// Phase 1/2 tbt: It’s 2017. I’m in San Francisco, at 500 Startups office. Everyone’s building so...// Phase 1/2 tbt: It’s 2017. I’m in San Francisco, at 500 Startups office. Everyone’s building so...
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tbt: It’s 2017. I’m in San Francisco, at 500 Startups office. Everyone’s building something, so am I. I’m working on an app meant to replace Eventbrite + Facebook for private community events.
The business model is simple: take a small % from ticket sales.
I’m prototyping the app (in PP), wire-framing, writing specs (in GDoc), and meeting community organisers, all while doing the School42 program where I'm learning to code.
I gather ~10k early users and have a developer who’s helping to build the app in React Native.
I bootstrap for almost a year. I can’t code the app myself fast enough, and I can’t afford the dev. The project dies.
// It’s 2026. I’m in Riga, in my home office, pulling up the files from 2017 to see what (time & money) it takes to build that app with no-code AI tools we have today.
Love this. Bringing a 2017 ‘failed’ build back to life with 2026 no-code + AI tools is such a powerful experiment — excited to see what Phase 2 looks like.
Right? I'm pretty stoked. Can't say I haven't had this thought but with these challenges its that extra boost to lock in some nights and weekends. 🔥
Are you giving Bubble challenge a go?
Appreciate it! I’m not jumping into the Bubble challenge right now, but I love seeing these builds and the momentum around them. Excited to follow along with your progress
Its really impressive what someone can build today with the help of the AI for all the coding related tasks. In a day you can have an MVP ready to be presented.
Unintentionally landing in Silicon Valley between 2010-2020, the Unicorn era epicenter of Uber, Airbnb, SaaS, apps, social media and alike, def is a vibe. 😀
I designed and built this hero as a concept for Nation, an AI store builder for first-time sellers. You write one sentence, and Nation builds the store, runs the ads and ships the orders while you approve each step
The brief asked for “a nation, not a SaaS.” A nation is somewhere you travel to, so the hero is a boarding pass for one trip: JOB → OWN, from your 9-to-5 to your own store. The ticket’s only highlight is “First sale,” which promises money without promising a number
Before the ticket I tried a flag, a passport, a main street of shops and a shipping box. The box didn’t make it, but its airmail stripes ended up on the stub
On the live page the two torn halves of the ticket snap together, the page builds around it, and hovering flips it to the back. Below that, one real seller’s story explains the product with the interface set into the sentence
Coming from an architectural background, I approached MODUS Build with a particular appreciation for precision, proportion, and thoughtful design.
The challenge was to create a distinctive identity that communicates these values without relying on conventional construction imagery.
The concept was built around a simple typography idea: “The Measure of Good Building.” A small detail above the letter M represents a reference measure - a fixed length against which other dimensions can be measured. This subtle intervention gives the logo its meaning and connects it directly to the brand's philosophy.
I carried this idea into a cohesive visual system, bringing together typography, graphic patterns, brand applications, and website design.
For me, the most rewarding part was creating something visually refined yet purposeful, where even the smallest detail has a reason to exist, keeping the same principle as in architecture.