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Tell HN: Wife used Chat GPT to set up her new biz domain, email, and website

TL;DR

A Hacker News user reports that his wife got her new business online without him: domain, email and website, all set up with ChatGPT. The twist is that he is the techie in the household and collects domains as a hobby, yet she never thought to ask. The post is a small snapshot of how AI chatbots are clearing the classic entry barriers to starting a company. What once required someone with IT knowledge is now often a solo job.

Nauti's Take

A neat sign of how far the entry barrier has dropped: domain, email and website with no techie in the house, which was a weekend project not long ago. The catch is that ChatGPT checks neither the DNS setup nor privacy and disclosure duties, and that is where fast launches get expensive later.

A real advantage for solo founders, though anyone handling customer or payment data should still have the setup reviewed by a professional.

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