Nikonomics - The Economics of Small Business 165 - AI SERIES: 11 - No Code, No Problem: Building Apps and Websites with AI with Minh Nguyen
May 6, 2025
In this conversation, tech entrepreneur Minh Nguyen shares his insights on leveraging AI tools, especially Large Language Models like ChatGPT and Gemini. He reveals how no-code platforms empower aspiring founders to build apps without needing coding skills. Minh explains the potential of AI in web scraping and data analysis, highlighting his Chrome extension, CashOn, which streamlines real estate investment. Listeners will also discover the innovative uses of AI for programmatic SEO and how simple tools can unlock significant business opportunities.
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Automating Data Collection Saves Time
- Minh automated the data collection for a friend building dog parks, saving him 80 hours of manual work.
- This automation allowed the friend to launch his website much faster than anticipated.
LLMs Differ in Strengths and Costs
- Different Large Language Models excel at different tasks; Claude is best for coding and ChatGPT for deep research.
- Gemini is underestimated but offers competitive performance at a fraction of the cost.
Gemini's Massive Context Window
- Gemini offers a massive context window, up to around a million tokens, far exceeding other models.
- This allows it to ingest and process much larger volumes of data, making it highly useful for complex tasks.