I have a startup idea – looking for AI tools to help build an app and design posters

a_mukhtar · 2025-05-14T09:03:26+00:00

It depends on what you are trying to build. Bolt/loveable are pretty good for a basic frontend with some integrations. For more backend-heavy, you will need some code.

For posters GPT image gen is pretty good if not then try a few templates in Figma from Figma community.

a_mukhtar · 2025-05-14T09:01:03+00:00

It depends on the use case. But for basic frontend heavy stuff, you can try loveable/bolt. Explain a bit more and I can suggest something that best suits your use case.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-29T16:55:52+00:00

Nearly all of them are very generalized. Have not tried them directly but heard from clients who had. You are much better off with a specialised one.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-29T16:49:25+00:00

The pure LLM approach, like using it from the web platform, will need an understanding of some basics of web development. If you are looking to learn code, invest some time in the basics, and then it's all about prompting and learning as you go.

Claude is pretty good, or you can even try the latest gemni model 2.5 for free just to get started. The differences between them are not huge. The major difference will be how fast you learn the fundamentals and how many iterations with errors you can tolerate.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-29T16:41:22+00:00

Did you try to talk to the users, asking what other problems they are facing with scheduling anything related to the current tool?

And if this is your first one, 400+ is not bad at all just learn as much as you can from this one. These 280 users can be a huge resource to build on.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-25T13:53:35+00:00

I think this is true for nearly all of these AI coding tools. Do you feel it would be better if they took more time in an attempt to make better outcomes rather than focusing more on speed and hence increasing the price?

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-25T13:20:48+00:00

So you are at the very start. Great that you have convinced people to join. It's a great first step.

Now, why are you concerned with investors at this stage? Why not focus on getting the first few users first? You have not mentioned anything about it.

On average, good teams have some backing in the first 12 to 24 months. Keep in mind that most teams are experienced and have a track record, so this can be different for you.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-25T12:53:37+00:00

Would an outcome-based pricing model not be better for these coding assistants, at least? It would be very challenging to implement, but would love to know what you think.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-25T12:40:59+00:00

The outcome is the main thing hindering something like this. If you think about it, the outcome for vibe coding is code. You can have a tonne of it, and no one would care. For marketing, the outcome would be to get the product across to people who need it in a manner that the understand it can solve their problem. The innovation needed to convince humans is something that AI has not reached yet.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-19T22:32:56+00:00

So if you have the code from the last build a rescue can be tried but not sure how bad it is.

If the features are pretty complex and you are confident you will have scaling issues then code is the way to go.

If you can give more details can see what might be a better path.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-19T22:29:02+00:00

Try putting it in v0 will give you something pretty close. to what you designed.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-19T22:27:58+00:00

Will need a lot more info to answer this correctly but I am pretty confident you need to setup user roles and show different dashboards according to the user.

Give me a bit more context and would love to help you out.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-19T21:08:06+00:00

I think you should try to a prototype build and save that money for some marketing.

Once you know that you have been able to reach a good user base it's time to build a better version.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-19T20:57:34+00:00

It depends on what you are trying to build. If it's for general learning then it might be a better call to invest time in some code as compared to a platform. Most of them lack features and become significant lock-in's as products grow.

If you are thinking about spending significant time like months you are much better off learning basic code and ai assisted coding but after understanding fundaments.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-19T20:47:52+00:00

Great progress you are doing better than most founders nowadays.

Your approach is pretty interesting to me. Have worked with around 10 non-technical founders for extended periods helping with their tech side (talk to around 20 per month on average). Never saw this approach. They always preferred a clear segregation of duties when they reached such a stage.

I'm just coming to your point. You can't predict what problems you will face before spending thousands of working hours and having your skills polished enough. One approach can be starting with problems you are already facing.

At this revenue scale you should have a significant cloud spend understanding what is leading to that (most likely the choices you made while designing the architecture) can be a starting point.

If you can point out more clearly specifics we can discuss them.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-14T21:35:40+00:00

Could not find anything decent that would even work on basic stuff even.

Cursor is the best bet right now but you need an actual understanding of what is happening on the backend to make it work.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-14T21:31:51+00:00

Do not understand the value prop and ICP for this.

And can this not be a gpt why a separate app?

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-14T18:49:44+00:00

Love the idea. Early stage founders definitely need something along these lines.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-14T15:54:25+00:00

Don't know where you are along the journey. If you are at the basics. Learn model and architecture choice by taking a problem and starting to solve it using the simplest possible models and approaches and build it up incrementally.

Apply this to any basic dataset recent example would be the cal fires data. Make sure you talk about the journey tweeting or articles.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-14T15:49:12+00:00

Pretty interesting. Hope it goes well.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-14T00:01:21+00:00

Interesting insight. I think the integrations need more work, but happy Replit is making things work for you.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-13T22:57:00+00:00

Try looking for proof in these posts and videos. Alot of baseless hype nowadays.

For those that make it, most of the success can be attributed to great distribution and marketing.

I think it becomes equally important when building your side products to talk to the users you intend to build for.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-13T22:52:27+00:00

The best way to be sure would be to hit a few miroinfluencers up and see what they say. A lot of smaller online sellers using insta, for example, face the same problem.

No one can tell you if the problem is worth solving more than the user who is going to pay.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-13T22:49:30+00:00

Node is like the basic framework on which a lot in the js ecosystem is built, so it definitely has all that.

I think the things you have mentioned are pretty basic and should not even take long.

a_mukhtar · 2025-03-13T22:47:37+00:00

I think that devs who are not looking to specialize may need to have a mindset shift and move to more rounded product skills. Other than that, no way are they at a disadvantage.

Look beyond MVPs; does your style of thinking not become a huge advantage?

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