I’ve played with Bolt quite a bit, here are my tips for working with it successfully; 1. Make your initial prompt as detailed as possible. It saves on credits, but also saves reworking things. It is easier to be detailed up front, rather than trying to get it to fix things. Think of it like writing a spec for a developer. 2. I will type out a bullet list of exact features I want it to have and describe them in great detail. I try to think of these bullet lists in a linear fashion so that I am spec’ing out the app piece by piece. 3. It works really well to have a UI layout ahead of time. It not only makes the UI look good, but it also helps orient the AI with the detailed prompting I mentioned above. Just drop in images if the design right in to the prompt window. 4. Be clear about where you want to deploy the app (ie web, native mobile, etc). And even better, you can specify the tech stack you want it to use (ie. HTML, css, vanilla JavaScript). If you don’t, it will choose whatever it thinks is best. 4. If you are building a responsive app, mention that ahead of time. Then when you are refining, you can mention specific breakpoints if you want layout revisions or whatever.
That's a very good point -longer more detailed prompts. Most demos I've seen have involved many short prompts which chewed through my daily token allowance within minutes...
Hi Marcus! I have an idea of bulding a saas business using bolt. I was wondering if could give me feedback on my initial prompt. I am happy to connect on LinkedIn. Thanks!
This is coool !! Thank you Eric and Greg for this awesome demo !! The best part I liked was there was no 'prep' and just using simple regular conversation to prompt Bolt to Build, Deploy and test !!
Greg Isenberg is officially my best TH-cam channel and podcast. The guy gives real value without hype. After watching this episode, I imagined a million things I could build.
This was AMAZING, thanks so much guys. I started using Bolt daily a month ago and I’m seeing my ideas come to life almost for free and super fast. What a time to be alive. ⚡️💯
Wowww that output design is really incredible. I'm a designer and 90% of designers won't be able to achieve this level. Mic drop! Thanks Eric and your team for building Bolt. Thanks for putting this video up! Love this. Can't wait to start building.
Thanks for the Pod. In the last 5 minutes when the CEO of StackBlitz mentioned landing pages being a breeze, I took a stab at it and was able to create one before the video ended. Ik as AI develops, the usage as well as ideas for web apps, etc will be endless. 🎉
This pod and in particular demos by CEO’s are a game changer. I’ve gone through a decade of no ideas to my mind firing off and technically I’m learning, super ❤
This may be my tool! I have ideas for days, but no team and short on funds. I'm a Product designer by trade so I've built plenty of products and thought through many functions of the products. But when it comes time to build something for myself I get stuck. I don't have the skills to go from idea to functioning product. this is amazing!! I need to learn databases. I'm a little familiar with Supabse and Firebase. I'm gonna get started! Thank you! I'll follow up.
this is a game changer especially for non techie people like myself gonna try bolt out thanks for your content and helping me to find this product keep up the great work...
I subscribed, and the first thing I did was enter the exact prompt used in this video to create the product directory. I didn't get the quick and great results shown here. It's impressive if you want to create some very simple projects. Just don't expect too much from it.
Yes bros! Have me on the show, im a miidle aged noob who has biilt two new apps with Bolt and it was really impressive how it was able to understand new ideas and logic that has never been built before.
Great video and content! I think Bolt bridges exactly what's needed that Cursor cannot do. The deployment and linking with other softwares is so much easier for non-professional. And even the small tweakings here and there are so easy. I will definitely check it out.
Very impressive…. I love watching how other people interact with AI. You are one of the good one …. We’ll be spare the wrath if and when…. It happens. PUMPED to tryBolt!!!
Very cool. Nice to see a video that highlights the great features without hiding the real issues yet to be addressed. I do have a question: once the site is deployed, how does Bolt handle updates to the site? For example, if I want to add something, do I have Bolt regenerate the entire site and redeploy? Or is there a simple update approach I’m not considering? Perhaps Bolt could deploy to a content management system so I could manage from within that platform? BTW I’m not a developer.
Is there a Bolt QnA page where I can ask if it can create something that I want to develop and then it can give me a list of the information I need to supply?
I am a newbie to the dev world with an array of ideas. I am starting to learn how Bolt works and this is the perfect video for it. I am also commenting on here so that one day, when I have the basics fundamentalised, I too can come on the show
Dude this video is so underestimating the power of this software . Both of you need to become better marketers 😂 Fantastic product what I’m making (your free to check in back end ) is crazy
Sadly, I keep on getting the white screen of death RE the preview screen, like many others are. Tried on Chrome, Firefox, and Brave browsers. Fantastic concept, just needs to....work?
