How ChatGPT became turning point for ex-Google employees earning over $2 million a year
The former Google employees, both 33, took a calculated risk by expanding beyond their lucrative businesses that generate more than $2 million a year thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). In this case, far from hurting their earnings, AI helped increase their revenue by 50%.
Dhruv Amin and Marcus Lowe were building a startup that was “profitable from day one” after leaving Google. But with the advent of artificial intelligence, the duo considered opening a new organization, currently valued at $100 million.
Dhruv Amin and Marcus Lowe, both 33, are co-founders and co-CEOs of Any, an artificial intelligence “vibration coding” startup valued at nearly $100 million after an $11 million funding round, according to CNBC Make It.
The company was previously known as Create; A marketplace that connects startups with freelance software engineers and uses AI tools to help build apps and websites. “Create has been profitable from day one,” Amin told the outlet.
How was ChatGPT a turning point for the company?
However, the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 was a turning point. Amin said the rapid leap in AI capabilities has led founders to question whether human software developers will continue to be important in the future.
In early 2023, Amin and Lowe concluded that advances in generative AI could eventually automate large parts of coding. This posed a direct threat to Create’s business model of matching customers with developers.
After months of discussions, the founders decided to close the market in October 2023. They laid off half their seven-member team and ended ties with freelance developers. “Within two weeks we were back in an empty office,” Amin recalled.
The duo then began rebuilding the company from scratch. First, they released an AI-powered tool that can create application components such as forms and calendars. In April 2025, they introduced a more advanced product that could create entire online businesses, including backend systems and payment features, without requiring users to have coding skills. Around the same time, the company was rebranded as Everything.
“This was actually the moment where I really felt like it was taking off,” Amin said. He added that within two weeks of launch, the company hit $2 million in annual revenue.
Amin said the field of AI coding is still “extremely early” and has received mixed reactions. Even so, non-technical users have created practical applications on Anything, including AI hair salon apps and oral health trackers.
Looking back, Amin described the decision to “get back to zero” as one of the most difficult moments of his career, but believes timing played a key role.
“It’s a useful founding story now: Even if the technology changes, even if the business model changes, this company will stick with it. It was tough back then. I can proudly say now that you don’t have to take my word for it that we’re serious about what we’re trying to do here. We painted it with blood, sweat and tears,” he said.
“I hope we have our tough centers behind us at this point. I think we are even further ahead now. [mindset]: Let’s implement it, take advantage of the opportunities and really grow it,” Amin added.
