How I built three startup websites with Claude Code (and saved £8k+)

Hi all,

Wanted to share a bit of progress I've been making with Claude Code that I think the AIS community will find interesting.

Over the past few weeks I've designed and built three live websites, entirely with Claude Code, for three of my own startups:

canelacafever.com.mx — our Mexican coffee & kitchen in Boca del Rio, Veracruz
mextapas.co.uk — Mextapas, our UK food-led supper club and events brand
magueyandco.co.uk — Maguey & Co., our specialist mezcal import business

What stands out to me isn't just that they're built, it's that I have no technical background, and I still managed to ship three production-quality sites. That's what makes this exciting: the barrier to entry has genuinely dropped.

The economics are just as striking. Commissioning these from an external web developer/agency would have cost me well over $10,000 USD. Doing it myself with Claude Code, I got the same result at a fraction of that, while staying in full control of the design, copy and structure.

I also want to give credit where it's due: Nate's videos on YouTube were a huge help in getting me to this point. His walkthroughs made the workflow click and saved me a lot of trial and error. well worth a watch for anyone, especially non-technical folks, wanting to get started.

For an early-stage founder with no coding experience, that's not a small detail, it's the difference between launching now and waiting until there's budget. It's a genuine example of AI lowering the barrier to getting a real business online.

Happy to do a short walkthrough or share what I learned if anyone's curious.

Best,

Julio

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How I built three startup websites with Claude Code (and saved £8k+)