### Low-Code / No-Code Stack While I’m not saying you shouldn’t have an engineer on board at the outset, modern tools can help founders with a great idea get started right away with working proofs of concept and even get launch-ready with little to no coding required. What I’d recommend for the following: - **Lowcode: [Base44](https://base44.com/), [Loveable](https://lovable.dev/), [v0](https://v0.dev/), or [Bolt](https://bolt.new/)** ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.12.53.png]] - **Backend:** **[Supabase](https://supabase.com/)** or **[Firebase](https://firebase.google.com/)** (scalable databases and auth). ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.13.56.png]] - **Frontend:** **[Webflow](https://webflow.com/?r=0)** or **[Framer](https://www.framer.com/)** to start with a responsive, beautiful UI. ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.14.05.png]] - **Auth: [Clerk](https://clerk.com/)** ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.14.14.png]] - **APIs and Automation:** **[n8n](https://n8n.io/)** is my recommendation for any agentic AI usage in your process or product ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.14.22.png]] - **IDE:** If you need to go deeper into dev, **[Cursor](https://cursor.com/), [Cline](https://cline.bot/),** and **[Claude Code](https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code)** are my recommendations. (_**Psst**_: I tested every [[AI coding tool]]) ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.14.34.png]] ### MVPs Speed to MVP is crucial. These tools can get you there quickly: - **[Loveable](https://lovable.dev/), [Base44](https://base44.com/), [v0](https://v0.dev/), [Bubble](https://bubble.io/), or** **[Bolt](https://bolt.new/)** ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.16.52.png]] - Use AI to generate content, UI, or logic (Gemini 2.5 and Claude Sonnet 4 are both excellent for text and UI right now, but these models often compete with each other). Claude Opus 4 for logic/coding; Gemini 2.5 if you keep hitting the token limit. ### Domains and Hosting - Buy from **[Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/) ($0 markup)** - Hosting from **[Vercel](https://vercel.com/)** or **[Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/)** — either will provide fast, scalable edge-deployed sites - **GCP/AWS/Azure for the more technical folks (they offer $100k+ in free credits)** - Most of these platforms include automatic SSL, Git-based deployment, and free plans to get started right away. ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.17.07.png]] ### Security and Compliance - 2FA (two-factor authentication) everything and everywhere. - Use a password manager like **[1Password](https://1password.com/)**. - SOC 2 compliance isn’t necessary for all industries and probably not on Day 1, but if you ever plan to sell to an enterprise, you should plan for compliance in these early stages. **[Vanta](https://www.vanta.com/)** and **[Drata](https://drata.com/)** help automate this. ![[Screenshot 2025-08-19 at 20.18.10.png]]