Build Fast. Be Seen.

THIS WEEK’S STORY

Build with AI. Think Like a Creator

This is not just another wave of tech. This is something different. Something big.

Feels like we’re standing right in the middle of an AI gold rush.

Every week there’s a new tool that makes me rethink how I build. One moment I’m getting the hang of something. Next minute someone drops a link and it blows everything up. Cleaner UI. Smarter features. Faster workflow. Just better.

It’s chaos. It’s also magic.

You could get frustrated. You could feel like you're always behind. Or you could flip the perspective. You could see it for what it is: a rare moment in time where the rules are loose and speed beats perfection.

The people who win now are not the ones who know the most. They’re the ones who move the fastest. The ones who share what they’re building. The ones who show up every day and post, ship, tweak, repeat.

You don’t need to build the next unicorn. But you could definitely build something bigger than you're thinking right now.

Most of us dream too small. We overthink. We wait to feel ready. We obsess over the right move. But that’s just fear in disguise. And fear is expensive.

The truth is, there is a gap right now. Between what one person could build five years ago and what you can build today with the tools in front of you.

That gap will close. AI will mature. The wild west energy will settle. But right now? It's still open. Still raw. Still up for grabs.

You just need one thing: attention. You can build the app. But can you get people to care? Can you get them to look?

This is where content comes in. And it matters way more than most people want to admit.

You start seeing it everywhere with new “AI” companies. Small team. All developers. But also all creators. Everyone posts four videos a day. No exceptions. The founder leads by example.

It sounds extreme. But that’s the mindset. Build fast. Ship faster. Get seen. Keep going.

That’s the game now.

So here’s the question I want to leave you with:

Where are you still playing small?
And what would happen if you stopped?

This is the moment. The tools are ready. The traffic is out there.

Now it’s just about what you choose to do with it.

HEADLINES

Claude Code vs Gemini CLI

These two are battling for the top spot in AI coding tools. Hard to pick a winner yet. What’s wild is how fast the quality is improving. The outputs are starting to feel... scary good. I’ll be testing both in the next few weeks to see if they actually speed up my workflow. Early signs? Very promising.

THIS WEEK’S TIP

Cursor hack you should know

If you want to get the most out of Cursor, stop thinking like a user and start thinking like an engineer.

You can’t just open a chat and type “build me a food scanner app.” That’s not how this works.

The secret is in preparation.

Before you prompt anything, take time to map out your app. Write a quick PRD. Outline all features. List edge cases. Make a doc with your goals. Mock up your UI.

Ask yourself:

• How should this feature work?

• What needs to connect to what?

• Do I need a database? An AI function? Persistent memory?

Talk this through with GPT-4o or Claude 4.1. They’re great at breaking down systems and spotting missing pieces.

Want to explore features you haven’t even thought of? Feed your idea to Perplexity and see what comes back.

Once your foundations are in place, the dev process gets faster. Way faster.

Now here’s a key trick: keep each Cursor chat laser focused. One feature per chat. Don’t jump around. If you overload the context window with unrelated stuff, the model will get confused and start hallucinating.

Pro workflow:

• Start with frontend and UI

• Once it’s solid, plug in backend logic

• Move step by step

This will reduce bugs and save you from endless code refactoring.

Best models for dev right now:

• Claude Sonnet 4 for fast results

• Claude Opus 4 for deeper implementation

• Gemini 2.5 Pro for light stuff
  Use MAX context mode only when needed. Don’t leave it on by default unless you enjoy burning through your credits.

Final tip: Always push working code to GitHub. Version control is non-negotiable.
You can even ask Cursor to do it for you. Just set up a repo and prompt it to commit and push your changes. Or use the built-in UI.

This alone can save you from disaster when the AI rewrites something it shouldn’t.

QUICK HITS

• Google Expands Gemini 2.5 + Launches CLI: New Flash-Lite model and terminal-based Gemini CLI offer faster, cheaper AI with free dev access.

• Google Rolls Out AI Edge Gallery: New app lets users run Hugging Face models locally on phones—pushing toward private, on-device AI.

• Meta Replaces Human Risk Teams with AI: Meta will use AI to assess privacy and safety risks across its platforms, reducing reliance on human review.

• Azure AI Foundry Debuts Video Playground: Microsoft launches a video prototyping space powered by models like Sora, pushing AI into content creation.

• OpenAI Teases Screen-Free “Ambient AI”: OpenAI envisions an always-on, background AI layer that interacts without needing screens or apps.

And That is all for this week!

See you next Saturday!

Filippo

Filippo Pietrantonio

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