You don’t need 50 tools. Here’s the lean tech stack I recommend for non-technical entrepreneurs who want to build with AI. FOR LEARNING AND PROTOTYPING: Claude Pro ($20/month) — Your primary AI coding partner. This is where you’ll spend most of your time. FOR BUILDING FULL APPS: Cursor Pro ($20/month) — When you’re ready to build multi-file applications. It integrates AI directly into a professional code editor. FOR INSTANT DEPLOYMENT: Bolt.new or Lovable — Build and deploy web apps entirely in the browser. Great for MVPs. FOR HOSTING: Vercel (free tier) — Deploy your web apps for free. This is what we use in the Starter Kit. Supabase (free tier) — Database and authentication without managing servers. FOR DESIGN: Canva Pro ($13/month) — Logos, social posts, and marketing materials. FOR BUSINESS OPS: Notion (free) — Project management and docs. Stripe — Accept payments. TOTAL COST TO START: Under $55/month. That’s less than most people spend on subscriptions they don’t use. Start simple, add tools only when you hit a real limitation. What’s in your current tech stack? Share below! 👇

I'm giving you the exact starter kit I used to build EasyFlip — for free When I started building EasyFlip, I didn't want to spend months setting up authentication, payments, databases, and all the boring stuff before I could even get to the actual product. So I used a SaaS starter kit that came with everything pre-built: - User authentication (Google sign-in, sessions, the works) - Subscription billing with Polar.sh - AI chat integration with OpenAI - File uploads with Cloudflare R2 - PostgreSQL database with Drizzle ORM - Beautiful UI components with shadcn/ui - Dark/light mode, responsive design, analytics All built on Next.js 15 and TypeScript — the same stack the pros use. I took this kit, plugged in eBay's API and some AI features, and that became EasyFlip. The foundation was already done. I just had to focus on what makes my app unique. Now I'm making it available to everyone in this community — completely free. Grab it here: https://github.com/beaujohnson1/beau-starter-kit Clone it, run npm install, set up your environment variables, and you've got a fully functional SaaS app ready to customize. Whether you're building an AI tool, a marketplace, a dashboard — whatever your idea is, this gets you to the starting line in minutes instead of months. If you want a full walkthrough on how to set everything up step by step, check out the course in the Classroom. I walk you through the entire process so you're not guessing. Stop planning. Start shipping.

The biggest mistake I see new vibe coders make? They jump straight into prompting without knowing what they’re building. Imagine hiring a contractor to build your house and saying "just make it nice." You’d end up with something, but probably not what you wanted. The same thing happens when you prompt AI without a plan. That’s why Lesson 2 in our Start Vibe Coding course is all about the Product Requirements Document (PRD). Here’s what a good PRD includes: THE PROBLEM: What pain point are you solving? Who has this problem? How are they solving it now? THE SOLUTION: What does your product do? What are the core features (not nice-to-haves)? What does the user experience look like step by step? THE TECH SPECS: What framework are you using? (We use Next.js in the Starter Kit.) What pages/routes do you need? What data does the app need to store? THE DESIGN: What’s the vibe? (Clean, bold, playful, professional?) What colors and fonts? Reference sites you like. When you hand a PRD to Claude or Cursor, the output quality jumps dramatically. You go from "this isn’t what I wanted" to "this is exactly what I had in mind." If you haven’t gone through Lesson 2 yet, go do it now. It’ll save you hours of frustration. 🚀

One of the most common questions I get: "Which AI tool should I use?" Here’s my honest breakdown after building with all of them extensively. CLAUDE (Anthropic): Best for: Complex reasoning, long-form code generation, understanding nuanced business requirements. Standout feature: Artifacts — Claude can build and preview React components, HTML pages, and more right in the chat. My take: This is my primary tool. When I need to think through a complex build or need high-quality code, Claude is my go-to. CHATGPT (OpenAI): Best for: Quick answers, broad knowledge, image generation. Standout feature: Wide plugin ecosystem and GPT store. My take: Great for research and quick questions, but for sustained coding sessions, Claude produces more reliable code. CURSOR: Best for: Building full applications with file management. Standout feature: Works directly in your codebase, understands your entire project. My take: Once you graduate from single-file prototypes to real apps, Cursor is where you go. MY RECOMMENDATION FOR BEGINNERS: Start with Claude for learning and prototyping. Move to Cursor when you’re ready to build full applications. Use ChatGPT as a supplementary research tool. What tools are you using? Share your experience below! 👇

If you’ve never heard the term "vibe coding" before, here’s the simplest explanation: Vibe coding is building software by having a conversation with AI. Instead of writing code line by line, you describe what you want in plain English, and AI writes the code for you. Think of it like being the architect of a building. You don’t lay every brick — you design the blueprint and direct the team. With vibe coding, AI is your team. Why this matters for entrepreneurs: You no longer need to pay $5K-$50K for a developer to build your first product. You can go from idea to working prototype in hours, not months. You can iterate and test ideas at near-zero cost. You stay in control of your own tools and products. The tools that make this possible: Claude (by Anthropic) for conversational coding and problem-solving. Cursor for building full applications with AI assistance. Bolt.new and Replit for rapid prototyping in the browser. Lovable for building web apps without touching code. If you can run a business, you can vibe code. Period. Drop a comment below if you’re brand new to this — I’ll point you to the best starting resource for your situation.