Company of One, Partnered with AI — How I Build at PreAngel

Huan Li Huan Li Follow Sep 27, 2025 · 5 mins read
Company of One, Partnered with AI — How I Build at PreAngel

One human. Many agents. Infinite experiments.

Hi, I’m Huan — the Founding Human behind PreAngel, a one‑person startup incubator that doesn’t build alone.

At first glance, PreAngel might look like a solo venture. But in practice, it’s a company of one working side by side with autonomous AI agents — named, role‑defined, memory‑augmented, and deeply integrated into how I design, build, and ship products.

Together, we’re building tools like:

  • ReKey — an AI-powered keyboard that rewrites your English to sound fluent, natural, and expressive.
  • ReMic — a real-time, bilingual voice interpreter that bridges spoken communication between humans.

These aren’t just “AI features” glued onto legacy tools.
They are AI-native products, architected from the ground up for a world where AI isn’t just a backend, but a partner.


🧠 AI-Native, Human-First

Every product I build starts with one question:

What happens when AI is the first teammate, not the last add‑on?

At PreAngel, I focus on AI-native product design, rethinking UI, UX, and workflows to make AI feel collaborative — not controlling. I believe in human‑AI interaction that empowers the user, maintains agency, and builds trust.

Because the point isn’t just intelligence.
It’s fluency. It’s connection.


🧩 Many Agents. One Architect

Under the hood, PreAngel runs on an agent-based architecture: modular AI agents with names, responsibilities, and role memory. I build tools using AI agent orchestration — managing conversation state, functional logic, and coordination between autonomous components.

It’s not just prompt engineering. It’s multi‑agent system design for real‑world use cases.


🚢 Ship.Fast, Fail.Forward

Beyond our flagship tools, I also run Ship.Fail — a sandbox for small, fast, weird product ideas.

The philosophy is simple:

  • Build fast
  • Learn loud
  • Fail forward

Some projects launch in a day. Some evolve. Some die with grace.
But every one of them is a small bet — and each one teaches me something true.

This is my personal build‑fail‑learn loop. It’s where I stretch ideas, test assumptions, and sharpen product intuition.


🧱 Systems for a Company of One

To move fast alone, I’ve built internal systems that handle:

  • Agent lifecycle & role config
  • Firebase-powered infrastructure
  • Stripe + Apple IAP monetization
  • Launch, growth, and user feedback loops

These solo founder systems let me act like a full‑stack startup studio — without the startup bloat.

But more than systems, I build stories.

Whether it’s an AI interpreter or a rewrite keyboard, each product starts with a core narrative — about making people feel seen, heard, and more fluent in who they are.

That’s what I call narrative‑driven product design.


✨ Let’s Build the Future, Together

If you’re a solo founder, AI builder, researcher, or agent explorer — let’s connect.

This new era isn’t about replacing humans.
It’s about working with AI to build what was once impossible.

I believe in that future — and I’m shipping it, one small bet at a time.

Warmly,
Huan Li
Founding Human & Architect @ PreAngel


If you’ve made it this far, thank you. For those curious about how I actually work and what I practice — here’s a peek into the skills I’ve been cultivating as I build PreAngel, ReKey, ReMic, and everything in between.

🧠 Founder Skill Tree — What I’ve Been Practicing at PreAngel

Sometimes, building a company of one means wearing every hat — architect, poet, operator, explorer. Below are the principles and practices I return to often as I build ReKey, ReMic, and whatever’s next:

🧠 AI Native

Designing products where AI isn’t an add-on — it is the architecture.
At PreAngel, every tool starts from an AI-first core, not a retrofit.

🤝 Human AI Interaction

Crafting systems where AI collaborates with humans, not replaces them.
Interfaces are designed to feel like partnerships, not command lines.

🧩 AI First

Building user experiences optimized for real-time, generative collaboration.
I rethink UI/UX through the lens of how LLMs respond, adapt, and fail gracefully.

💡 Idea Incubation

Turning raw sparks into testable products through rapid iteration.
Ship.Fail is my founder lab — a studio model built into a solo startup.

🌀 Design Sprints

Time-boxed creative bursts for validating bold product ideas.
At PreAngel, sprints drive momentum, clarity, and continuous shipping.

🔁 Build Fail Learn Loop

Shipping fast, failing publicly, learning deeply.
Every experiment at PreAngel fuels the next — from microtools to agent behaviors.

One Day Product Building

From concept to working MVP in 24 hours.
This is how I sharpen instincts, test assumptions, and move ideas forward without friction.

🛠️ Solo Founder Systems

Scalable workflows for building, shipping, and iterating as a team of one.
I automate and templatize everything from launches to feedback to learning loops.

🧘 Fail Forward Product Mindset

Using failure as a feature, not a flaw.
Ship.Fail is a philosophy — not just about surviving missteps, but growing through them.

🎯 Small Bets Strategy

Placing focused, minimal-risk bets across many ideas.
Instead of chasing unicorns, I explore multiple pathways and double down on signal.

🧬 Narrative Driven Product Design

Designing tools that tell stories, not just perform functions.
From interface copy to agent personalities, every product reflects emotional clarity and intent.

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