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If you’re not already following Talisha White, now’s the time to start. A Techstars alum with a bold vision and infectious energy, Talisha is the kind of founder who blends deep technical chops with a rare gift for community building. She made a splash on social media with this post about quitting a Lovable. At Lovable, she single-handedly managed the Discord community from 14K to 80K+ in just six months—leaning on nothing but hustle, heart, and a few loyal unpaid interns.

After this bold move, she’s determined to build a next-gen AI agent designed to take real-world action—think: finding leads, qualifying them, booking meetings—so you can show up and focus on what matters. She’s got $1M in revenue goals, a stack of AI tools at her fingertips, and the grit to see it through.

Follow Talisha if you want to watch someone determined, lovable, and technically savvy build the future. We’ll check back in around January 2026 to see if she’s hit that revenue goal!

Just three months ago, when I first met Amogh, he had barely sketched out a pitch deck. Since then, he’s pivoted decisively and refined his vision: “The only AI‑agentic IDE you’ll ever need.” Now, Method isn’t just a meeting‑turning into plans—it’s morphing into an intelligent IDE loaded with specialist agents acting like senior engineers.

Method’s waitlist has swelled to nearly 100 high‑impact professionals—mostly CTOs—acquired through strategic LinkedIn outreach and referrals, and onboarding remains highly curated. He just opened up his second Alpha user cohort and has ~15 users providing feedback.

Ambitious six‑month goals include launching a Chrome extension, polishing the IDE further, rolling out voice‑agent features, and scaling to 500 active users—ideally with some external funding by then to support team growth.

The biggest barrier remains engineering complexity and sole‑founder bandwidth—Amogh’s already clocking 15‑hour days and quickly approaching the limit of what one person can deliver. Adding fuel to the fire: infrastructure costs. While VC interest is emerging, revenue traction will be critical. In the meantime, charging early users and sharing progress via LinkedIn, X, and advisor support are the key moves to maintain momentum. We’ll revisit this in six months to see how the numbers and team have grown.

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