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.
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