Build client apps and automations solo while keeping a full-time job
After 12 years in management he started coding again with Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code and Codex. In two years he built more than 20 apps and automation projects for local clients, including a career tool, a startup and business agents, without the offshore team he once hired.
Source
@VinodSharma10x on X · 2026-10-18
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-18.
What they did
After 12 years in management he started coding again with Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code and Codex. In two years he built more than 20 apps and automation projects for local clients, including a career tool, a startup and business agents, without the offshore team he once hired.
Result (as claimed)
20+ apps shipped solo alongside a day job.
Tools they used
Cost: Cursor: free plan, paid from $8/mo; Lovable: free plan, paid from $25/mo; Claude Code: from $17/mo; OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo.
Set it up
Gather the documents
Collect statements, bills, invoices or tax documents for the period you want reviewed.
Ask for an audit, not actions
Have Cursor list findings, amounts and suggested next steps before it does anything.
Approve each action
Approve cancellations, disputes or payments one at a time. Never give an agent open-ended access to move money.
Track the result
Record what changed and what you saved so you can check it next month. This is not financial advice.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Build client apps and automations solo while keeping a full-time job What the original author did: After 12 years in management he started coding again with Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code and Codex. In two years he built more than 20 apps and automation projects for local clients, including a career tool, a startup and business agents, without the offshore team he once hired. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 20+ apps shipped solo alongside a day job. Source: https://x.com/VinodSharma10x/status/2111810871265509716 Tools they used: Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Build client apps and automations solo while keeping a full-time job What the original author did: After 12 years in management he started coding again with Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code and Codex. In two years he built more than 20 apps and automation projects for local clients, including a career tool, a startup and business agents, without the offshore team he once hired. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 20+ apps shipped solo alongside a day job. Source: https://x.com/VinodSharma10x/status/2111810871265509716 Tools they used: Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Build client apps and automations solo while keeping a full-time job What the original author did: After 12 years in management he started coding again with Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code and Codex. In two years he built more than 20 apps and automation projects for local clients, including a career tool, a startup and business agents, without the offshore team he once hired. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 20+ apps shipped solo alongside a day job. Source: https://x.com/VinodSharma10x/status/2111810871265509716 Tools they used: Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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