How I Built an AI Ad Creative Generator in 2 Weeks

I was tired of watching DTC brands get ripped off. Every founder I knew was paying agencies thousands a month for ad creatives. And most of what they got back was... fine. Generic lifestyle shots, basic text overlays, the same templates recycled across clients. For that kind of money, you'd expect something that actually converts. So I built something better. In two weeks. The Problem Nobody Talks About Here's the dirty secret of the creative agency world: most agencies use the same 10-15 templates for every client. They swap out your logo, drop in your product photo, change the hex codes, and call it "custom creative." I know this because I've seen the invoices. I've talked to founders spending $3K-$8K a month on creative retainers and getting back 10-15 static ads that all look the same. The turnaround? Two weeks minimum. Need a revision? Another week. For a DTC brand doing $50K/month in revenue, that creative spend is brutal. And the worst part is when those creatives don't perform,