ParakeetAI

If I need to teach you how to use Claude Code, software engineering is not for you. Even before AI, the best software engineers kept learning, upskilling, and discovering new tools on their own. They had to in order to stay relevant. This is even more true today. To stay on top of your game, you’re forced to learn and adapt quicker than ever. If you don’t have what it takes, switch careers while you still can. But if you DO and you’re a self-starter who’s both hungry to learn and excited about AI? Join us at ParakeetAI. We’re currently hiring for two key engineering roles: - Founding AI Systems Builder (€4–8K/month + profit sharing): https://lnkd.in/e7pkqyre - Software Builder (€4–8K/month + profit sharing): https://lnkd.in/emXTT2Gr Both of them full-time and hybrid (Ljubljana + remote). Excited to talk to you.

When I was 15, all I wanted was to work in big tech. To me, that was the definition of making it. At 23, I got in. Only to realize it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. The job was comfy. I didn’t have to work super hard to get paid well. But I just couldn’t get over: - The red tape - The narrow tasks - The lack of a reward for a job well done I knew I was capable of more. I knew I could do things better. But I couldn’t fight the system. So I left and built my own: ParakeetAI. - Flat structure, no red tape - High ownership - Profit sharing If you feel as frustrated now as I did back then, come join us in Ljubljana. It’ll be like founding your own company without the risk. You’ll have the freedom to work on different products and features and pair them with our distribution engine that’s already generated 6B+ organic views. Warning: You WILL have to work hard. You MIGHT even lose sleep over it. But in return, you’ll get one of the best pay packages in Slovenia AND a ton of experience (handy for when you actually do found your own company). If you accept the challenge, apply here: parakeet-ai.com/hiring. You will not regret it.

Literally the best 2 hires anyone could wish for 🙌

These two are absolutely cracked. They were the first to join ParakeetAI. And they literally 2x-ed the business. Luka is our Growth Engineer. When I first met him, we talked for 3 hours straight. And we probably could’ve kept going for another 3. I wasn’t even hiring at that point, but I remember thinking: “We NEED to work together.” 10 months and billions of organic views later, I wish I’d hired him sooner. Aljaž is our Founding Engineer. We met at a conference. He came up to me after my talk and told me about a startup he was building. Then he came up to me at a different event and told me about the progress he’d made. I was impressed. So when it was time to scale the technical side of the team, he was the first person I thought of. Now: One of the products he’s been building just crossed $1K/day. Both of them co-own ParakeetAI now. And when I saw how much they brought to the table, I immediately started hiring for other roles. The big four we’re looking to fill right now? - Founding AI Systems Builder - Software Builder - Content Creator - UI/UX Designer All of them full-time and hybrid (based in Ljubljana). If you’re an A-player like Luka and Aljaž, you’ll fit right in. And on top of a cracked team, you also get: - €30 of Wolt credits per day (up from €15) - Extremely competitive pay, with profit sharing - Regular offsites to places like Thailand and Croatia Apply here: parakeet-ai.com/hiring. It might just be the best decision of your career.

I used to work at Microsoft. Now I run ParakeetAI ($1M+ MRR). Here’s what it’s like working in corporate vs at a startup: - - - Corporate: You’re one of hundreds of thousands people. Basically just a number. Startup: You’re one of maybe 25 people. You know everyone. Everyone knows you. - - - Corporate: Things move slow. There’s a long approval chain for every idea, which kills your excitement. Startup: You sit in the same office as leadership. You talk to them every day. If you suggest an idea and they like it, you could be implementing it the same day. - - - Corporate: You work on narrow, specific tasks. It could be just one feature of one product that people won’t even use. Startup: You do a little bit of everything. You have bigger responsibilities and more ownership. Whether you do well or not, people notice. - - - Corporate: There’s a strict process for getting promoted. You need to wait at least a year, pass a review, then hope an opening comes up. Startup: The sooner you prove yourself, the sooner you get promoted. Even if it’s just a month in. - - - Corporate: Better work-life balance. You don’t need to work super hard to get a decent salary. Startup: You’re forced to be productive. You can’t hide in the crowd. Everything you do counts. - - - Corporate: It doesn’t really matter how much effort you put in. Your salary stays the same. Startup: If you put in 10x the effort, you see 10x the results. And with profit sharing, you’re also rewarded accordingly. - - - Prefer corporate? Good for you. Prefer startups? We’re hiring: parakeet-ai.com/hiring. You WILL have to work harder. But the work will be a lot more exciting, AND you’ll learn a lot in the process. If you’re up for the challenge, go ahead and apply.

2 years of finding new formats. 700+ creators. 8+ campaigns. 5+ countries. 1.5B+ monthly views. Everything else you hear about finding viral formats is noise. This is the simplest, most straightforward way to do it. 1. Direct and indirect competitors Direct competitors: apps or companies selling the same product to the same audience, and already running mass UGC. If their format works, copy it 1:1 and swap in your product, demo and name. Indirect competitors: anyone selling to the same audience with a different product or delivery. That includes individual service providers promoting themselves, alternative apps solving the same problem, and adjacent products your user would also buy. You can't copy their feature, so take the mechanics (hook, structure, pacing) and rebuild them around what your product actually does. 2. Viral content in your niche Videos on topics your audience cares about that went viral without promoting anything: regular creators, not brands. The topic and format are already proven with your exact audience. Your job is to find the point in the video where your product fits naturally, add the demo there, and keep the flow intact. If the connection feels forced, it won't work. 3. Other niches Products in completely unrelated niches that run mass UGC at scale and clearly convert. If a mechanic works there (a hook, a ritual, a structure), switch the context to your niche and product. Skip random viral videos that never sold anything. Otherwise the search gets way too broad. Only copy mechanics that already drive conversions. If you want ideas in 2 minutes, paste this exact post into Lightreel AI along with your use case. You'll get format ideas. I'm telling you, you won't find anything better than this.