“Over two years, we relied on AI not as a gimmick but as a co-founder. These are the unfiltered reviews — what worked, what surprised us, and what saved thousands of dirhams.”
— Professionals Lobby Team
ChatGPT (GPT-4 / 4o)
Our use: The absolute backbone. From validating the business model to generating 70% of early content, fixing JavaScript bugs, drafting email campaigns, and even creating site structure.
Pros
✔ Exceptional reasoning & clarity✔ 24/7 co-founder level support
✔ Image generation (DALL-E) improved massively
✔ Code explanations saved weeks
Cons
✖ Hallucinations on niche technical topics✖ Context window (earlier) limited long docs
✖ Image fine details sometimes off
DeepSeek (Coding & full-stack)
DeepSeek became our primary web engineering partner. It generated long, production-ready code for 500+ pages — including this article structure, dynamic tabs, mobile menus.
✔ Pros
✅ Outputs complete, ready-to-use files (HTML/CSS/JS)✅ Excellent at responsive design & edge cases
✅ Extremely fast iteration
⚠️ Cons
✖ Sometimes overly verbose styling✖ Needs specific prompts for complex interactions
✖ Occasional outdated syntax suggestions
Microsoft Copilot (Designer)
In early phase, Copilot powered our visual identity – free, unlimited, decent quality for social media and blog thumbnails. Very forgiving for experiments.
✔ Fast generation
✔ Good for concept drafts
✖ Style consistency tricky
Nano Banana
This one gave us “wow moments”. The realism and lighting exceeded expectations — used for LOBO mascot renders, office visuals, and campaign creatives.
✔ Fast and prompt-adherent
✔ Perfect for hero sections
✖ Sometimes over-sharpens
wan.video
We created over 100 short videos using wan.video — smooth motion, cinematic transitions. Helped gain traction on YouTube and Instagram.
✔ AI-assisted scene generation
✔ Great for explainers
✖ Learning curve for advanced effects
CapCut
Post-production workhorse. AI voiceover, auto-captioning, and speed ramping made our videos professional. Used daily for shorts and long-form.
✔ Massive free library
✔ Text-to-speech voices feel natural
✖ Export watermark (free version)
aimusic.so
Generated our official Professionals Lobby theme song + 20+ background tracks. Emotional, genre-flexible and royalty-free ownership.
✔ Custom lyrics & style control
✔ Fast generation
✖ Instrumental variations limited
NotebookLM (Google)
Absolute game-changer. It turned our raw notes into pitch decks, generated audio overviews, and created stunning presentations. “Best tool for consultants.”
✔ Generates podcast-style explainers
✔ Infographics from documents
✖ Limited export formats
Google Vids
Converted our NotebookLM slides into full AI-narrated videos within minutes. Helped scale video content without recording studios.
✔ Natural AI voiceover
✔ Fast rendering
✖ Still in beta features
Supporting Cast: Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Squoosh, Canva
Perplexity AI: Research & validated citations — saved hours of fact-checking.
Google Gemini: Alternative reasoning & debugging, great for multilingual content.
Grok (xAI): Witty, uncensored brainstorming – used for creative dumps.
Claude.ai: Deep document analysis (legal, consulting frameworks) — brilliant at long context.
GitHub Copilot: Real-time code completion inside VS Code — increased dev speed by 40%.
Squoosh: Image compression without quality loss — made website lightning fast.
Canva: Quick social templates and LOBO mascot branding.