Hello and happy Tuesday! 👋

As part of our mission to educate more people about AI, we’ve got a deep dive and a standout story on going from a corporate job to profitable SaaS.

Let’s jump in…

🔎 Preview: In today's issue

• 🤔 Why talking to AI just works better
• 📺 Amsterdam meetup story of corporate job to solo SaaS
• 🚀 Replit drops 300 models into its builder

🤓 Explain Like I'm 5
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You can now speak and your computer types clean, punctuated text in any app. It’s like having a fast typist who also tidies your wording. Some options are...

• ​Wispr Flow is cross-platform (Mac, Windows, iPhone), drops text wherever your cursor is, with auto-edits, personal dictionary, and 100+ languages.
• ​Monologue (Mac) is lightweight, Mac-native voice dictation focused on writing “what you meant to say,” with auto-formatting, multilingual support, and tone matching. Included with the Every subscription.

⏰ Why now?

Transcription apps have existed since the late 1990s but AI has given them a new lease of life because of:

• Error-tolerant transcription: AI models handle “umms” and messy phrasing. If you say something wrong and then correct yourself, it ignores the wrong version.
• Faster than typing for most day-to-day writing. (3x faster)
• Use shortcuts. Save common phrases you use all the time, like your personal or company bio, you just need to use a keyword phrase to activate it.
• AI cleans it up: these apps auto-format and adjust tone so it reads like you. (Both list auto-edit/format features.) AI models are now fast enough to make this almost instantaneous.
• We're living in an 'AI age' where you're are approving, orchestrating and 'vibe working'; which is a lot faster to speak rather than type.

🤓 Who is using it?

At Create With 2025, Monzo cofounder Jonas Templestein explained he now uses voice as his primary interface for most computer work and expects this to grow as AI agents coordinate more of our tasks. Watch the session here.​

All of the Create With team also use voice input every day.

🚀 To Get Started

1️⃣ Pick your starter

• ​Wispr Flow. The freemium version gives you 2000 words which is quite a lot unless you get fully hooked
• ​Hapi (free) built by Happy Operators 🤓 (fully vibe coded). They'd love your beta feedback.
• ​Monologue is ideal for the writer.

Or visit TheresAnAIForThat ... we've filtered by transcriptions for you.

2️⃣ Set a hotkey, then talk​
Put the cursor in any text box → press the app’s shortcut → speak your message. Both paste the cleaned text right where you are.

3️⃣ Use quick commands​
After dictating, say things like: “shorten to two sentences”, “make friendlier”, or “turn into bullets”. These apps support AI-powered edits/formatting to do that instantly.

4️⃣ Good alternatives

• Talon Voice (Mac/Win/Linux): full computer control + coding by voice (and optional eye-tracking). Power-user friendly.
• Voice In (Chrome): simple browser-only voice typing for web apps.
• Built-in Mac Dictation: free, system-wide baseline.

5️⃣ Accuracy & privacy tips

• Speak your names/jargon once clearly; many tools learn a personal dictionary.

• Use on-device or privacy controls where available; review each app’s settings/trust center.
• For coding, keep dictation for comments/commits and use a control tool (e.g., Talon) for commands.

PS...

If you want to start building with agents now (by talking to your computer) we've partnered with 100School's Agent Bootcamp. All Create With members get 20% off all bootcamps.

Upcoming Create With AI Meetups

James and Kieran will be at the London Meetup this Thursday. Go say hi at Ramen Space, Shoreditch. There are 2 talks

🎙️ Vibecoding SaaS applications with granular backend control
​Tiberiu Socaci - founder of leading automations agency MakeItFuture

🎙️ 10 AI hacks & tools to level up at work
​​Tanveer Mohammed - AI tinkerer, founder and CTO
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📺 We're recording the talks so you can watch back on our Youtube​

Create With: London AI Meetup Register → 📅 Thu 13 Nov 2025  · ⏰ 18:00  · 📍 London  · 👥 50

Create With: Bangkok AI Meetup Register → 📅 Mon 24 Nov 2025  · ⏰ 12:00  · 📍 Bangkok  · 👥 50

📅 Create With: Norwich AI Meetup TBC 📅 Thu 11 Dec 2025  · ⏰ 15:00  · 📍 Norwich

To see all our events plus events near you, visit our events directory​

📺 From corporate employee to $10k/month SaaS founder (without writing code)

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In this video from the Create With AI Meetup in Amsterdam, Maarten Munster tells the inspiring story of going from corporate employee to solo SaaS founder.

While working in his day job, he noticed a desperate need for better software. He ended up building an MVP using Google Sheets and Google Forms, convincing his employer to pay for it.

Since then he's been able to leave his job and is working on it full-time, and has rebuilt it using the visual development platform Bubble.io.

▶️ Watch Video​

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⭐ Build AI apps instantly with Replit AI Integrations ​

👉 Why it matters: Replit now lets you use over 300 models (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, Meta, Grok, Mistral and more) without API keys or setup. It’s all inside Replit, with a built‑in agent to scaffold your app. For no‑code and low‑code folks, this means you can prototype faster, swap models in one place, and avoid billing sprawl. Still check pricing vs going direct, and be mindful of edge cases like long contexts and model quirks.

⭐ McKinsey’s 2025 AI report: adoption up, but impact uneven ​

👉 Why it matters: Most companies say they use AI, but many are stuck in pilots and see limited profit gains. The ones making progress rebuild workflows, set clear growth goals, and back agents with real budgets. For no‑code teams, start small with a single agent that acts on live data, measure time‑to‑action not just speed, and prepare for accuracy checks and rollback plans.

⭐ File Search Tool has been released in the Gemini API

👉 Why it matters: This is hosted RAG with free storage and free query-time embeddings. You upload files, it handles chunking, embeddings, and search without juggling extra infrastructure. For no-code folks, it’s a simpler way to add “remember my docs” to chatbots, support tools, and internal search. Pricing follows the embedding model you pick, and you can swap models as they improve.

🔓 Extra Byte

​Typoro, a product Kieran has been working on with Pete, has just launched V2.0. It's now able to generate a weeks worth of LinkedIn posts in 10 minutes for you...by guess what...talking to your computer.

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🐒 AI in the wild

Fun, interesting, or innovative ways real people use AI in their daily lives and work.

Sure, you can use AI to generate images.

But did you know you can also use AI to build an image prompt generator?

Create With community members Sidekick Studios have created a custom GPT that helps their designer craft more realistic, documentary-style prompts for Midjourney...consistently

Instead of manually refining wording or guessing what phrasing might work, the tool generates several prompt variations automatically. It includes composition details, lighting, and context cues to make each result feel grounded in the real world.

​Juan, Head of video, can now focus on creative direction rather than prompt tinkering, using AI as a co-pilot to explore tone, realism, and subject focus more efficiently.

🎯 Why this matters

Tools like this show how AI can move beyond output generation to shape the process itself. It helps creatives scale their vision without losing authenticity.

How are you using AI in your work? Tell us​

We’d love to feature you next.

💭 Final Thoughts

This is how you reach flow state.

Alex Lieberman @businessbarista I’m a sucker for weird, awesome accomplishments. No financial upside, just pure love of the game. This dude stacked 4,881 jenga blocks on top of a single block. What a boss. 2:46 PM • Nov 7, 2025 0 Retweets 24 Likes Read 3 replies

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See you next week!
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With good vibes ✨
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The Create With Team