Stella · B2C · AI manifestation app
Build a first version in about 2 days with AI coding tools, then test it
MVP in ~2 days; full app in 2-3 months
Workedvalidationfeature-development
What they did
No coding background; used Claude Code, Claude and Google AI Studio. MVP took about 2 days, the full app 2-3 months. Treats speed as the main ingredient: the sooner you test an MVP, the sooner you have a product that performs.
What happened
MVP in about 2 days, full app in 2-3 months.
- Stage
- pre-launch
“speed is the number one ingredient towards success in this industry. The faster you can whip up an MVP and test it, the sooner you will have a product that actually performs.”
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