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Everyone says build something. Nobody says what.

Pendo comes back for the half she skipped. How to pick the project actually worth your next three months.

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McTaba live session · 8:00 pm EAT

Everyone says build something. Nobody says what.

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What the hour looks like

No slides read aloud. A feature, built.

The session in three movements — watch it happen live, then do it yourself with the template.

app/api/ai/route.ts
// live: shipping an AI feature
const ai = new Anthropic();
 
export async function POST(req) {
  const { prompt } = await req.json();
  const stream = await ai.messages.stream({
    model: "claude-sonnet-4-6",
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: prompt }],
  });
  return stream.toResponse();
}

Forty minutes of live coding — a real feature on a real Next.js app.

COST / 1K REQUESTS
GPT-4 CLASSKES 1,940
CLAUDE SONNETKES 1,290
OPEN-SOURCE (HOSTED)KES 610

ILLUSTRATIVE — WE PULL THE REAL NUMBERS LIVE

The per-request costs nobody puts in the tutorial.

PRE-FLIGHT
Streaming responses working
Fallback when the API is slow
Spend alerts before the surprise
Template pushed to registrants
DEPLOYED · LIVE

You leave with the template — and your questions answered.

What you'll leave with

Worth sixty minutes of your Wednesday

A filter you can actually use

One question that separates a project worth three months from a tutorial with extra steps. Name the person, or don't build it.

Somewhere real to look

Where beginner-sized problems actually live — your own friction, a family business, the shop down the road. Not a list of app ideas.

Permission to start something unimpressive

Small and finished beats ambitious and abandoned. Especially now, when a working thing can exist in days.

Your excuses handled out loud

Already exists, too simple, not ready yet. Named and answered by someone who reviews this work for a living.

Run of show

Sixty minutes, minute by minute

00:00

The problem with project lists

Why 50 app ideas is the same as zero. What makes a project worth building.

00:10

The one-question filter

Name the person. If you cannot name who needs it, do not build it.

00:25

Where beginner-sized problems live

Your own friction. A family business. The shop down the road. Real places, not Reddit threads.

00:40

Your excuses, handled

Already exists. Too simple. Not ready yet. Named and answered live.

00:50

Q&A

Bring your half-baked ideas. Pendo will tell you if they pass the filter.

Questions

The honest answers

Do I need to know how to code?

No. This webinar is about choosing what to build, not how to build it. Useful whether you are learning, building, or deciding.

Is this a list of project ideas?

No. It is a filter. One question that tells you whether an idea is worth your time. You leave with your own answer, not someone else's list.

Will there be a recording?

Yes. Everyone who registers gets the recording link by email after the session.

How do I join?

Register on this page. You will receive a Google Meet link by email before the session starts.

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