The Shift
After 10 years as a tech professional, I made a decision: I want to be an AI creator.
Not a software engineer who uses AI. Not a developer who builds with AI tools. But a creator - someone who uses AI as their superpower to build products that matter.
What Changed?
AI changed everything. It gave me something I never had before: the ability to turn ideas into products by myself.
Before AI:
- Need a backend? Find a backend developer.
- Need a design? Find a designer.
- Need to validate quickly? Good luck doing it alone.
With AI:
- Need a backend? Claude helps me write it.
- Need a design? AI generates the initial concepts.
- Need to validate? Ship in days, not months.
From Employee to Creator
For 10 years, I was good at my job. I built features, fixed bugs, optimized systems. But there was always something missing: ownership.
The ideas I had, the products I wanted to build, the problems I wanted to solve - they all required approval, resources, and alignment with company goals.
With AI, I don’t need permission anymore. I need:
- A laptop
- AI tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
- Time (weekends work)
- Willingness to ship imperfect products
What I’m Building
I’m not building one big thing. I’m building many small things:
- Tools that solve my own problems first
- Products that I actually use every day
- Experiments that might fail (and that’s okay)
The rule is simple: If I don’t use it myself, I don’t build it.
The AI Creator Stack
My toolkit is minimal but powerful:
For Coding:
- Claude for complex logic and architecture
- Cursor for writing code faster
- GitHub Copilot for boilerplate
For Building:
- Next.js + Tailwind for web apps
- Vercel for deployment
- AI for everything else
For Validation:
- Build it
- Use it myself
- If it works, share it
- If it doesn’t, move on
Why Build in Public?
Because hiding makes no sense anymore.
In the old world, you needed to build in secret, launch perfectly, and hope for success.
In the AI world:
- Ideas are cheap (AI helps everyone)
- Execution is king
- Community is everything
- Trust is built through transparency
So I’m documenting everything:
- What I’m building
- What’s working
- What’s failing
- What I’m learning
What’s Next?
I’m not chasing one big success. I’m building a portfolio of useful products.
Some will work. Some won’t. All will teach me something.
The goal isn’t to be perfect. The goal is to keep creating.
If you’re interested in the journey, follow along. I’ll be sharing the real stuff - the wins, the failures, and everything in between.
Welcome to MobaiLabs.