Can I develop and market a web application with GenAI tools?
A few weeks ago, I met an Indian American venture capitalist who used to be CTO of a telecom manufacturing company. He's invested in lots of startups that grew into big companies. We talked about AI, specifically generative AI.
He said generative AI is unique because it can explain itself, unlike earlier technologies like the Internet, Google Glass, and Bitcoin. By chatting with GenAI tools, anyone can now develop an application, because if a piece of code is unclear, the user can ask questions, and the tool can even write unit test cases.
I took on the challenge of developing and marketing a web application just by chatting with these LLM models.
Thinking about what app to make, I realized I should make something I use every day. Otherwise I'll lose interest. I listed all the apps I use every day. My favorite apps are for note-taking and learning. I frequently use AudioPen, which records audio, transcribes it with OpenAI, and then rewrites the text in a style I choose. It's been giving me trouble lately, resulting in lost notes. Since I'm not a front-end developer, this seemed like an interesting challenge.
@spinningthoughts 's quote finally hit the nail on the head.
The better we let our tools capture our thoughts in whatever shape they come, and the better we let our tools evolve those records in whatever shape we want, the better we can use them to drive our own thinking forward.
Making an app that drives our thinking forward seems worthwhile.
I'm developing this app by talking to ChatGPT and Claude. The goal is to limit myself to these interactions and see how far I can go with it.
If this interests you, follow along (@thoughttonote).
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