Slide 2 (Problem) - Programmers are losing their coding jobs to AI. - Becoming an AI researcher is the best path to career longevity. - Understanding math papers is a barrier to becoming a researcher.
Slide 3 (Solution) We teach programmers how to turn intimidating math research into code. By offering annotated, step-by-step, code implementations.
Slide 4 (Market Potential) - 225,000 software engineers were laid off in 2024. - In the same period, AI job postings increased by 2.0%
Slide 5 (Traction, 2 months after launch)
- 586 subscribers on our Substack - 1.22k ARR - 291 customers on Udemy - 505$ ARR
Slide 6 (Business Model) 1. Currently, we offer Substack-based coding guides. 2. We also offer video-based courses on Udemy. 3. We are building a website to host Leetcode-style programming content.
Slide 7 (Team) Solo programmer, Statistics degree
Slide 8 (Ask) -Looking to raise a 20,000 dollar pre-seed for 6 months of runway.
Funds go towards : - hiring a dedicated web developer to maintain the LeetArxiv website. - Cover Docker, MongoDB and Heroku server hosting costs
Here are the slides : https://x.com/murage_kibicho/status/1884626898417864969