As good as Bolt sounded great, it still needs a lot of updates. If you get these errors for just simple apps, as a non-developer when you come across these errors, you will be stuck. If the co-founder gets stuck, good luck to the rest of us. These AI apps supposed to work without knowing coding but it seems like if you don't know about coding, this app is useless until it has massive updates
Sorry this is soo long but, that's a big misconception due to people using viral marketing titles and descriptions (like "Build This No Coding Needed etc."). The word "Agent" is the equivalent to the word "Metaverse" (hyped concept due to developer excitement that's still under development). Agents or No-Code AI app builders don't really exist just yet and the ones that do are really just chatbots/assistants with detailed instructions and automations. Whether you have a visual preview or not, you shouldn't upload code to a website if you cant read it, and AI is not at the point where it can be fully trusted to write, design, add databases, add auth provider (login), and upload the app to a host/server automatically without someone reviewing the final code (although close). If you cant read the code or have someone on your team who can at least understand the code and is part of the prompt process, than your best bet is still a drag and drop editor. When E-commerce sites became big, if you didn't know how to properly create content and run paid social ads, you couldnt take advantage of that opportunity. I personally wouldn't recommend anyone non-technical to build applications using source code they cant read. Nothing wrong with Wix, Squarespace, Builder, etc. Most of the no-code or low-code AI app hype is derived from the fact that, even as a developer, building/designing these apps would take weeks to months and now take a day or 2. Huge opportunity! No such thing as a technical non technical co-founder in a tech startup so learn to code even if you never write a line. In a early tech startup you're either building or investing. Biggest example is Eduardo Saverin. He got pushed out of FB while anyone who contributed to the success of the technology was fine (even if they didn't code it i.e. Sean Parker).
Thank you Greg for Hosting the Bolt CEO Eric, this is amazing! Please, how do I contact Eric and you, I have a project for which I will need his technical guidance. Thanks
I watched a video recently which demonstrated it was possible to build iOS apps leveraging xCode alongside Cursor. Is this also possible with Bolt.new as this would be my preferred option?
Great, this is awesome, can I use this web app for commercial user? I mean to start get paid for the application? I want to use one idea and transform into a bussines, can I? thank you
I'm totally ignorant when it comes to developing code. Seeing Bolt has gotten me excited that even a guy like me could actually develop a meaningful product.
I've asked so many channels to do just that, make a tutorial from start to marketing it as a business, and no one ever replies, a couple have said great idea but decided to repeat the thousands of AI videos that prompt an app and test the preview, and go no further. There must be so many people searching for this kind of thing, i can't work out why no one has done this yet.
@@themedsurplus9493 it’s not only about deployment where we have to pay $50/month. Most of us watching already have hosting which we have already paid. How to deploy on godaddy or Hostinger that we have already paid for . Then how to do you market such tools ? Is it Fb, IF, TIKTOK, news letter ? All of these I feel are important questions to be answered.
Pro tip: Don't use firebase (unstructured proprietary garbage with $$$ vendor lock-in), use supabase (rock solid open source platform on top of postgres).
with bolt every time I run is this problem - command failed npm install and npm run dev - it is annoying and cost time. what is the best way to fix this issue?
Either a codeless CMS(content management system i.e. contentful etc or backends like supabase/firebase integration etc where you might need bit of technical understanding, but manageable with AI). The other alternative is to choose a complete codeless system i.e. Unicorn platform or Softr where already templates are available for directories. Thanks.
@shaktiswaruppatra9830 I see. So these builders are more for apps and small businesses than, say, a fully-fledged e-commerce site? I usually use Wordpress as I need to import products en masse from csvs. Thanks for your reply. 😃
Until bolt will be able to import a folder of a project that needs work, it's like a toy. I am writing this with good intentions. It's close to surpass Cursor ai, but for now Cursor is the real deal and i think their price for just 20 $ with unlimited promts is unmatched. I wish you will address these.
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Love how real all this is
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I’ve played with Bolt quite a bit, here are my tips for working with it successfully;
1. Make your initial prompt as detailed as possible. It saves on credits, but also saves reworking things. It is easier to be detailed up front, rather than trying to get it to fix things. Think of it like writing a spec for a developer.
2. I will type out a bullet list of exact features I want it to have and describe them in great detail. I try to think of these bullet lists in a linear fashion so that I am spec’ing out the app piece by piece.
3. It works really well to have a UI layout ahead of time. It not only makes the UI look good, but it also helps orient the AI with the detailed prompting I mentioned above. Just drop in images if the design right in to the prompt window.
4. Be clear about where you want to deploy the app (ie web, native mobile, etc). And even better, you can specify the tech stack you want it to use (ie. HTML, css, vanilla JavaScript). If you don’t, it will choose whatever it thinks is best.
