mike slone

90 days ago, I went all-in on AI + no-code to build ski/travel tools. Zero code written. Result: 3 live sites + an iOS app coming. From local resort guide to AI snow predictor. Here's the journey #nocode #AI #buildinpublic @cursor_ai @cursorcommunity #cursor From a weekend passion project to AI-powered snow forecasts for 260+ resorts. What worked, what failed, and the prompts behind it all.

3/ The biggest lesson as a product manager: I didn't need to learn to code. I needed to learn to think like a builder, an engineer.

2/ I started using AI-assisted development tools seriously about 3 months ago. The workflow is simple: → I describe what I want to build → The AI writes the code → I make product decisions and iterate That's it. No ticket. No sprint. No hand-off.

I've spent 20+ years in product management. I've worked with some of the best engineering teams on the planet. And I just built 10 digital products in 90 days. Without a single line of code I wrote myself. Here's what I learned — and why it changes everything for product people: 🧵 #BuildInPublic #NoCode #ProductManagement

This journey is a constant dance between frustration and exhilaration. You push the AI, it pushes back, and together you stumble toward something new. Building with AI today isn’t about replacing human thought. It’s about augmenting it. You are the architect, the strategist, and the final quality check. The AI is your brilliant, erratic, and tireless builder. And together, you can build the future—one prompt at a time. open.substack.com/pub/mikeslone/…

I’ve learned a new trick that has become my single best tip for working with Cursor. I have the current agent write detailed instructions and store them in a .cursor/rules file. This file acts as a persistent memory, a set of breadcrumbs for the next agent that picks up the project. It automatically activates when a future agent works on those files, giving it the full context of the architecture and data flow. It’s a flaw that Cursor doesn’t do this automatically, but knowing this hack is a game-changer. #cursor

hot take: 60% of PM work can be automated right now and the PMs who can't adapt will be outdated in 2 years what's already automatable: PRD writing: - brain dump → structured PRD - includes edge cases humans forget - consistent format - 30 min → 8 min meeting notes: - transcript → action items - better at capturing who said what - doesn't forget shit - 45 min → 5 min user research synthesis: - 20 interviews → top patterns - includes actual quotes - frequency analysis - 4 hours → 15 min competitive analysis: - scrape competitors → feature comparison - finds gaps you miss - weekly updates automated - 3 hours → 20 min roadmap prioritization: - feature list → impact/effort scores - explains reasoning - consistent framework - 2 hours → 25 min what's NOT automatable: - vision - strategy - stakeholder management - making final decisions the math: 25 hours/week → 10 hours/week on execution leaving 15 hours for actual thinking my PM friends get defensive about this "but AI doesn't understand context" neither do half the PMs i've worked with adapt or die this isn't a threat, it's a timeline

@cursor_ai @cursorcommunity Full detailed journey + tools/prompts in my Substack: codefreerevolution.com. What ski or travel tool would YOU build with AI/no-code? Reply below! #nocode #AI #buildinpublic #indiemake

@cursor_ai @cursorcommunity AI Leap: Build 3: SnowSure.ai – The evolution. AI analyzes 7 weather models + history for 260+ resorts. Real-time scores (0-100), 14-day forecasts, powder alerts, community reports. Tracks deepest bases (640cm!) and webcams.

90 days ago, I went all-in on AI + no-code to build ski/travel tools. Zero code written. Result: 3 live sites + an iOS app coming. From local resort guide to AI snow predictor. Here's the journey #nocode #AI #buildinpublic @cursor_ai @cursorcommunity #cursor From a weekend passion project to AI-powered snow forecasts for 260+ resorts. What worked, what failed, and the prompts behind it all.

@cursor_ai @cursorcommunity Upcoming: SnowSure iOS app – Mobile alerts and personalized tracking. All no-code/AI (@cursor_ai did the heavy lifting). Lessons: Variability in AI outputs, but iteration wins.

I started down this journey a few months back and have been documented my own progress with AI here: codefreerevolution.com. Please read @mattshumer_ 's article now.

@kmelve @cursor_ai @sanity_io @vercel I’ll take a look. Thanks

@mikeslone @cursor_ai @sanity_io @vercel Thanks for sharing your story! Makes me wonder if this course would be helpful: sanity.io/learn/course/c… fwiw: we're working on different things to make vibe coding with Sanity easier!

I want to say a big thank you to @cursor_ai @sanity_io and @vercel. #codefreerevolution open.substack.com/pub/mikeslone/…

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