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
- Pre-launch (Build)
In their words
Starter Story · I Built A $30K/Month App: Here's My Exact Process [Idea, Build, Marketing]“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.”
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