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.

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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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