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Snag · B2C · app for finding free stuff nearby

Start from the ad pitch, sketch in Figma, then build with Claude Code in hours

Gets a working app (no back end) in 4-5 hours; used for 45+ apps

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What they did

Start from marketing: define the value proposition to show, then ask what the app must look like to hook a user in 3 seconds. Wireframe and design in Figma, feed the designs to Claude Code in the IDE (Cursor), and code it. Takes ~4-5 hours for a good app without the back end; add authentication so it passes App Store review.

What happened

4-5 hour builds; 45+ apps shipped in about a year
Stage
Build

In their words

I Built A $30K/Month App: Here's My Exact Process [Idea, Build, Marketing]

Play from 3:46
3:27

Pat WallsSo you mentioned shiny object syndrome. I think it's super common. I've experienced it, pretty much everyone who's building anything experiences, I see it all the time with people we bring on the channel and people who want to build stuff. Let's talk about that for a second. You said you built 40 apps. You probably got pretty good at building apps. What was your process to build over 40 apps? That seems crazy. What was your process?

3:46

BenjiThe highest leverage thing you could do is to find a great idea. So, you start from the marketing. So you reverse engineer the value proposition that you want to show in your app first. Then you could think, what would the app look like if you want to attract a user in 3 seconds? Then you go to Figma, wireframe it, design it, feed the designs to Claude Code in your IDE, and code it. The entire process usually takes around four to five hours to actually get a good app built out without the back end.

4:14

Pat WallsPersonally, I love Benji's process for building apps. Why? Because it's a simple, proven system where he can ship things fast. If you've gotten to this point in the video, you might be thinking about your app that you're going to build. Well, that's why we launched the free iOS bootcamp. In just a few days, this bootcamp will walk you from idea to a real working app in the App Store. You'll learn how to think about the right ideas, how to build …

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Tags: marketing-first, ai-coding, fast-build