I Wasted 2 Years and Thousands on an AI Product No One Wanted—Here's What I Wish I Knew

In 2021, AI and crypto were on fire. Everywhere I looked, people were talking about decentralized technology, AI-powered insights, and the future of finance. I thought I saw an opportunity. What if I built an AI-powered Reddit sentiment analysis tool that filtered out the noise, analyzed sentiment in real time, and provided actionable insights on crypto projects? A tool that helped traders see the truth beneath the hype? Crypto Clamor was born. I went all in: ✅ Hired a designer to create a cool logo and polished UI. ✅ Spent months refining and building a slick UI. ✅ Developed a real-time AI-powered sentiment analysis using BERT, thinking it would be the key differentiator. ✅ Integrated multiple data sources, believing that “more data = better product.” I was convinced: If I built it, they'd come. The Brutal Reality: No One Cared After 2 years and thousands of dollars spent on design and advertising, here's what happened: ❌ No one signed up after launch. ❌ Cold outreach fell flat. ❌ Even visitors to the site didn't stick around. The hardest realization? I built something I thought was valuable, not something people actually needed. Where I Went Wrong

Feb 12, 2025 - 22:43

I Wasted 2 Years and Thousands on an AI Product No One Wanted—Here's What I Wish I Knew

In 2021, AI and crypto were on fire. Everywhere I looked, people were talking about decentralized technology, AI-powered insights, and the future of finance.

I thought I saw an opportunity.

What if I built an AI-powered Reddit sentiment analysis tool that filtered out the noise, analyzed sentiment in real time, and provided actionable insights on crypto projects? A tool that helped traders see the truth beneath the hype?

Crypto Clamor was born.

I went all in:

✅ Hired a designer to create a cool logo and polished UI.

✅ Spent months refining and building a slick UI.

✅ Developed a real-time AI-powered sentiment analysis using BERT, thinking it would be the key differentiator.

✅ Integrated multiple data sources, believing that “more data = better product.”

I was convinced: If I built it, they'd come.

The Brutal Reality: No One Cared

After 2 years and thousands of dollars spent on design and advertising, here's what happened:

❌ No one signed up after launch.

❌ Cold outreach fell flat.

❌ Even visitors to the site didn't stick around.

The hardest realization? I built something I thought was valuable, not something people actually needed.