4. If you are building a responsive app, mention that ahead of time. Then when you are refining, you can mention specific breakpoints if you want layout revisions or whatever.
Thanks for the tips 👌
That's a very good point -longer more detailed prompts. Most demos I've seen have involved many short prompts which chewed through my daily token allowance within minutes...
Thank you Marcus.
Hi Marcus! I have an idea of bulding a saas business using bolt. I was wondering if could give me feedback on my initial prompt. I am happy to connect on LinkedIn. Thanks!
This is golden tips. Thank you for sharing ❤
Damn dude you got the stackblitz CEO on your pod. That’s super impressive! You sure know your audience
Greg is collecting CEO’s like they are Pokémon cards.
i did always love pokemon. shoutout snorlax
@@GregIsenberg now you mention it you do kind've resemble snorlax lol
Thanks Eric for taking the time to showcase your product for everyone
This is coool !! Thank you Eric and Greg for this awesome demo !! The best part I liked was there was no 'prep' and just using simple regular conversation to prompt Bolt to Build, Deploy and test !!
Greg Isenberg is officially my best TH-cam channel and podcast. The guy gives real value without hype. After watching this episode, I imagined a million things I could build.
This was AMAZING, thanks so much guys. I started using Bolt daily a month ago and I’m seeing my ideas come to life almost for free and super fast. What a time to be alive. ⚡️💯
Wowww that output design is really incredible. I'm a designer and 90% of designers won't be able to achieve this level. Mic drop!
Thanks Eric and your team for building Bolt. Thanks for putting this video up! Love this. Can't wait to start building.
I came back to say Thank You…Greg and Eric. I was able to build Something.I will continue working on it and lunch it Soon.😊❤
Thanks for the Pod. In the last 5 minutes when the CEO of StackBlitz mentioned landing pages being a breeze, I took a stab at it and was able to create one before the video ended. Ik as AI develops, the usage as well as ideas for web apps, etc will be endless. 🎉
So, you are a programmer right?
@ no I dabble though
This is phenomenal! I am new to this industry and having a hard time deciding on which non-code app to create my first saas. Thanks a million!
This pod and in particular demos by CEO’s are a game changer. I’ve gone through a decade of no ideas to my mind firing off and technically I’m learning, super ❤
This may be my tool! I have ideas for days, but no team and short on funds. I'm a Product designer by trade so I've built plenty of products and thought through many functions of the products. But when it comes time to build something for myself I get stuck. I don't have the skills to go from idea to functioning product. this is amazing!!
I need to learn databases. I'm a little familiar with Supabse and Firebase. I'm gonna get started!
Thank you! I'll follow up.
Wow, this changes everything - so much creativity is going to be unleashed.
I thought I would never be able to program anything. but it is possible with bolt. this is really mega and super grateful for bolt
Writing big prompts helps in bolt. Saves tokens and Bolt too understands it well.
Thanks Eric.
It was amazing watching you put Bolt to work first hand.
Good job Greg!
I woke up in the middle of the night to watch this, let's go! Must say it was worth it...🎉
this is a game changer especially for non techie people like myself gonna try bolt out thanks for your content and helping me to find this product keep up the great work...
This is like my 4th podcast of yours that I watched. This one sold me on a sub. Looking forward to play with bolt immediately.
guys, this is INSANE! wow, just mind blowing. Credits to both Greg and Eric for this video. Thanks a lot
Love using Bolt! Thanks for bringing him on
I subscribed, and the first thing I did was enter the exact prompt used in this video to create the product directory. I didn't get the quick and great results shown here. It's impressive if you want to create some very simple projects. Just don't expect too much from it.
Amazing tool! Well done Eric and team!!!
I’m using it, it’s mind blowing. Already made the second payment, for me it’s been quite a problem to integrate stripe or similars
@@Javivi_Foodie i am having a huge problem integrating stripe as well
@@Javivi_Foodie have used millions of coins trying to do it.
Incredible. Game changer, defitely. Maximum respect and love for this.
Awesome! Love this NoCode Dev tool!
Thanks to you both, Eric and Greg for presenting.
This is the future. This is going to blow people minds. I am developing at BOLT Speed.
Excellent Podcast. Thanks Greg and Eric.
Thanks so much for this tutorial, it was great to see Bolt in action and pick up tips for how best to prompt it.
Thx to Greg and Eric! Cool stuff! Incredible! Love it!
Love it, i already created a web app and its already in production. Thanks for giving us this amazing resource.
I so enjoyed the video beginning to end. I am inspired by both of you and the potential this project brins to the world.
