Build Your First SaaS App - Complete Solo Founder Blueprint (Part 1)

Sean Kochel β€’ August 7, 2025
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Wanna learn how to code with AI, use agents, & build powerful workflow automation? Then... welcome! This channel is for you... My name is Sean, & I go into the weeds on AI tools and systems so that you don't have to! I went from Sales Engineer, to digital marketing entrepreneur, & now I fuse those skills together on this channel. I've built & operated a few 6 & 7 figure businesses, from larger marketing businesses to smaller-scale SaaS. Subscribe for practical tutorials & guides on all things realistic-AI-use-cases.

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To get the agents from the video, join our free group here: https://www.skool.com/tech-snack In this video, I show you exactly how to build a production-ready SaaS app in a weekend using Claude Code agents - no million-dollar budget required. We're building a recipe app that transforms restaurant dishes into home-cooking recipes using an 8-agent system that mimics a real product organization. πŸ“š What You'll Learn: βœ… How to use Claude Code agents and MCPs to build complex applications without traditional coding βœ… The 8-agent system approach: Product Manager, System Architect, UX/UI Designer, Backend Engineer, Frontend Engineer, DevOps, Security Analyst, and QA Engineer βœ… Building a complete React Native/Expo mobile app with Python FastAPI backend βœ… Implementing user authentication, photo capture, AI-powered recipe generation with OpenAI βœ… Setting up proper development environments with Docker and deployment-ready architecture βœ… Real-world debugging and problem-solving with Claude Code sub-agents βœ… How to leverage agentic AI for app development as a solo founder ⌚Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction & What We're Building 03:01 - Project Setup & Agent Overview 10:14 - Phase 1: Product Management & Requirements 28:49 - Phase 2: System Architecture & Tech Stack 42:12 - Phase 2: UX/UI Design Documentation 1:04:02 - Phase 3: DevOps & Docker Setup 1:09:23 - Phase 4: Building User Authentication 1:34:09 - Navigation & App Structure 1:39:31 - Photo Capture Feature Development 1:49:51 - Recipe Generation with AI 2:09:02 - Dashboard Screens & Final Testing 2:21:43 - Results & What's Next πŸ—„οΈ Resources: * Claude Code Agents Tutorial: https://youtu.be/Fy1a2xlRy9I?si=Cz9z8q6C59zq89vw * Tech Stack: React Native, Expo, FastAPI, Supabase, OpenAI, Cloudinary * Deployment: Railway, Docker, Sentry for monitoring * Design Inspiration: Mobbin for UI/UX patterns This is part 1 of a 4-part series on building production-ready apps with Claude Code. Next videos will cover AI chat features with RAG, polish/refinement, and deployment. πŸ’ͺ Who Am I? My name is Sean... I'm a biotech consultant turned tech bootcamp bro-coder turned tech company sales engineer turned digital marketing entrepreneur turned back into a tech bro entrepreneur. Learning all I can about AI and trying to communicate some knowledge along the way. The singularity is near! πŸ‘‡ My Other social accounts πŸ“Έ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seankochel/ 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/IAmSeanKochel πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-kochel/ πŸŽ₯ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realseankochel #claudecode #claudeai #appdevelopment #agenticai #generativeai #buildappswithAI #solofounder

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