Started with 2 endpoints, now at 29 - what I learned building a background-removal API devs and now ANYONE can actually use
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I launched useknockout.com this past April, so about 4 months ago with two endpoints: remove background and replace background. Basic stuff. Today it's at 9,000 downloads and 100 paying subscribers. Here's what changed and what I learned: What I shipped: Video background removal AI-generated backgr…
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Started with 2 endpoints, now at 29 - what I learned building a background-removal API devs and now ANYONE can actually use
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