Martijn Verbove@verboveWorkflows · #1

That workflow idea you've been talking about for years? Build it. This week. You can now ship agentic workflows without a technical cofounder or a dev team. Setup Claude Code or try Replit and describe the outcome in plain language, it builds the first draft, then you iterate. But here’s the real unlock: Stop thinking “app”. Start thinking “workflow”. The best “app” for most people is: • a pipeline • a set of triggers • a few screens • a couple integrations • an agent that does the boring parts for you If you can explain your job, you can build your leverage. How to do it: 1. Start with the workflow, not features Write: “When X happens, do Y, then notify Z.” 2. Pick the first painful use case One thing you do every week that feels like admin. 3. Build a rough v0 in one prompt Inputs, steps, outputs. Get something running fast. 4. Keep it tight One screen. One flow. One win. Avoid “platform thinking”. 5. Make the agent do the repetitive steps Summarize, categorize, draft, route, follow up. 6. Add integrations last Email, Slack, Sheets, CRM. Only after the core loop works. 7. Validate early Send it to 3 people who have the same problem. Watch where it breaks. 8. Iterate in public Ship improvements weekly. Momentum beats perfection. 9. Turn it into a product Once it saves real time, package it as a template or SaaS. 10. Keep going Maintenance is just prompts + small fixes now. AI tools like Replit/Claude don’t just help you “code”. They let you build workflows that compound. So yes, build that idea. But build it as a system that does work for you.

Detailed methodology for building workflow-based systems