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Alice E's avatar

Thanks this is really handy - I am new to AI and everything in it 🙏

Joel Salinas's avatar

Glad to hear, Alice!

Hannah Stulberg's avatar

Great overview of the Claude Code business use cases! For non-technical folks inspired to give Claude Code a spin but who need more help with setup, I wrote a step-by-step getting started guide for non-technical users: https://hannahstulberg.substack.com/p/claude-code-for-everything-finally

Joel Salinas's avatar

Truly amazing intro!

Wyatt Barnett's avatar

Great post! One really important fact on the ground has changed for the non technical — Claude code is available within the Claude app presuming you have Claude code access in your subscription. And that subscription could be any Claude subscription, you are not limited to the very expensive Max plan. Claude Cowork is also very interesting here.

Joel Salinas's avatar

I’m definitely trying to dive in deeper into cowork

Wyatt Barnett's avatar

Yeah. My current struggle is that as a windows user I’m a 2nd class citizen. Grrr.

Joel Salinas's avatar

😂😂😂

Chris Tottman's avatar

"the non coder" err that's me ! 🤓

Jenny Ouyang's avatar

Love this guide Alejandro! The simple structure makes it really easy for people to follow through and see the outcome!

Great collab Joel!

Joel Salinas's avatar

I first learned of Alejandro from his guest post in your substack :)

Chintan Zalani's avatar

Such a great educational guide Alejandro. You've introduced beginners to all the important components of this beautiful tool. It's definitely now about understanding what's possible :) Thanks for putting this together!

Alejandro Aboy's avatar

Thank you so much Chintan!

Brice Barrett's avatar

This guide is a perfect map of the new 'Kusik Economy'—a concept I’ve been exploring where professionals are empowered by AI but risk becoming ceremonial validators of its logic.

You’ve highlighted a critical shift: we aren’t learning to code; we are learning to direct. But as a former math teacher and researcher of the 'Reflection Gap,' my question is: when the 'floodgates open' and we build websites in a single Saturday, do we still have the space to reflect on the architecture we are creating? Or are we just rubber-stamping the machine's best guess?

Brilliant breakdown of the tool, but a sobering reminder of the tool, but a sobering reminder of how fast the 'Hand of Logic' is moving. 🕯️🧭

Joel Salinas's avatar

I appreciate that, Brice! I think in the best case scenario, we tools like this one give you more room to spend in the final 5%, styling, cleanup, content, ctas, testing, etc

Story Beyond Play's avatar

This is an entire textbook. Thank you for putting this together. You even included an overview. Now, I finally feel like I can start vibecoding.

Joel Salinas's avatar

Let us know how it goes!

Alejandro Aboy's avatar

Glad you liked It!

Dan Cucolea's avatar

You guys did such a great job at breaking down Claude Code for absolute beginners!

Joel Salinas's avatar

Awesome! Thanks, Dan!

Alejandro Aboy's avatar

Thanks Dan! Glad you enjoyed it 👏

Dr Sam Illingworth's avatar

Brilliant post team. Thanks so much for making it clear why Claude Code seems like a very worthwhile investment. Honest question, is it worth upgrading to a Cowork account now as an individual or better to wait a little?

Joel Salinas's avatar

For me, I’m testing it with my $20/month account so I have to make tasks light or it will use up most of my tokens haha. For 99% of tasks Claude and Claude on chrome do the job for me

Alejandro Aboy's avatar

Thanks for the comment Sam! I need to stress test Cowork to see if It can handle the same flexibility as Claude Code. Looks promising for none technical cases but I am still missing detail. It will always depend on your use cases.

John Brewton's avatar

Real leverage shows up when leaders stop waiting on handoffs.