FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers about wallet credit, usage, subscriptions, and how Tycoon charges for work.
How is Tycoon different from using ChatGPT plus Zapier?
ChatGPT answers questions; Zapier moves data. Neither runs a business. Tycoon gives you an actual AI org with roles, memory, and the ability to execute multi-step work — write a blog post, publish it, email your list, track results, and tell you what to do next. You don't build workflows in Zapier or re-prompt ChatGPT every session. You chat with your AI CEO and the work gets done across days and weeks.
Will I lose control of my business by handing work to AI employees?
No, because Tycoon ships with an autonomy slider. Every AI employee starts in supervised mode where you approve outbound actions, purchases, and publishes before they execute. As you see an employee do a task well three or four times, you raise its autonomy for that task type. You stay the CEO — you just stop being the intern, the copy editor, and the PM at the same time.
Can Tycoon replace my virtual assistant or small team?
For most solopreneurs, yes for the repetitive and research-heavy work a VA handles — inbox triage, lead research, content drafts, invoice follow-up, meeting notes, competitor scans. For specialized human judgment like negotiation or relationships, keep the human. Many Tycoon users go from a three-person team plus five contractors down to just themselves, while shipping 2-3x more per week.
I don't code. Can I still use Tycoon?
Yes — Tycoon is built for operators, not engineers. You interact with your AI team entirely through chat in plain English. You don't define workflows, write prompts, or manage API keys. When your AI CTO does need to ship code (for example building a landing page or scraping data), it runs in an isolated sandbox and you just review the result. No terminal required.
What kind of solopreneur business works best with Tycoon?
Any knowledge-work business: consultants, newsletter operators, SaaS founders, indie hackers, course creators, small e-commerce owners, agencies of one. If your work is mostly words, research, outreach, content, code, and coordination, Tycoon will replace 60-80% of the labor. It fits less well for pure physical-world businesses like restaurants or home services, though the marketing side still benefits.