Every day I'm getting messages from people building new projects and features.

Every day I'm getting messages from people building new projects and features. The question is always: "Can I AI code this with Claude Code?"

The answer is absolutely you can. But should you?

Here's the takeaway: Focus all your energy on your core product. License or open source the rest.

When you build something, focus on what your customers actually come to you for. That's where your time, your team, and your attention should go.

If there are other tools you can license to improve the experience, affiliate software, customer service tools, a CRM, of course you can use those. That is not your core focus. Don't vibe code your CRM. Don't build your own help desk. Don't spend 3-33 hours on an internal tool when a $50/month subscription or open source solution solves it.

Your core product is what you should be shipping every single day. Everything else is leverage.

If you're a startup, speed is the name of the game. Don't get distracted by vibe coding or developing everything from scratch. Focus on what your unique selling proposition is and everything else will come together.

Large orgs? Maybe it makes sense to build more in-house.

But if you're early stage, every hour spent building something that isn't your core product is an hour you're not shipping what matters.

Ship your core. License the rest. Move fast.

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