From Video Producer to SaaS Founder: How I Built My First Digital Product with AI (And What They Don't Tell You)
Six months ago, if you told me I'd be launching a Chrome extension with 15,000+ lines of TypeScript, I would have laughed. After 20 years behind the camera making documentaries and corporate videos, coding wasn't my world. Today, I'm launching TAGiT - a browser extension that transforms how people retain knowledge from YouTube videos. The idea was simple: tag any moment in a video, get AI-generated summaries, and build a searchable knowledge library. Here's what the AI-building hype doesn't tell you: AI accelerates learning and development, but products still need architecture, testing, security, and polish. Expect weeks of debugging and edge cases you never imagined. But there's something magical about having an idea at 9 AM and seeing it work by 10 AM...