Yes bros! Have me on the show, im a miidle aged noob who has biilt two new apps with Bolt and it was really impressive how it was able to understand new ideas and logic that has never been built before.
Great video and content! I think Bolt bridges exactly what's needed that Cursor cannot do. The deployment and linking with other softwares is so much easier for non-professional. And even the small tweakings here and there are so easy. I will definitely check it out.
Amazing!! Lmk if you have any feedback or ideas for us 🙇
Dude... I just started playing with it and it's really, really interesting!
Let´s gooo! Thank you Greg and Eric you´re empowering designers with bold ideas.
This is the one Ive been waiting for! Looking forward to jumping in to the episode. Bravo!!
There’s no way this product doesn’t go to the moon with a cofounder this excited!
Agreed! Great to see the passion
This is incredible. 🎉 Can't wait to build with Bolt
Very impressive…. I love watching how other people interact with AI. You are one of the good one …. We’ll be spare the wrath if and when…. It happens. PUMPED to tryBolt!!!
i’m loving it so far but one suggestion I would love to have is to be able to have a button and do voice command that would be awesome.
Eric you are my savior. Now I can make s- tier products.
Very cool. Nice to see a video that highlights the great features without hiding the real issues yet to be addressed.
I do have a question: once the site is deployed, how does Bolt handle updates to the site? For example, if I want to add something, do I have Bolt regenerate the entire site and redeploy? Or is there a simple update approach I’m not considering? Perhaps Bolt could deploy to a content management system so I could manage from within that platform? BTW I’m not a developer.
firebase is such a trash ui, love that you are running into issues because when we do this stuff this is exactly how it happens.
Wow so cool...I think the RAW thing sparkles the engagement to all the viewers...interesting to learn🤩...so so thankful❤
Is there a Bolt QnA page where I can ask if it can create something that I want to develop and then it can give me a list of the information I need to supply?
this is too perfect, THE ONLY DOWNSIDE ON THIS IS THE LIMITATION :)
I am a newbie to the dev world with an array of ideas. I am starting to learn how Bolt works and this is the perfect video for it.
I am also commenting on here so that one day, when I have the basics fundamentalised, I too can come on the show
Dude this video is so underestimating the power of this software . Both of you need to become better marketers 😂
Fantastic product what I’m making (your free to check in back end ) is crazy
Sadly, I keep on getting the white screen of death RE the preview screen, like many others are. Tried on Chrome, Firefox, and Brave browsers. Fantastic concept, just needs to....work?
Seen the WSoD often today. I assume that your case is a different one, but reloading helped me.
As good as Bolt sounded great, it still needs a lot of updates. If you get these errors for just simple apps, as a non-developer when you come across these errors, you will be stuck. If the co-founder gets stuck, good luck to the rest of us. These AI apps supposed to work without knowing coding but it seems like if you don't know about coding, this app is useless until it has massive updates
This is my exact concerns. So I wonder which of these apps are truly best for non developers like myself.
Sorry this is soo long but, that's a big misconception due to people using viral marketing titles and descriptions (like "Build This No Coding Needed etc."). The word "Agent" is the equivalent to the word "Metaverse" (hyped concept due to developer excitement that's still under development). Agents or No-Code AI app builders don't really exist just yet and the ones that do are really just chatbots/assistants with detailed instructions and automations. Whether you have a visual preview or not, you shouldn't upload code to a website if you cant read it, and AI is not at the point where it can be fully trusted to write, design, add databases, add auth provider (login), and upload the app to a host/server automatically without someone reviewing the final code (although close). If you cant read the code or have someone on your team who can at least understand the code and is part of the prompt process, than your best bet is still a drag and drop editor. When E-commerce sites became big, if you didn't know how to properly create content and run paid social ads, you couldnt take advantage of that opportunity. I personally wouldn't recommend anyone non-technical to build applications using source code they cant read. Nothing wrong with Wix, Squarespace, Builder, etc. Most of the no-code or low-code AI app hype is derived from the fact that, even as a developer, building/designing these apps would take weeks to months and now take a day or 2. Huge opportunity! No such thing as a technical non technical co-founder in a tech startup so learn to code even if you never write a line. In a early tech startup you're either building or investing. Biggest example is Eduardo Saverin. He got pushed out of FB while anyone who contributed to the success of the technology was fine (even if they didn't code it i.e. Sean Parker).
Thank you Greg for Hosting the Bolt CEO Eric, this is amazing! Please, how do I contact Eric and you, I have a project for which I will need his technical guidance. Thanks
The next year will have an explosion of products. This is so simple for a newbie!
Thanks Eric and more to Greg.
