🚀 Day 1 Build — sharing my progress!

Built a newsletter for a friend's business using Claude Code, Nano Banana for free image generation and Groq for research. Honestly pretty happy with how it came together!

💡 What clicked for me today:

Two things that genuinely changed how I work using a CLAUDE.md file to give Claude clear instructions upfront, and running plan mode before executing. Both saved a ton of time and tokens. Wish I'd known this earlier!

🔧 What I'd improve next time:

Being more mindful of token usage from the start. I hit the daily limits mid-flow, which was a good reminder to plan around usage caps before diving in and not after!

Would love to hear from the community, any tips or strategies you use to manage token usage efficiently? Whether it's structuring prompts better, breaking tasks into smaller chunks, or anything else --- all suggestions welcome! 🙏

Huge thanks to Nate for building this classroom and community, it's made jumping in so much easier. And to everyone taking time to encourage and support others here, that means a lot.

Good luck to all the newcomers joining the challenge! 💪

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