# How to Build a $1M AI Business with 2 people in 90 Days | Alex Mashrabov, Founder and CEO of Higgsfield AI

An episode of [Silicon Valley Girl: AI, Tech and Career Growth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1819090545), 4 Mar 2026, 32 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2933171514.mp3

Alex Mashrabov grew Higgsfield AI to $200M ARR in 9 months — faster than Slack, Zoom, or Dropbox. In this episode, he shares the exact AI startup playbook: $0 to first dollar in 30 days, $1M ARR in 90. In this episode he shares the exact playbook: how to go from $0 to your first dollar by day 30, and $1M ARR by day 90. This conversation is for anyone who wants to start something but keeps thinking it's too late. We cover: • What he'd do if he had to start from zero today • The ideal AI founding team (and why you only need 2 people) • How Higgsfield found product-market fit • Why they ship product releases 6 days a week • Funding strategy for AI startups • How small teams build big companies in the age of AI 🎧 More from the Silicon Valley Girl: Newsletter: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiliconValleyGirl LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko

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