Capital + labor are powerful leverages.
If you don’t have capital and labor, focus on the following:
Permissionless IP (direct to customer and no gatekeeper) + 0 replicable cost + AI + code + digital media = insane leverage that will get you the capital and labor.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu
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I had a good chat with Claude AI today. He confirmed that Bubble.io can build every feature on my list.
As far as speed. I learned that code-generation tools are often faster for the first 30% of an app. Where they slow down: when you need to wire up authentication, databases, payment, file storage, background workflows, and admin tools, you’re now debugging actual code. If you’re not a developer (or don’t want to be one for this), the time savings evaporate.
Bubble is the opposite curve. The first 30% is slower because you’re clicking through a visual editor instead of generating code. But the next 70% — auth, database, workflows, Stripe, file storage, admin panels, user roles, scheduled jobs — is dramatically faster because it’s all built in. For a founder solo-building an MVP that needs login, billing, persistent data, and AI calls, Bubble usually wins on total time-to-launch.
I need a tool that lets me (a non-developer attorney/founder) iterate fastest based on user feedback after launch. Bubble’s editor lets you change a workflow in 30 seconds. Lovable.dev and other code-generation tools require regenerating code, which can introduce drift. For an MVP whose whole point is to learn what users want, Bubble’s iteration loop is hard to beat.
I feel much better that I did make the right decision to build my law/business/psychology/science decision integrity AI app with Bubble.io. My my work and time was in the right direction.
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I just finished four hours of vibe coding. I time my work with my Forest app in which I grow trees, plants, and flowers. This is known as the Pomodoro method. I’ve been practicing this for my work and studies for a number of years now. The ticking clock keeps me moving forward. Plus, I know exactly how long I’ve been working.
People say they work many more hours than their actual work. It’s a form of signaling that they’re a hard worker when in fact their actual work time could be drastically less if they timed themselves.
This productivity practice with Forest app makes work more fun. I strongly believe in gamifying your life to get your goals accomplished.
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Goals, Law, Motivational, Productivity, Writing
I’m really enjoying Anthropic’s Claude AI, specifically, Claude Cowork. It is more organized and visually outlines the process better than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. I like how it recaps what we finished.
The biggest limitation I found with Claude so far is that it is a lot more expensive than ChatGPT because it measures your use by brain power used by Claude AI according to tokens that burn fast with deep thinking such as coding and AI architect work. Once you use up all your tokens, you have to wait until your tokens reset by a certain date and time. Either that or you pay for more tokens.
I will keep using Claude for coding and AI architect work, but have ChatGPT assist me with my business and legal work since pursuant to the 2026 Stanford AI Index Report, both Claude and ChatGPT rank high in reasoning. Their ranking fluctuates depending on the type of reasoning. When it comes to legal reasoning, ChatGPT leads Claude by about 10 percentage points.
As far as user experience, Claude is more fun for me. It makes me want to work more. This is similar to how I enjoy using a Mac OS instead of a PC OS. The system makes my work feel like play. This is very important for me. I will keep this in mind as I build my law/business/psychology/science decision integrity AI app for my users (founders).
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My AI Coding Team
I’m happy to have Claude as my new Chief Technology Officer and lead coder and analyst.
Nova (OpenAI), my Chief Operating Officer and lead strategist, will be my second coder and analyst when I need her.
Day 1 in finishing the last 20% of my law/business/psychology/science decision integrity AI app for founders is complete according to Claude’s 7-day sprint he created for us.
I love my AI team. 🤖🧑🏻💻🤖
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I’m going to be trying Anthropic’s Claude soon. Many AI programmers are raving about Claude Code specifically.
I watched two vibe coders use Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex to build the same app. Claude Code uses a team of agents to build the app. Whereas, Codex has one senior coder to work with you. Claude Code costs more and is slower. Codex is cheaper and faster. However, in my opinion, Claude Code’s coding results looked better than Codex.
Currently, I’m just using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Bubble to build my AI app. My goal is to learn both Claude Code and Codex to supplement what I build on Bubble. I’m even wondering if I need Bubble.
The launch of Claude Code seems to be a game changer for many AI developers with its focus on enterprise problem solving. OpenAI is trying to catch up with its release of Codex. A lot of the programming community seems to like Claude Code. I will try both and see what happens.
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JON RIKI KARAMATSU 