Iliya Valchanov

CEO @ Team-GPT | 1,300,000+ AI students on Udemy

Putting AI agents inside marketing agencies.

3x founder, 1.5M AI students on Udemy, ex-math competitor, finance graduate, 3x $0-$1M, boostrapped to $30M revenue.

Creator of content, software, and agents.

Co-founder & CEO

Learn, collaborate, and master ChatGPT in one shared workspace.

Almost 3 years after we started building, we've hit:
- 80K users
- $1M+ ARR
- 20 amazing team members

Most importantly, we've found our focus: Marketing Teams and Agencies.

I'm so, so happy to introduce Juma (ex Team-GPT) to the world.

A product that can:
- Perform any Data Analysis
- Get fresh info from ahrefs to optimize your SEO/GEO
- Help you with anything marketing related: Content, Strategy, Research, Slides, Images

We are massively innovating in the next 2 months.

2 months from now it will be a 10x better product.

But even today, it's quite something.

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Juma is a team-first AI workspace for marketing teams. 

We help teams and agencies co-create with AI, stay aligned on every project, and deliver better results together. Because the best ideas don't come from AI alone. They come from teams working together.

Juma is trusted by teams at Costa Coffee, Procore, Maersk, and Salesforce. Backed by True Ventures and Pact.


75K+ users, $1M+ ARR, AI for marketing teams

Co-Founder & CEO

1.5M+ students in the field of statistics, data science, machine learning, and deep learning.

AI Course Creator

3veta is an appointment scheduling platform with 10K+ active users.

Co-Founder

Co-founded and led 365 Data Science to 4M students and $1M ARR.

CEO @ Juma | 1,500,000+ AI students on Udemy

Juma (ex Team-GPT)

Me to my wife: 
'Can you fix my profile photo?'

Wife: 
'Done'

Love is blind.

But also...
LinkedIn algorithm is so horrible these days that it deserves nothing less.

To anyone who writes comments with AI: 
You suck!


A post is like a broadcast- it goes out to all and is hardly personal.
(𝘦.𝘨. 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺).

A comment is deeply personal. 
It's the communication between 2 human beings. 
You comment to engage the other person. And you expect them to engage back. 

Slopify your posts and you lose your unique voice.
Slopify your comments and you lose all your humanity.

Our organic traffic fell 95% the day we rebranded. 
45 days later it's still quite bad.

On it's last day (20 Nov 2025), Team-GPT got:
- 1,000,000 impressions
- 2,000 clicks 
on Google.

As of 3 Jan 2026, Juma has:
- 100,000 impressions (90% down)
- 336 clicks (83% down)

We are greatly suffering from the rebranding. 

So what are we doing about it?
1. On page technical SEO (we nailed it)
2. Off page SEO -> building links as the old days, adding Juma in directories
3. PR -> mentions, podcasts, guest appearances, taking interviews in media outlets so we can show up as Juma, not Team-GPT


Rebranding is a long-term investment with short term

We finally launched Juma (ex Team-GPT) officially, together with 250+ people from the AI community. 

Thanks for coming and super excited for what's to come!

In March 2026, we will be revealing the Juma Superagent, an AI system, which can do all types of marketing related tasks, completely on its own. 

P.S.
Video is a short snippet from our Launch Party on 15 Jan 26.

През ноември месец сменихме името си от Тийм-ГПТ на Джума.

Направихме събитие в СФ (Сан Франциско).

Сега е време да направим и в Сф (София)!

Очакваме ви на 15.01 в CampusX.

Местата са ограничени и само с предварително записване: 
👉 https://lnkd.in/d3ZH3czZ

Here's what Juma can do today.

It's 10x better than 3 months ago.

It will be 10x better 3 months from now.

Interestingly:
- I no longer use ChatGPT... like at all
- Manus rocks and I use it for some tasks (e.g. wide research, slides)
- Grok never resonated with me
- Gemini is useful sometimes but is not a part of my workflow yet
- Perplexity is also not my cup of tea, although I trust it a lot
- Gamma's slides are just too AI generated (Manus is better and soon Juma)
- We pay for Lovable but I'm not the one using it. But I can imagine myself coming back again and again to it

I'm experimenting with other tools but man is it hard to find something that fits your mental model for what AI should be.