Never regret to be subs your channel❤
I watched a video recently which demonstrated it was possible to build iOS apps leveraging xCode alongside Cursor. Is this also possible with Bolt.new as this would be my preferred option?
Eric respect to you man... 👏 bless
I've been trying bolt and I'm having a lot of issues with creating the back ends.
You can just paste the firebase settings on bolt prompt and ask it to update settings
Great, this is awesome, can I use this web app for commercial user? I mean to start get paid for the application? I want to use one idea and transform into a bussines, can I? thank you
this is mind blowing!
Awesome video, guys!! Curious - what React component library does Bolt use under the hood? Like how v0 uses shadcn - what does Bolt use?
Anything! It picks the best one for the job based on your prompt :)
Great video. Quick question, can you do version control with Bolt?
Wow. Just WOW!
HI GUYS THANK-YOU SO MUCH ! GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT...
I'm totally ignorant when it comes to developing code. Seeing Bolt has gotten me excited that even a guy like me could actually develop a meaningful product.
Omg, this is awesome! Thanks for this video😍
Thanks for this. However I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED IF YOU CAN SHOW HOW TO DEPLOY AN APP. THEN EVERY WEEK LETS MARKET IT
and see where we are at
Good idea.
I've asked so many channels to do just that, make a tutorial from start to marketing it as a business, and no one ever replies, a couple have said great idea but decided to repeat the thousands of AI videos that prompt an app and test the preview, and go no further. There must be so many people searching for this kind of thing, i can't work out why no one has done this yet.
The whole thing is a joke. Just doing it for clicks and ad revenue.
Good idea. After you deploy it where do you place it for customers to buy my App?
@@themedsurplus9493 it’s not only about deployment where we have to pay $50/month. Most of us watching already have hosting which we have already paid. How to deploy on godaddy or Hostinger that we have already paid for . Then how to do you market such tools ? Is it Fb, IF, TIKTOK, news letter ? All of these I feel are important questions to be answered.
Pro tip: Don't use firebase (unstructured proprietary garbage with $$$ vendor lock-in), use supabase (rock solid open source platform on top of postgres).
Eric you are amazing! 🥳
2:22 That's wild bruh💀
Just kidding tho😂
Kudos for such an informative podcast
This is absolutely fucking mindblowing... WOW! 😯
he's nearly dropping daily episodes at this point
Thanks for the vid!
with bolt every time I run is this problem - command failed npm install and npm run dev - it is annoying and cost time. what is the best way to fix this issue?
which browser are you using? give it a shot in chrome if other!
@@ericsimons4497 I'll try I usually use Safari, but it seems as always it has some issues. Thanks.
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this was sick!
My favorite type or video🔥🔥🔥
The most painfully awkward episode I’ve watched. Still can’t wait to try it tho.
This was great!
Every project I try to build using Bolt it spins its wheels at npm install && npm run dev command. Any ideas?
Awesome please take my job ai Im not even sarcastic 😊 cant wait til agi !!!
Once a directory has been deployed, how can you add more products?
Either a codeless CMS(content management system i.e. contentful etc or backends like supabase/firebase integration etc where you might need bit of technical understanding, but manageable with AI). The other alternative is to choose a complete codeless system i.e. Unicorn platform or Softr where already templates are available for directories. Thanks.
@shaktiswaruppatra9830 I see. So these builders are more for apps and small businesses than, say, a fully-fledged e-commerce site? I usually use Wordpress as I need to import products en masse from csvs. Thanks for your reply. 😃
wow, this is awesome
Awesome episode Greg. Really learned a lot and Eric is running an awesome ship there at StackBlitz
This is freaking awesome 💯💯
Eric you a beast man!
Where can I find the bolt + firebase tutorial link that you mention during the conversation with Eric
this is on their official channel: th-cam.com/video/1GfqnOAKr9M/w-d-xo.html
I really wish if there was a token booster when we finish the available ones
Great video greg
Does it have a way to do version control?
Love it man!!
Hi Greg a see a guitar in the room, do you play??
I love bolt. ❤❤❤
Cool solution but is the App able to handle traffic? Seems to be down.
My wife is out of town this weekend with the kids, I just want to bolt all weekend it’s pathetic, and by it’s I mean me. 😂😂😂
Until bolt will be able to import a folder of a project that needs work, it's like a toy. I am writing this with good intentions. It's close to surpass Cursor ai, but for now Cursor is the real deal and i think their price for just 20 $ with unlimited promts is unmatched. I wish you will address these.
Headless Drupal development would be amazing
Too many bugs in interface. It just doesn’t work as it should. 4 months back same thing and now the same. Pricing is also very deceptive.