4 vs A100 vs H100), auto-routing models, a $1,400 Cursor bill, and the mistake that was one prompt away. Chapters: 00:00 GCP credits & the business account 02:11 GPU pricing: L4 vs A100 vs H100 04:55 Mistake #1: it was one prompt away 07:11 The harness: auto-routing the right model 11:18 Near-zero cost: build the house once 13:57 Hybrid: rent the tools, own the models 16:51 Models first, harness last 21:42 The personal-agent era 25:39 Starbase, a $1,400 Cursor bill & the model math Out of office, permanently. Building an AI deployment company in public. Follow along on LinkedIn: Intentionally Unemployed Contact: hello@modeldeploymentcompany.com #BuildInPublic #AI #AIFirst #ModelDeployment #Startups