How to Build a 6-Figure Digital Business with Claude Code
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How long would it take to revamp your entire business? For Elliott Zelinskas: three weeks.
Using Claude Code, he rebuilt his 4-year website, generated 100+ SEO pages, automated YouTube creation and publishing, and replaced parts of his tech stack. All without a dev team.
Is agentic AI the next evolution of entrepreneurship?
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CHAPTERS:
Video:
00:00 Intro
02:30 Meet Elliott & His Business
07:11 How Elliott Started Using Claude Code
11:25 Upsides and Downsides of Agentic AI
15:31 Simple But Powerful Use Cases for Agentic AI
22:45 Six Tips for Non-Tech Founders
34:19 Security, Risk, and How to Decide What to Build
48:24 Digital Nomading and Personal Finance
Audio:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:39) Meet Elliott & His Business
(00:07:05) How Elliott Started Using Claude Code
(00:11:16) Upsides and Downsides of Agentic AI
(00:15:13) Simple But Powerful Use Cases for Agentic AI
(00:22:07) Six Tips for Non-Tech Founders
(00:33:18) Security, Risk, and How to Decide What to Build
(00:46:42) Digital Nomading and Personal Finance
Dan Andrews is the co-founder of Dynamite Circle, author of Before the Exit, host of the Tropical MBA podcast, and an entrepreneur who has successfully launched and scaled multiple 7-figure businesses.
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