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2 | 2 | title: About Jan |
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5 | | -- Mission, Vision, etc |
6 | | -- COSS Model |
| 5 | +Jan is a Personal AI that you can customize, that runs privately on your own computer. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +We envision a future where our lives are improved by helpful and practical AI assistants, that we continuously customize to meet our needs. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## Why does Jan Exist? |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +### Our Mission |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +To enable high-productivity individuals to use AI to scale themselves. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +### Our Ideal Customer |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +Our ideal customer is an AI Enthusiast who wants to experiment with solving problems using AI, and is ok with experimental software. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +- Semi-technical (i.e. can code simple Javascript/Python scripts), i.e. not able to build the whole thing themselves |
| 20 | +- Will file bugs |
| 21 | +- [Plus] Wants to share their solution with others |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Our goal in 2023 is to find 500 of these ideal customers. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +### Problem Statement |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Our ideal customer has clear ideas for how to solve his/her problems using AI, but has not done so because: |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +- Lack full skillset across UI, Backend and MLOps to build their own custom Personal AI |
| 30 | +- Doesn't have 10 hours/week to build and maintain a Personal AI |
| 31 | +- Uncomfortable with giving personal info to ChatGPT |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +### Our Solution |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +Jan is a Personal AI that you can customize, and runs privately on your own computer. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +- Tinker and customize in <10 lines of code |
| 38 | +- Pre-built plugins (e.g. RAG, Langchain, LlamaIndex) |
| 39 | +- Mobile support (including helpful widgets) |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +Jan has a very modular architecture that allows you to swap out or customize components, without having to rebuild everything. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +## How Jan Works |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +### Open Source |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +Jan is a startup with an open source business model. We believe in the need for an open source AI ecosystem, and are committed to building it. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +- [Jan: a Personal AI](https://github.com/janhq/jan) (AGPLv3) |
| 50 | +- [Nitro: run Local AI](https://github.com/janhq/nitro) (AGPLv3) |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +### Build in Public |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +We use Github to build in public, and welcome anyone to join in. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +- [Jan's Kanban](https://github.com/orgs/janhq/projects/5) |
| 57 | +- [Jan's Roadmap](https://github.com/orgs/janhq/projects/5/views/2) |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +### Bootstrapped |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +Jan is currently a bootstrapped startup. We balance technical invention with the search for a sustainable business model. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +We appreciate any business that can balance growth with cashflow/profitability. |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +### Remote Team |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +Jan has a fully-remote team. We are mainly based in the Asia timezone. We use [Github](https://github.com/janhq) and [Discord](https://discord.gg/af6SaTdzpx) to work. |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +## Contact |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +### General Enquiries |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +Drop us a message in our [Discord](https://discord.gg/af6SaTdzpx) and we'll get back to you. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +- `#general`: for general discussion |
| 76 | +- `#jan-dev`: for Jan-related questions |
| 77 | +- `#nitro-dev`: for Nitro-related questions |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +### Careers |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +Jan has a culture of ownership, independent thinking, and lightning fast execution. If you'd like to join us, we have open positions on our [careers page](https://janai.bamboohr.com/careers). |
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