Building an AI Startup Without Funding

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I'd Been Building By 22

I turned 25 today, on August 10th.

By 22, I had already built software for 6 years before making the pivot to implementing AI through the Headstarter program, which I participated in from July 2024 to September 2024. During that same period, I built IncludiTrip, an itinerary generator that provides recommendations for people with disabilities, along with information for accessibillity resources they can use. I also built RateTeach AI, a chatbot that relies on an external database of information to tailor its responses to specific questions a user asks.

A screenshot of RateTeach AI, which I developed with my teammates, Mauro Castillo, Maviya Yaseen, and Henry Tran during my Headstarter AI fellowship. (c) 2026 Ruben Arevalo AI & Software Studio.

A screenshot of RateTeach AI, which I developed with my teammates, Mauro Castillo, Maviya Yaseen, and Henry Tran during my Headstarter AI fellowship....

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