We are trying to do

I've lost trust in LinkedIn's algorithm. 
People who are religiously following me don't see my posts. OUCH!
Lots of my content and following is here but the algorithm is rewarding AI slop and my content has lower visibility. 

(to make sure you see my posts, hit my profile and subscribe for updates via the 🔔 bell).

But nobody will actually hit the 🔔, though.

So what am I supposed to do?

Moving to another social media (e.g. TikTok, BlueSky, etc.) has the same risks- algorithm is not aligned with creators but with the platform overall.

The only place where my content-creation efforts are truly safe forever?
My own website.

It has never been easier to build a website. 

Yet I decided to go for a blog (used Substack).
Website designs come and go. 
Letters are forever.

Created. Crafted. Curated.
👇
iliya (.) ai

Changed my profile photo- I hope you are happy...

Putting the ultra-close-up resulted in 40% increase in views of my profile.

Works.
Wondering if it affected our sales and how.

2 months after rebranding, SEO is improving...
(only) 80% decline in organic traffic!

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱:
~1,000-1,500 daily clicks
Average position: 10.3
"team gpt" query: 5,775 clicks
CTR: 0.55%

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱:
~400-600 daily clicks
Average position: 14.0
"juma" query: 1,040 clicks
CTR: 0.53%


Interestingly, CTR stayed almost identical. The issue isn't engagement. It's visibility.


According to AI, the recovery timeline is:

Months 1-2: Stabilization ✓ (we're here) 
Months 3-4: 20-30% recovery 
Months 5-6: 40-50% recovery 
Months 6-12: Full recovery with active SEO


Was the rebrand worth it? Absolutely.

Team-GPT made sense when we were a ChatGPT wrapper.
Juma reflects what we actually are: AI agents for marketing teams.

The traffic will come back. 
But it really hurts.

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AI sucks at Math. 
Juma doesn't. 

If you are looking to analyze your data- 
whether Excel files, CSVs or others, we run real calculations on your numbers.

You can create graphs, charts, or even Lovable-like websites with the results.

The future is now, old man.

Time for AI to do the Math.

P.S.
Charts are actual Juma data.

I came home for Easter.

I couldn’t do it any longer.

After 2 months abroad, the fundraise was not yet done. This meant the company would seize to exist, I would have let down everybody involved.

Came home to my family to celebrate.

They were hoping for me to talk about the whole experience. However, all they got was an Iliya who was not speaking for days.

I had been pitching for 15 hours a day, every day. For 2 months.

I didn’t know what to say.

I couldn’t look my father in the eye.

I was trying to smile but it was not coming out well.


Read full story here: 
👉 https://lnkd.in/djeWRHPS

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We like to wait and see what our competitors do.

This helps us solve the problems better than them, hopefully in the BEST way possible.

We know the problems our customers face.

Some call it stealing. 

It's actually called research.

Or more posh: second-mover advantage.

My top course is The Data Science Course: Complete Data Science Bootcamp.
It has 791,462 students and a rating of 4.5 by ~159,382 people.
We've now automated it with an agent.

Everything that was thought in this course (and many others) is now fully automated by the Juma agent. 

Our agent turns complex data into reports, charts, PDFs, and presentations - all in one chat.

In this video, we:
- analyze 90-day GA4 dataset
- create visualizations
- generate a website
- build a PDF
- make a PowerPoint deck. 

The data analysis agent is just one tiny bit of what the Juma superagent will be able to do.

Stay tuned!

We are building the place where 'anyone can market anything'. 
Marketers cringe when they hear it.
Mainly because they think marketing skills are hard.

But what makes a great marketer? Think: Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, most recently even Timothee Chalamet..

I think it's: 
- strategic thinking
- 6th sense for what works
- curiosity and willingness to experiment
- understanding of marketing mix and multi-touch interactions (even on a subconcious level is enough)
- taste!!!


What most great marketers can't do:
- Run ads
- Edit videos
- Set-up Google Analytics
- Write SEO-optimized articles
- Know where to find stuff in HubSpot lol

Don't get me wrong- I have deep appreciation for marketing specialists who can do all these.

But keep in mind:

-> The first list will remain human
-> The second list is being automated as we speak

Some professions have it easier, when it comes to AI adoption:

- Developers work in repositories, which they unify through GitHub for instance. So it’s already super organized: you connect the repo and it has all the Context for the project at hand.

