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> Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://oneweekmvp.io/llms.txt)

Blog

# Notes from building MVPs

What to cut, what to keep and what we learned shipping first versions in a week.

- 26 Oct 2026 ## [Why not just build your MVP with AI tools?](https://oneweekmvp.io/blog/why-not-just-prompt-it)

  AI tools write code fast. What decides whether a first version works is what you leave out, and how it is built for what comes next.

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