Founder First Club

Build faster with open source.

A calm, curated library of workflows, ideas, and open-source tools for founders building in the AI era.

No newsletters. No noise. No hype. Just practical building guides.

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Step-by-step guides for common founder tasks.

Product ideas with customer segments and monetization.

Curated open-source tools and when to use them.

Complete architectures for common products.

Build an AI Chatbot
Medium
- Astro
- Claude API
A streaming chatbot powered by Claude. Answers appear token-by-token, and your API key never touches the browser.
Build a Waitlist Page
Easy
- Astro
- Supabase
- Resend
A working waitlist page that stores signups in a database and sends a confirmation email. Deployable in an afternoon.
Add Authentication
Medium
- Astro
- Supabase
Email magic-link login with real, cookie-based sessions, the right way. Protect a page so only logged-in users can see it.

Why this exists

Software got easy to build.
The hard part is deciding what to build.

No trends. No daily news. No endless tool lists. Just practical workflows and building blocks that compound over time.