He built an ERP in 2 weeks and sold it back to his boss for $32K

Happy Thursday 👋 We hope you liked the surprise newsletter from Tuesday, we’re going to keep that up—so you never miss what’s happening in the space. Today, we’re covering big swings and quiet wins. Whether you’re designing, building, or selling, this one’s packed with lessons that feel uncomfortably real. Let’s dig in.

TL;DR: iOS 26 introduces Liquid Glass, Apple’s first major UI overhaul in a decade. Inspired by the Vision Pro’s spatial OS, the new aesthetic brings translucency and depth to buttons, icons, and menus—blurring the lines between interface and environment. But reactions are mixed: some call it brave and expressive, others say it’s barely readable.

🧊 Form bends the function – Apple’s new frosted glass UI mimics real-world light refraction across layers, making your home screen feel alive. It’s sleek. It’s bold. But… it also might be hard to read.

🦯 Accessibility isn’t an afterthought, but it’s not there yet – Early testers flagged readability issues, especially for users with visual impairments. Designers say the blurs are beautiful—but not functional enough (yet).

🪟 Goodbye flat, hello feeling – The shift away from minimalism is intentional. Designers like Josh Puckett say it reintroduces “emotion” into digital surfaces. Expect a wave of “shimmering” interfaces post-WWDC.

💻 Macs and iPads get the shine too – This isn’t just for iPhones. Apple plans to roll out Liquid Glass across its entire ecosystem—including desktops, watches, and tablets. iPads look especially stunning with it.

🚧 Small teams now have a big design problem – For indie developers and design-light startups, matching Apple’s new visual standard is going to be tough. One dev put it bluntly: “I’m just scrambling to make our designs work.”

TL;DR: Ahmad didn’t have a startup idea. Or coding skills. But he did have a problem at work and a YouTube rabbit hole featuring Replit and ChatGPT. Two weeks later, he built a full ERP system for his skincare company. Then sold it to them for $32,000 plus $3K/month. No VC. No launch. Just ROI.

🧱 Built from boredom, not a brainstorm – Ahmad didn’t set out to build a product. He just wanted to replace messy Excel workflows. Turns out, solving your own problem is still the best way to build.

💸 $400 > $150K – His boss was considering NetSuite (quoted at $150K+). Ahmad built a working replacement for under $500 using Replit, Firebase, ChatGPT, and a few Loom demos (which is pretty f-ing awesome).

🤖 Real software – His no-code ERP handled inventory, manufacturing, and sales, plus AI-powered inventory queries and live updates via Microsoft Teams.

📈 From internal tool to industry playbook – After closing the internal sale, he’s now eyeing other cosmetics brands with the same problems. Tailored ERPs = serious niche SaaS potential.

🔧 Modular thinking wins – When bugs hit, Ahmad rebuilt modules from scratch instead of clinging to brittle logic. His advice: don’t get attached—iterate fast and fix with structure.

Let this serve as a case study in what no-code plus domain insight can do when the end user is also the buyer.

TL;DR: Ming (the founder of Aura) believes that generic AI design tools are leaving billions on the table. This convo with Greg Isenberg breaks down how better prompts, and better tools can turn your UI from “eh” to elite.

🎨 Prompting is a design skill now – Tools like V0 and Lovable are fine if you want average. But Ming shows how context-rich prompting fonts, layout type, and motion cues can elevate your output from cookie-cutter to client-ready.

🧠 Aura blends design vocab with AI logic – Their prompt builder lets you layer in real design concepts (like grid systems or animation timing) and see live results, plus tweak the code directly when needed.

💸 Better design = higher prices – Ming argues that great UI isn’t just a UX win. It builds trust, improves conversions, and justifies premium pricing. This is especially true when your product is competing against polished incumbents.

🔄 Remix, don’t restart – Aura supports pulling in Figma files, HTML snippets, or even CodePen demos so you’re never starting from scratch. AI works best when it’s grounded in good taste and existing structure.

TL;DR: After building 14 apps and landing $2K/month with Perfect Interview.ai, one founder, Dohyun Kim (youraveragetechbro) is hitting a wall. Turns out, building for job seekers means 100% churn by design. So now he’s pivoting away from the masses and into the DMs of Instagram career coaches. Welcome to the B2B era of his indie startup journey.

🔍 “Everyone” isn’t a niche – Targeting all job seekers meant no real traction. Now he’s focusing on career coaches who can white-label his tech and embed it into their services. Smaller market, but deeper value.

🌀 Churn isn’t a bug—it’s the model – Job prep tools have natural expiration dates. Shifting to B2B means more usage, longer contracts, and actual retention.

⚖️ Pricing has ethics – Charging desperate job seekers $50/month didn’t sit right. Selling to pros who resell the value? Easier pitch. Fairer model.

🤝 White-labeling is leverage – Career coaches already have the trust, the audience, and the workflow. Giving them automation is a win-win.

🧠 When ego meets cashflow – B2B isn’t always sexy. But it might be sustainable. And the Dohyun’s open about how weird that feels.

Revenue’s not enough. If your model doesn’t scale, or feels wrong—it might be time to swallow your pride and pivot toward something boring, repeatable, and real.

TL;DR: This walkthrough shows how to build a fully automated voice agent that cold calls leads, handles objections, and books appointments using no-code tools like Naden and Retail AI. It’s part sales assistant, part calendar bot, and part pipeline multiplier.

📞 Outreach without burnout – The agent pulls names and numbers from Google Sheets, makes outbound calls, and pitches your offer without you having to do a thing.

🧠 It’s not a dumb script – The voice AI handles objections in real time, checks appointment availability via API, and books calls based on live openings.

🗂 Built-in CRM sync – Call summaries and appointment details go right back into your spreadsheet and inbox—keeping your pipeline clean and synced automatically.

💸 Productize the whole system – The creator shows how to resell these agents as a service, opening the door to monetizing automations without writing a line of code.

If you run a service biz (or sell to one), these tools turn follow-ups into full-on sales cycles. This is how solopreneurs start automation agencies. Cold calls turn into cold closes.