Day in the Life of a Solo Developer - Ep 1 Product Development & AI

In this video, I’m taking you through a day in the life of a solo founder using AI to code a startup. From planning features to writing backend logic and debugging faster, I show how I use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Claude AI, and Cursor to speed up development and think more clearly as a one-person startup. If you’re building a startup alone, learning to code with AI, or curious how founders actually use AI in real workflows, this is a realistic look at modern product development.

This is less of a polished “startup success story” and more of an honest solo founder vlog, where I balance deep work, learning new backend concepts, and shipping features while using AI as a coding assistant. Whether you’re interested in AI coding workflows, startup life as a solo developer, or how to build software faster with tools like Cursor and ChatGPT, this video shows what that process looks like day to day.

I also talk about how I’m actively learning and improving my skills as I build, including platforms like Scrimba and online communities that help when you’re stuck or need real-world feedback. If you’re a student founder, indie hacker, or aspiring software engineer trying to build projects instead of just watching tutorials, this video is for you.

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Here are the main tools and resources I use while coding and building as a solo founder. ChatGPT for brainstorming, debugging, and architecture explanations: https://chat.openai.com
. Claude AI for longer-form reasoning and cleaner explanations when I’m stuck: https://claude.ai
. Cursor AI as my AI-powered code editor for faster development: https://www.cursor.sh
. Scrimba for learning frontend and backend concepts through interactive coding lessons: https://scrimba.com
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I also spend a lot of time learning from developer communities on Reddit, especially r/startups at https://www.reddit.com/r/startups
, r/SaaS at https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS
, r/learnprogramming at https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming
, r/webdev at https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev
, and r/Entrepreneur at https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur
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Additional resources that help me as a solo founder include GitHub for open-source inspiration and real-world code examples at https://github.com
, Indie Hackers for learning from other founders building in public at https://www.indiehackers.com
, Y Combinator’s Startup Library for foundational startup knowledge at https://www.ycombinator.com/library
, Notion for planning, documentation, and system building at https://www.notion.so
, and Linear for simple project and task management at https://linear.app
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This video fits somewhere between day in the life of a solo startup founder, how I use AI to code, building a startup with AI, and learning to code while building real products. If you’re trying to grow as a developer, ship faster, and build something real with limited time and resources, I think you’ll get value from this.