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How to build an app in a weekend using Claude · 8 slides · MLV Dark · Clean Step

TITLE: How to build an app in a weekend using Claude
PILLAR: Build
TYPE: 80% value

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SLIDE 1 [hook]
HEADLINE: You don't need to learn to code to build an app.
SUB: Here's how to ship a product this weekend.
CTA: SWIPE →

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SLIDE 2 [split]
HEADLINE: The old way vs. the new way
LEFT:
OLD WAY

Learn Python — 6 months
Learn a framework — 3 months
Build — 3 months
Ship — 1 year later
RIGHT:
NEW WAY

Open Claude
Describe what you want
Copy the code
Ship — this weekend

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SLIDE 3 [step]
NUM: 01
HEADLINE: Define the problem
BODY: Don't start with "I want to build an app."

Start with: "What's a problem I see every day?"

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SLIDE 4 [step]
NUM: 02
HEADLINE: Write the prompt
BODY: Tell Claude exactly what you want. Be specific.

"Build me a web app where users enter their city, cuisine preference, and budget."

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SLIDE 5 [step]
NUM: 03
HEADLINE: Deploy it
BODY: Use Vercel, Netlify, or Replit to put it live in 5 minutes.

Your app now has a real URL.
You just shipped a product.

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SLIDE 6 [result]
HEADLINE: What you now have
BODY: ✦ A live product
✦ Real user feedback
✦ A story for your college apps

All in one weekend.

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SLIDE 7 [quote]
HEADLINE: The best way to predict the future is to build it.
SUB: Alan Kay

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SLIDE 8 [close]
HEADLINE: Save this. Try it this weekend.
SUB: Follow @mlvignite for more.
LOGO: true

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CAPTION:
Most students think they need to spend 6 months learning to code before they can build anything.

Claude is the printing press. Your ideas are the book.

#MLV #BuildDontPrepare #StudentFounder

8 slides

⠿hookYou don't need to learn to code to build an app.

⠿splitThe old way vs. the new way

⠿stepDefine the problem

⠿stepWrite the prompt

⠿stepDeploy it

⠿resultWhat you now have

⠿quoteThe best way to predict the future is to build it.

⠿closeSave this. Try it this weekend.

You don't need to learn to code to build an app.

Here's how to ship a product this weekend.

SWIPE →

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You don't need to learn to code to build an app.

Here's how to ship a product this weekend.

SWIPE →

The old way vs. the new way

OLD WAY

Learn Python — 6 months Learn a framework — 3 months Build — 3 months Ship — 1 year later

NEW WAY

Open Claude Describe what you want Copy the code Ship — this weekend

Step 01

Define the problem

Don't start with "I want to build an app." Start with: "What's a problem I see every day?"

Step 02

Write the prompt

Tell Claude exactly what you want. Be specific. "Build me a web app where users enter their city, cuisine preference, and budget."

Step 03

Deploy it

Use Vercel, Netlify, or Replit to put it live in 5 minutes. Your app now has a real URL. You just shipped a product.

What you now have

✦A live product

✦Real user feedback

✦A story for your college apps

All in one weekend.

The best way to predict the future is to build it.

— Alan Kay

Save this. Try it this weekend.

Follow @mlvignite for more.

MLV