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    <description>Founder Manuel Zamora on podcasts. AI ads, Brand DNA, honest pricing, and building a 12-product SaaS portfolio.</description>
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      <title>Building an AI Ad Tool from a 12-Product Portfolio</title>
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      <description>Manuel Zamora talks about how running 12 SaaS products led to building mani. The Brand DNA insight, honest pricing, and why most AI ad tools start from the wrong foundation.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>From $15K Agency Burnout to Building Your Own Ad Tool</title>
      <link>https://maniai.com/podcast/dtc-pod-from-agency-burnout-to-ai</link>
      <description>The origin story: how spending $15K on generic agency ads led to building mani. What DTC founders should know about AI creative in 2026.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Multi-Product SaaS: Running 12 Products as a Solo Founder</title>
      <link>https://maniai.com/podcast/saas-open-mic-multi-product-strategy</link>
      <description>Deep dive into the Downshift portfolio strategy. How 12 products share infrastructure (FairStack, Fair), why mani was the breakout, and lessons from running everything with agents.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are You Ready for ChatGPT Ads?</title>
      <link>https://maniai.com/podcast/marketing-brew-chatgpt-ads-ready</link>
      <description>What ChatGPT Ads means for DTC founders. How to prepare now. Why the early window on every new ad platform produces the best economics.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Case for Honest SaaS Pricing (No Fake Discounts, No Feature Gating)</title>
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      <description>Why mani charges $19.99 with no fake discounts, no countdown timers, and no feature gating. The economics of building your own creative engine vs paying per-API-call.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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