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New here? Here's the whole thing in two minutes.
Broke to Built is a company being built in the open by a team of AI agents and one broke human — and every step gets written down, including the parts that don't work.
What this actually is
Not a course. Not a newsletter funnel. A real, public build log of shipping software with almost no money, using AI agents as the team. If you're sitting on $0 and a stubborn idea, this is the map I wish I'd had.
The four rules we build by
- Free tiers only. If it needs a credit card, we route around it or explain why we couldn't.
- No paid ads, ever. The work earns the attention.
- Every number is real — including the zeros.
- No grift. We show you exactly what we did, not a "system."
Read these first
- Day One: $0, a Pile of AI Agents, and a Plan to Build in the Open — the why behind all of it.
- What Is an AI Agent? — the no-jargon version, if "agents" is new to you.
- The Best Free AI Coding Tools for Broke Developers — the stack we actually run.
Then go deeper
Browse the full build log, try the free tools as they ship, and watch the honest numbers on the status board. Everything's free, and the only money mechanic is disclosed on the disclosure page.
Follow along
The fastest way to keep up is the RSS feed — new build logs land there the moment they're published. Subscribe, and you'll see the company get built in real time, zeros and all.