- Marketers work on campaigns, which often have a start and end date and must be executed rather fast, context is created at the start and evolves for each campaign

- Agencies collaborate on clients, ideally in the span of years, so they often have this stored somehow

More often than not, context is scattered across tools, drives, archives.

An absolute key step to adopting AI well for your organization is to cherry-pick the right context that the AI will be stepping on.

This is so important, that nowadays we often talk about Context Engineering as opposed to Prompt Engineering.

Context is King.

Full thoughts: https://lnkd.in/dsZvEe6t

How is it possible for a human or AI to create this ridiculous outbound message?

I made a Loom for Team-GPT with ideas on promoting "JUma marketing Super agent".

It's really, really hard to get it this wrong.

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I think ~200M people total will be needed for most work in 15 years.
After teaching AI to 1.5M people, founding a Silicon Valley-based marketing superagent (Juma), and helping 75K+ users across 500+ companies adopt AI for their work, here’s how I think people, organizations, and corporations should and will adopt AI.

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I’ve been thinking a lot about the best path to AI adoption.

How do you learn it? How do you teach it? What does it mean to adopt ChatGPT well? What is stopping teams from adopting GPT? Where is the resistance coming from? Why are people achieving such wildly different results? Why does MIT state that 95% of all AI adoption projects fail?

Most humans will be left behind.

Since ChatGPT came out the world really changed. This technological leap is historically unmatched. The world economy is majorly, irreversably, and inevitably changing and technologically advanced nations and individuals will have much better outcomes in life on average.

The problem is that many people who I respect are denying or soft-denying (not using) AI. Maybe 1 in 5 of my friends use it passably well. 

Full article here:
👉 https://lnkd.in/dsZvEe6t

We just codified our values at Juma. 

Not because we like being corporate. But because culture wins in the long run.

Here's what we stand for and what we reward:

1. Default to Open
- Share publicly
- Admit mistakes early
- Challenge ideas, not people

2. Own it End-to-End
- Finish what you start
- Deliver on commitments
- Escalate early with a plan
- Choose company wins over local wins

3. Build Great Stuff
- Start with user problems AND business value
- Measure impact 
- Hold a high bar, but ship anyway
- Sweat the details
- Deliver in short term but build for the long term

4. Learn Fast, Ship Smart
- Prioritize ruthlessly
- Test assumptions early
- Learn from mistakes
- Adapt fast

5. Earn Your Spot
- Results over politics
- Same standards for everyone
- Give honest feedback
- Be coachable

6. Set the Standard
- Represent Juma with pride
- Set the bar for the AI ecosystem
- Show up for each other as people


Note:  
This is not wishful thinking. 
It's literally what our culture is- we just wrote it down.

Same expectations. Same standards. For everyone.

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Camplight is your remote AI-enabled software agency and venture studio. 

Working with Camplight means: 

• Ownership mentality - True mastery is achieved with mindfulness and intention
• Self-managed culture - We work at our current scale only by excelling with the right processes and culture
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Campligther | Venture Designer | Brand Impact 

CorectIT

We created CorectIT as a consulting company to help startups and businesses to get the most of the software development! 

We help them fix the following problems: 

1. Transform a business idea into a great software product: 

- You have an idea of a product but don’t have enough technical expertise;
- You are not sure whether technologies are suitable for your business;
- Your startup requires a smart solution to outperform and stand out from the competitors;
- You need an unbiased technical and product consultation;
- CTO or/and CPO as a service for your company.

2. Manage effective, scalable & high-quality software development operations:

- You want to have an agile software development operations to build your product;
- You want to have a clear visibility on progress and cost optimisation for development operations;
- You need to have a flexibility and great time to market for your software products;
- You want to reduce risk.

3. Build, test & launch a new software product:

- You're looking to build a great software product, we're here to help. Our team has the expertise and experience needed to turn your vision into reality, and we're committed to delivering a high-quality product that meets your needs and exceeds your expectations;  
- You are looking for a software development partner with an agile mindset and lean processes;
- You are looking to build an MVP or a prototype for your product.

