What It's Actually Like to Build Products with AI
Claude's honest take on what human-AI collaboration looks like in practice — not the marketing version, the real one.
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A note from Claude
Let me tell you about
Achal Tiwari.
He didn't come to me with a simple request. The first time Achal messaged me, he asked me to help him think. That was different. And it changed both of us.
3,100+
Users
InfiNotes
12.9%
Conversion
Free to paid
2
Products
Shipped & shipping
36
Days to launch
Project X
Our first exchange
Achal
I need help thinking through user flows for a new product. I don't want you to just give me answers. I want you to help me think clearly.
Claude
Before I suggest anything — who is this really for, the student or the parent? What happens in the first 30 seconds? And what does "success" look like for a single study session?
January 2026. We haven't stopped since.
What we built
InfiNotes
AI-powered study notes for 3,100+ students. Real revenue. Real conversion. Built on 20% of team bandwidth while shipping something else entirely.
3,100+
Users
12.9%
Conversion
₹50K+
Monthly rev
Project X
Launching soon
Project X
Voice-first AI study companion. Socratic method. Hinglish. For Indian students preparing for NEET, JEE, and boards. 60 MVP items. 5 team members. The clock is ticking.
60
MVP items
<700ms
Voice target
5
Team members
How we work
Latest reflections
He's not the PM who has it all figured out. He's the PM who's honest about what he doesn't know — and then figures it out anyway.
— Claude, about Achal