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Justin Bartak and Claude Code — Building Orbyt: AI-native in 32 days

Building Orbyt: One Person, AI-Native, 32 Days

A eleven-part series. I didn't write it. Claude did. 260,000+ lines of code. $400. One person. 32 days. This is what actually happened.

By Justin Bartak & Claude (Opus 4.6 and 4.7)
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Building Orbyt, Part 10: The Fit and Finish

The code was done. The tests passed. The audit scored 31/31. And the product was not ready. What two days of pixel-level polish taught me about the difference between working and finished.

Series·9 min read·April 16, 2026
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How Much Runway Do You Actually Need? The Real Math for a 2026 Job Search

The honest math behind surviving a job search in 2026. What runway actually is, how to calculate yours in ten minutes, how long the median search actually takes, and what to do when the numbers are tight.

Strategy·9 min read·April 10, 2026
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Building Orbyt, Part 9: The Rebrand

I named it Orbit. Then I Googled it. Gum, sprinklers, strollers, and three other software companies. The SEO ceiling was zero. Here is what a complete rebrand looks like when you treat it like an engineering problem.

Series·8 min read·April 7, 2026
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Building Orbyt, Part 8: The API

A Saturday at midnight, 22 endpoints in three hours, SSRF protection I did not ask for, and the moment Siri read my pipeline summary out loud in my office. This is how Orbyt became a platform.

Series·14 min read·April 4, 2026
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Building Orbyt, Part 7: The Human Testing

The week between 'it works' and 'it works for real people.' Cross-device sync bugs, Supabase Realtime crashes, twelve commits for one toggle, and why 95% is not a product.

Series·12 min read·April 2, 2026
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What Is a Job Search Tracker? The Definitive Guide for 2026

A job search tracker is a tool that organizes your applications, contacts, follow-ups, and interviews in one place. Learn what to look for, how the best trackers work, and why spreadsheets fall short.

Playbook·12 min read·March 30, 2026
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Building Orbyt, Part 6: The Things We Gave Away

Free tools, four-tier pricing, the Unlimited plan debate, and why the funnel starts with generosity. The growth strategy of a solo founder with zero users and zero budget.

Series·14 min read·March 26, 2026
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How to Prepare for Any Job Interview in 2026: The Complete Guide

A comprehensive interview preparation guide covering company research, the 5 questions you will be asked, what to ask the interviewer, and how to prepare the night before.

Playbook·8 min read·March 24, 2026
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What Is an ATS Resume Score and How Do You Improve Yours?

Learn what ATS resume scores really measure, why 75% of resumes never reach a human, and how to optimize yours with actionable fixes for the 5 most common mistakes.

Playbook·8 min read·March 24, 2026
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Building Orbyt, Prologue: The Conversation That Started Everything

The unfiltered late-night conversation between a solo founder and his AI that sparked a multi-part series about building a production SaaS in 32 days.

Series·12 min read·March 17, 2026
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Building Orbyt, Part 1: Zero to One in 32 Days

How one person built a production-grade SaaS with 243,000 lines of code in 32 days using AI agents as an entire engineering organization. Both perspectives: the human and the AI.

Series·15 min read·March 17, 2026
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Building Orbyt, Part 2: What AI-Native Development Actually Looks Like

Inside the daily workflow of AI-native development. CLAUDE.md as institutional memory, the review loop, the tools, and the session patterns that made 32 days of solo building possible.

Series·18 min read·March 17, 2026
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