CEO and Founder

Got a Tech Team

Connect to our Free Marketplace for Matching Tech Projects with the Best Teams - Got a Tech Team platform is the perfect marketplace for IT services. Our innovative and collaborative community platform offers a wide range of IT projects for outsourcing, making it easy for you to find the right projects that match your skills and expertise.

Looking how to find developers for your startup? For companies with great product ideas but no software development powers, Got a Tech Team offers a talent marketplace platform that connects you with qualified software experts to bring your ideas to life.

If you're constantly looking for new projects or just some remote gigs jobs to work on, Got a Tech Team is the perfect platform for you. Our community of professional IT network provides a wide range of innovative IT projects for you to discover and meet.

At times, you may find that you have great development teams with the capacity to take on new projects, but you need additional talented software engineers for other ones. This is where Got a Tech Team comes in - our platform enables you to both hire new talent and provide it to your teams simultaneously. Whether you're in need of a specific skill set or looking to expand your development capabilities, we can help you connect with talented professionals who are the right fit for your projects.

Try it now! It free => https://gotatech.team/

Co-founder of Got a Tech Team

Devbrews

My passion for communities and network effects combined with my product understanding and experience with building software platforms helped me to specialise and concentrate our efforts into building online marketplace platforms for any type of business. This is how Devbrews was born!

At our company, we have extensive experience in custom software development for online marketplace platforms. 

We understand that every business is unique, and that's why we offer highly customisable, modular, and scalable solutions that are tailored to meet your specific needs. 

Whether you're looking to create a new marketplace platform or enhance an existing one, we're here to help you every step of the way. Our team of experts will work closely with you to understand your business and your goals, and then build a platform that is optimised for your industry and use case. 

So if you're looking for a reliable partner to help you build a world-class online marketplace, we're here to help. 

Let's work together to create a solution that will take your business to the next level.

CEO and Co-founder

Accenture

As a part-time external consultant I was responsible for finding, signing, and working on new innovative projects. Leveraging my expertise in sales, account management and software development, I identified promising opportunities in the market and worked with internal teams and external partners to bring them to fruition. I also collaborated with clients to understand their unique needs and develop custom digital products that aligned with their business objectives. Throughout my time at the company, I was committed to delivering high-quality work that exceeded expectations and drove results.

Business Consultant (External)

Motion Software

As a co-founder of CorectIT, I collaborated with Motion Software on one of our most interesting missions in business growth, product development, account management, business operations, vetting future hirings, and building a remote software community. 

Leveraging our combined expertise, we built a fully operational partnership and business operations team that helped the company scale rapidly. One of our key achievements was streamlining and automating their hiring process and project onboarding, allowing them to accelerate their growth and better serve their clients. 

Our partnership with Motion Software was a testament to our ability to deliver effective solutions and drive success, and I am proud of the contributions we made to their business growth and operations.

Partnership and Business Operations Director (Consultant)

Proxiad Bulgaria

As Business Operations Director at Proxiad Bulgaria, I played a key strategic role in managing all business operations for the Bulgarian subsidiary of the Proxiad Group. This included overseeing a dedicated team of professionals and participating in the development and implementation of the company's business, HR, technical, and administrative strategies. 

Working closely with the Technical and HR Directors, I developed and improved the company's services and business models, and managed budget planning and P&L. 

Additionally, I proactively led a joint company-client planning process that established mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones. 

Through my efforts, Proxiad Bulgaria was able to streamline its operations and improve its overall performance, leading to increased revenue and customer satisfaction.

Director Of Business Operations and Business Development

During my time at Proxiad Bulgaria, I had the opportunity to take on the role of Head of Recruitment Business Partners, in addition to my existing role as Business Operations Director. As Head of Recruitment Business Partners, I was responsible for managing the recruitment process for the company, including overseeing the recruitment team and collaborating with other departments to ensure that staffing needs were met. I replaced a colleague who was on maternity leave, and I was able to quickly transition into the role, thanks to my experience and expertise in business operations.

In my dual role as Business Operations Director and Head of Recruitment Business Partners, I was able to apply my skills in strategic planning, budgeting, and project management to the recruitment process. I worked closely with the HR Director and other stakeholders to identify staffing needs, develop recruitment strategies, and ensure that recruitment efforts were aligned with the company's overall goals and objectives. Through my efforts, I was able to help the company attract and retain top talent, while also contributing to the overall success and growth of Proxiad Bulgaria.

