Throw compute at
your ambitions.

A few things I've learned.

• Naivety is a strength. Not knowing what's "supposed to be difficult" means you don't limit yourself. You just tell Claude what you want without knowing it should be hard. And then it does it. The people with no coding background often dream bigger because they don't carry years of conditioning about what's "realistic." We can all picture the bigger thing... the bottleneck is believing it's yours to build.
• Be stubborn on the vision, flexible on the details. Describe the vibe of what you're thinking. Don't be overly prescriptive about how Claude executes it. You steer the what, Claude handles the how.
• Context engineering is everything. The quality of what Claude builds is directly proportional to the context you give it. Drop your spreadsheets, writing samples, messy notes, and reference docs into the conversation. The more context, the better the output. The single best thing you can do on day one is create a personal operating manual. Have Claude interview you about who you are and what you're building, then save it as a file. Every session after that is smarter. If you want to see how deep this rabbit hole goes, check out the full context engineering guide.
• Iterate, don't restart. When the first version isn't right, don't start over. Say "change the colors," "add a column for X," "make it punchier." Claude remembers everything. Treat it like a collaborator, not a one-shot request.
• It changes how you see the world. Once you start building with Claude Code, you navigate differently. The wall becomes a door... what you believe is yours to build expands. You walk past a problem and think "I could build a tool for that." You go from "I have an idea" to "I can build a product." Then "I can build a startup." Then "I can change the world." Each rung makes the next one feel reachable.