# Elon Fired Him, Now His AI Writes Every Police Report | Daniel Francis (Abel Police)

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Podcast: [Solo Founders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/solo-founders-7728246)
Published: 2026-04-01T17:05:52+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/5b6b1c3c
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/5b6b1c3c/73d4279f.mp3
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## Resource

Daniel Francis dropped out of high school, taught himself to code at a DC nonprofit, impersonated a laid-off Twitter employee to work for Elon Musk, and then built Abel Police — AI software that generates police reports from body cam footage, saving officers a third of their shift from paperwork. In this conversation, he shares the personal experience that led him to policing, why he believes solo founders have a massive authorship advantage, and his unfiltered take on co-founders, culture, and the emotional reality of building alone. Topics covered: The domestic violence experience that led to Abel Police Officers spend one-third of their shift on reports — Abel's AI generates them from body cam footage Every 115 officers on the platform = one life saved per year Getting hired (and fired) by Elon Musk at Twitter From mercenary founding ($30K MRR fitness app) to missionary founding (life-or-death stakes) Catholic conversion and aligning company mission with faith Solo founder authorship: why one brain creates more coherent products (Apple vs. Google) The "Working at Abel" doc: floor on talent, ceiling on being an asshole Anti-culture culture: "Hurry up, here's the tickets, move" 39 police ride-alongs and embedding with Richmond PD Bear case and bull case for solo founding Why solo founders should give more equity to early hires (Carta data commentary) Contracting as a sneaky hiring pipeline The emotional reality: crying alone in the middle of the day — and never once considering giving up Guest: Daniel Francis — Solo Founder and CEO, Abel Police. AI-powered police report generation from body cam footage. Former fitness app founder ($30K MRR). Economics and math, Florida State University. Self-taught engineer. 39 police ride-alongs. Catholic convert. High school dropout…

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