Most founders waste 2+ hours daily on scheduling emails.

Howie is an AI assistant that lives in your email inbox and acts like a virtual executive assistant. You simply cc Howie on email threads and it coordinates meetings automatically.

• $6M seed round led by True Ventures
• 1,000+ paying customers since private beta
• 5,000+ meetings scheduled weekly
• 50% month-over-month MRR growth

How the founders built it:
• Prototyped AI assistant in 2015, waited for market readiness
• Launched private beta in 2024 after LLM breakthrough
• Built hybrid AI + human review system for reliability
• Targeted busy professionals before expanding
• Achieved product-market fit before raising

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ai-scheduling-assistant-howie-raises-6m-launches-publicly-with-1000-paying-customers/

Takeaway: Sometimes the best strategy is waiting for the right moment to execute a proven idea.

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