Immediately after acquiring AI.com for $70M, the founder received and rejected an offer exceeding $500M. This demonstrates extreme long-term conviction, prioritizing the potential of building a platform over a massive, quick profit.
The primary onboarding hurdle for personal AI is the trust paradox: users must grant deep data access to see value, but won't grant access without first seeing value. The founder suggests gamification and experimentation can bridge this gap.
The team secured a Super Bowl ad slot in May, long before the product was ready. They only committed to running the ad and creating the content two weeks prior, ensuring the marketing launch aligned with product quality, not a fixed deadline.
The founder of Crypto.com reveals their earlier $12M domain purchase was a tougher decision than the $70M for AI.com because it represented one-third of their capital during a bear market, highlighting that risk is relative to resources, not absolute cost.