It Started with a PROMPT
The Founder's Guide to Building with AI
By Girish Kotte
This isn't a book about AI.
It's a book about building - with AI.
No fluff. No theory.
Just founder-tested prompts, workflows, and systems
that turn AI into your first real teammate.
Whether you're a solo founder building your first MVP or a startup leader looking to scale operations, this book provides battle-tested strategies from real implementations. Every prompt, framework, and workflow has been validated across dozens of successful startups and enterprises. Available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback formats (ISBN: 979-8227277589).
What You'll Master
- 🧑💻 Code
- ✍️ Content
- 🎯 Sales
- 🚀 Operations
12 Founder-Focused Chapters
- Foundation - Why AI prompting is your startup's secret weapon
- Prompt Architecture - Build prompts that work like your best employees
- AI Mindset - Think like the models powering your growth
- Advanced Systems - RAG, reasoning & retrieval for data-driven decisions
- Workflow Automation - Replace manual tasks with intelligent systems
- Multimodal Operations - Code, design, voice & visual content at scale
- Startup Tech Stack - OpenAI, local models, prompt management tools
- Performance Metrics - Test & optimize your AI workflows like product features
- Startup Case Studies - Dev, marketing, sales, customer success wins
- AI-First Products - Ship intelligent features that customers love
- Future-Proof Strategy - AI agents, RAG systems & competitive moats
- Scaling with AI - From solo founder to AI-powered team leader
Startup-Proven Frameworks
CLEAR, CoT, ReACT, Role Prompting, RAG, Multi-Agent, Function-Calling, Self-Ask, DELTA + 15 more growth-hacking methods
Founder's Toolkit
- Development - Code generation, debugging, architecture
- Marketing - Content creation, campaigns, social media
- Sales - Outreach, presentations, deal closing
- Operations - Process automation, team management
- Fundraising - Pitch decks, investor outreach, due diligence
What's Inside
- Book Preview - PDF flip & screenshots
- Templates - 200+ ready-to-use prompts
- System Flowcharts - Visual workflow diagrams
- Real AI Examples - Live prompt demonstrations
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about 'It Started with a PROMPT'
'It Started with a PROMPT: The Founder's Guide to Building with AI' is a practical guide by Girish Kotte that teaches founders and entrepreneurs how to leverage AI to scale their businesses 10x faster. It covers prompt engineering, AI automation, workflow optimization, and real-world strategies for using AI in code, content, sales, and operations - all without hiring massive teams.
This book is designed for startup founders, entrepreneurs, solo developers, and business owners who want to harness AI to grow faster. Whether you're building an AI product or want to add AI capabilities to your existing business, this book provides battle-tested frameworks and 200+ ready-to-use prompts to get you started immediately.
You'll learn: prompt architecture and engineering fundamentals, how to build AI workflows that replace manual tasks, RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) systems, multimodal AI for code/design/content, how to build AI-first products, scaling strategies with AI agents, and practical frameworks like CLEAR, CoT, ReACT, and 15+ other growth-hacking methods.
Yes! The book includes 200+ ready-to-use prompt templates, system flowcharts and visual workflow diagrams, real AI examples with live demonstrations, and practical case studies from dev, marketing, sales, and customer success. You'll have everything you need to start implementing AI in your business immediately.
This isn't a theoretical book about AI - it's a practical playbook for founders. Every strategy, prompt, and framework has been battle-tested in real startups. Girish Kotte wrote this from his experience founding LeoRix and TradersHub Ninja, and from helping hundreds of founders implement AI. It's focused on results, not concepts.
The book is available on Amazon (ISBN: 979-8227277589) in both Kindle and paperback formats. You can also visit book.gkotte.com for more information, preview chapters, and bonus resources that come with the book.
Girish Kotte is the author - an AI entrepreneur, AWS Solutions Architect, and founder of LeoRix (FoundersHub AI) and TradersHub Ninja. He currently serves as AI/DevOps Architect at QliqSOFT and AI Advisor at Startups.com. Girish has helped hundreds of founders implement AI strategies and this book distills those learnings into actionable frameworks.