Build Your First AI-Powered App -From Idea to Deployed Prototype in 6 Weeks

Scope creep during the ideation phase, leading to a project too large to finish in 6 weeks.

Strictly timebox ideation to 2 days. Choose a single, core feature to prove the concept (an MVP) rather than a full suite of tools.

Poor retrieval quality in the RAG pipeline, causing the AI to hallucinate or give irrelevant answers.

Start with a very small, clean dataset. Experiment with different chunk sizes and overlap before scaling up your data.

Unexpectedly high API costs from OpenAI or Anthropic during development and testing.

Set hard billing limits in your API provider's dashboard immediately after creating your account.