Peter Bártfai · Budapest

Build real software part-time,
without developers.

Three years ago I sold a custom business app for €40,000. Last week I rebuilt the same thing alone, in seven days.

Custom software used to be for companies with budgets. Now it's for anyone who can describe a problem clearly enough for AI to build it.

The skill isn't coding anymore. It's system thinking.

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Built from 10+ years as a developer, designer and agency founder. Now teaching solopreneurs how to build real products, without code or burnout.

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I sold custom software for €40K. Now I build it alone in a week.

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01 / Sound familiar

If you're here, this might sound familiar.

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You’ve watched the vibe-coder videos.

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You’ve saved dozens of AI tools, and shipped none of them.

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You’ve had ideas, but never a finished product.

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Or you shipped something that ended up with zero users.

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And every “AI breakthrough” only makes you feel further behind.

The problem isn't skill. It isn't motivation.

You never had a system that makes AI work for you.

The Playbook open on an iPad

Part 1 · Productize step by step

02 / The system

The system that turns AI into a real product

Not another tool list. Not another “AI hack”. A repeatable method built for solo founders who want progress, not burnout.

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Business System Layer

Find → Scope → Package → Sell

What to build, who it’s for, and why it’s worth building at all.

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AI-Ready System Thinking

Map → Break down → Specify → Instruct

Your new superpower: describing systems precisely enough that AI can execute them.

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AI Execution Layer

Build → Refine → Ship → Monetize

Where your idea finally becomes something real that people can use.

03 / Inside the Playbook

A three part course you work through, not a PDF you download.

Video lectures and written lessons inside a learn center. Free account, self-paced, built to fit around a full-time job.

3 parts/19 lessons live/Video + written/New lectures weekly/Free account
Part 1Available now

Business System Layer

Your foundation for validation and building: find one real pain, sell a tiny manual solution, and package the result into a repeatable system.

11 lessons · 3 chapters · complete
01Welcome3 lessons
02Five-Step Blueprint6 lessons
03Tools and Next Steps2 lessons
Part 2New weekly

AI-Ready System Thinking

Think like a product designer. Learn to create material AI can actually work from, from process maps to documentation.

8 lessons live · new lecture weekly
01Why AI Can’t Read Your Mind3 lessons
02Mapping Your Process5 lessons
03Breaking It Downsoon
04Decisions You Make Nowsoon
05Creating Documentation AI Can Usesoon
06From Plan to Promptsoon
Part 3Coming soon

AI Execution Layer

Turn the plan into working software. You won’t write code, but you will learn to guide AI when things break.

7 chapters in production
01Your Setupsoon
02Working With Claude Codesoon
03When Things Breaksoon
04Basic UX/UI for Non-Designerssoon
05Git for Non-Developerssoon
06Testing Your Productsoon
07Shipping Itsoon
The learn center

Lessons, diagrams and templates in one place.

Short chapters you can read on a lunch break, with the exact frameworks I use on client work.

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The From Idea to MVP learn center
Peter working at a kitchen table

Budapest · building after hours

04 / Why I built this

Why I built this

For years I helped companies build custom software as a developer, designer, and founder of a nine-person studio. I knew what it took to ship a product.

In 2023 I sold a custom business app for €40,000. It took months and a full team. Last week I rebuilt the same thing alone, in seven days.

Not because I got better at coding. Because the tools changed. Custom software used to need budgets and dev teams; now it needs someone who can think in systems.

I didn't always get it right. In 2021 I built a product nobody wanted and lost over €20,000 of my own money. That failure taught me what no course could:the real validation is the sale. Not a survey. Not a sign-up. Someone paying you.

That's why validation is the very first step in the Playbook.

05 / You're not alone

You're closer than you think.

If you're reading this, you probably already have:

An idea, or at least the itch to start something of your own.

The ability to build, thanks to AI and no-code tools.

A job that pays the bills, which is a safety net and not a barrier.

The motivation to build a business that fits your life.

Most solopreneurs don't fail because they lack ideas. They fail because they have no repeatable path from idea → clarity → system → tiny product → real user → revenue.

That's not a you problem. That's a system problem.

Peter working through an idea with a founder at a workshop table

Same questions, every time

What are you waiting for

Let's build something real.

Built for solo builders who want clarity, momentum and a simple path, without the noise or the hype.

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