Building with AI
How to turn an AI prototype into a maintainable app
Keep useful prototype work, identify real implementation gaps and plan one checked milestone before inviting a small pilot group.
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Practical guides to planning software, scripts and automations—and giving your AI tools the context to build well.
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AI integrations
MCP for founders: connect AI tools safely
A practical guide to connecting AI tools: define the job, limit permissions, review consequential actions and test failures before expanding access.
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Small-business automation ideas for your first AI project
Five practical starting points for small-business automation, plus a simple way to choose a useful pilot and decide whether it needs AI.
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How to manage context in AI coding
Keep project facts, decisions and progress clear so your AI builder can stay focused. Practical context files, task prompts and handoffs for an evolving app.
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AI coding agent keeps breaking your app? Find the cause first
Turn recurring bugs into focused repair tasks. Reproduce the failure, preserve your work, trace the cause and verify the correction with a repeatable check.
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Vibe-coded app checklist before your first users
Prepare a small pilot with checks for the real user journey, access boundaries and recovery. Separate local success from evidence at the deployed URL.
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How to reduce vibe coding costs without losing progress
Reduce unnecessary rework with focused tasks, relevant context and useful checks. Learn what to measure when comparing the cost of completed AI coding work.
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Vibe coding for beginners: build your first app
Start with one real problem, build a small useful journey and check the result. A practical first-app roadmap with prompts and an enquiry-tracker example.
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How to build a SaaS with AI as a nontechnical founder
Turn a business problem into a small, testable product. A practical route through customer needs, an editable plan, AI implementation and a first pilot.
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