A non-programmer used ChatGPT to build a Chrome extension in 10 hours, took $1,000 in pre-orders in a day, then sold it
Ihor Stefurak treated ChatGPT as his CTO and sold the extension on Acquire within weeks.
Subject: Type Slash AI (Ihor Stefurak)Chrome extension sold by pre-order, then sold on Acquire
Case Overview & Background
Ihor Stefurak, a Ukrainian entrepreneur with a portfolio of five businesses, built Type Slash AI, a Chrome extension that runs an AI prompt typed as /ai in any text box. He says the launch tweet reached 500,000 people and brought $1,000 of pre-orders within 24 hours. He sold it on Acquire after one week of listing.
How AI Is Used
Step-by-Step Process
ChatGPT wrote the full extension in about 10 hours of work.
A landing page with a Stripe pre-order button and a demo video.
Listed on Acquire for one week; 50 enquiries and five bids.
Customer Acquisition & Distribution
Limitations, Risks & Failure Modes
What may not apply to you, and what could go wrong:
- Self-reported; sale price undisclosed
- Very low barrier to copy
- 2023 result in an early AI wave
Key Takeaways
- You can build simple tools without coding if you understand the logic
- Marketing mattered more than the product
- Selling early can lock in a gain
Sources
Business Insider: I used ChatGPT to build a simple Chrome extension in 10 hours
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