She had a baby, tried AI coding, and built the nutrition app she actually wanted

Lisa Lin had long worked alongside coders. When she had her son, she tried it for herself.

The 33-year-old has worked in operations roles at a variety of tech companies, including Uber. But she was “non-technical,” as her industry would call it; she couldn’t code.

Then came the AI revolution, and her baby. Lin moved from a full-time operations role to a contractor while taking on the new job of stay-at-home mom.

She’d heard horror stories about those early months, but has been pleasantly surprised. “He’s a happy baby,” she said.

When her baby was about 5 months old, she began testing out nutritional apps to introduce solid foods and identify allergens. She tried a popular nutrition app but found it overwhelming. “Day to day, it’s a lot of information to digest,” she said.

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