From Startup+ to AI: A quick hello

Tuneity and Build in Public with AI.

This is the first post about Build in Public with AI, a new little space where I’m sharing my journey building products with AI, agentic workflows, and indie tools. When I set this up, I thought of sending this pitch to Startup+ — the community I built from scratch over pitch nights, meetups, and other events.

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So, what’s this about?

Outside of running Startup+, I spend a lot of time building things quietly.

• Apps like Remitto (Co-founder - a forex comparison app)

• Parkr (Android / iOS) app — a street parking alerts app for New York City

• ng2-pdfjs-viewer — an open-source PDF viewer that just crossed 6 million downloads

And now, my main focus is building Tuneity — a platform for event organizers and attendees.

Tuneity came out of the real pain and joy of running Startup+ itself.
After 80+ events and 6000+ in-person attendees (For real!), I saw firsthand how challenging it is to create genuine communities through events. Organizers need more than ticket sales. Attendees want more than one-time meetups. Tuneity is my attempt to address that — using AI where it makes sense, and sharing what I learn along the way.

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What to expect?

Instead of cluttering this space, I decided to build a separate newsletter to share this journey with you.

This new newsletter - “Build in Public with AI“ is where I’ll share:

→ Honest stories of building with AI (and sometimes fighting with it)
→ Behind-the-scenes lessons from indie projects and open-source work
→ Reflections on what works, what doesn’t, and what I’m still figuring out

No clickbait.
No "20 AI tools you must use today."
Just real stories from the trenches.

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If that sounds interesting — stick around.

If not, no worries at all. Feel free to unsubscribe.
I’ll be right here, quietly building and sharing for those who want to follow along.

Thanks again — whether you’re here for AI, indie building, or just stumbled in.

Aneesh Lal

Founder - Startup+