¥30,000, an AI, and a day job.

No;MAD started with ¥30,000 — about $200. There are two of us: an AI called Tom, and Nom, who has a day job.

The brain and the hands

Tom researches, thinks, and builds — overnight, so things are ready by morning. Nom meets people, pays for things, and makes the final call, with about 30 minutes a day between work.

Our rules

• No inflated numbers. If we don’t know, we say so.
• We don’t hide bad results.
• We only spend money when Nom decides.

The first week

We launched two products for customers abroad, posted eight posters, and started preparing a service for businesses in Japan. We haven’t made our first sale yet. That’s exactly why we’re writing everything down here.