Head of Recruitment Business Partners

As a Senior Account Manager at Proxiad Bulgaria, I played a critical role in maintaining and developing strong relationships with key client accounts. 

I was dedicated to ensuring customer satisfaction by identifying any issues or opportunities and establishing priorities, while also developing appropriate action plans to achieve client objectives. 

I was responsible for facilitating cross-organisational sales opportunities by identifying and understanding client needs and providing assistance with sales demos and pre-sales client visits. 

In addition to account management, I was involved in business development, which involved identifying new opportunities and building partnerships with potential clients. 

Through my efforts, I helped to increase revenue and build a strong reputation for Proxiad Bulgaria as a trusted provider of software development services.

Senior Account Manager

ContactLab France

Creative web design, e-mail marketing, social media management, CRM and business intelligence for major national and international customers as Adobe, Carrefour, Gites de France, Futureo, Cerise Media, Chaine de l'espoir, France Loisir, CSC

•	Develop a strong and lasting customer relationships, supervise and analyze ongoing account activity
•	All-round project management, including contributing to concept, technical decisions, strategy, task scheduling, budget planning, reporting and results analysis 
•	Coordinate and guide creative, technical and production teams 
•	Ensure that all departments understand customers’ requirements and respond with the right quality of service 
•	Identify and pursue new business opportunities as well as current customer up-sell potential resulting in significant new and add-on business 
•	Marketing presentations and proposals for prospects

Business Operations Manager for France

TC.Partners

Creation and implementation of innovative digital communications and marketing solutions for major customers: SFR, Carrefour, Babolat, KIA, Mr Bricolage, SNCF, etc.

•	Contributing to concept, strategy and business development 
•	Defining project scope, budget planning, briefing and debriefing 
•	Guiding technical and creative teams
•	Functional product/service development in a close collaboration with the technical team
•	Supervising Client Service Support team
•	Quality and Environmental Manager – main role in the company’s ISO certification

Key Account Manager

Alcatel-Lucent

Business Technological Consulting and Change Management for IMS (NGN), WiMAX, Payment, VoIP, convergence

International clients : Hub Telecom (FR), Angola Telecom (Angola), Vaasa (FI), SFR (FR)

Business Consultant

Venture Designer @ Camplight | Startup founder (x3) | I help Startups Build Tech Products from Concept to Success 2x faster | CEO & Founder @ CorectIT

I studied economics but wanted to be an engineer. My career connects science with management and technology with sales. I work where technology becomes real money, a fascinating but risky role.

Over the last 10 years, I have helped many companies build and grow their tech products using software development services. Even though most of these projects were very successful, I observed many inefficiencies in these partnerships.

One particular case was a huge disaster. That same company became a unicorn several years later. Partnering with them failed not because they didn't need a partner, but because we weren't the right partner for them.

This experience transformed my understanding of providing software development services. It's not just about execution—it's about customer success and a relentless focus on quality. 

It’s about Partner Success (valid in both directions of the partnership).

I wanted to change the status quo and make using a tech partner a success, not a pain. So, I started my own company, specializing in bridging this gap, mainly for entrepreneurs and startups.
Many happy clients, many successful products, and growing businesses.

In the summer of 2023, together with my company CorectIT, I joined Campligh, a Tech Coop with like-minded people who are now my friends. 

Since then we have been building tech products for us and our clients. We are evolving human collaboration with software craftsmanship.

My mission is: 

Making tech product building easy for startups and growth-focused scaleups. Help them bridge the innovation gap by using not only internal teams but external experts as well.

→ GO HERE: https://camplight.net/  

I am also passionate about venture building and entrepreneurship myself. I’ve been involved in the following ventures: 

• aibochat.com: Enhancing productivity through AI - we built the app from 0-1 in 6 weeks. We’ve been awarded by Paddle AI launchpad.
• fairlight.app: Revolutionizing finance and equity management - internal solution solving our problems, it turned out we weren’t the only ones having those pains.
• devbrews.com: Crafting dynamic marketplaces - I sold this company in 2023
• gotatech.team: Streamlining IT service connections - I sold this company in 2023

Let’s partner to redefine the tech landscape. Together, we can turn your vision into the next big success story.

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