Courtz Corner

In this video, I break down my full tech stack as a solo developer building a startup, including the exact tools, platforms, and AI software I use to plan, code, and ship products on my own. If you’re a solo founder, indie hacker, college student developer, or aspiring software engineer, this is the real tech stack that’s helping me move fast without a team. For development, I primarily work in VS Code as my code editor, and I use Cursor AI to speed up my workflow, debug faster, and reason through complex features when building solo. AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Gemini play a big role in my daily workflow, whether I’m brainstorming startup ideas, generating boilerplate code, refactoring components, or thinking through backend logic as a solo startup developer. These tools don’t replace learning, but they absolutely help me move faster and stay focused. On the mobile and frontend side, I build using React Native with Expo, which allows me to ship cross-platform apps efficiently as a solo developer. For backend services, authentication, and databases, I rely on Firebase and Supabase depending on the project, since both are extremely powerful for startups that need to scale without managing infrastructure early on. For learning and staying sharp as a developer, I’ve used a mix of Scrimba, Codecademy, and freeCodeCamp over the years. Scrimba has been a huge help in my coding journey, especially for improving my JavaScript, React, and frontend fundamentals. If you use my link below, you’ll get a discount on Scrimba Pro and it helps support the channel at no extra cost to you. Each platform plays a different role, whether it’s structured courses, interactive coding, or reinforcing fundamentals in frontend development, backend concepts, and full stack workflows. Scrimba: https://scrimba.com/home CodeCrafters: https://codecrafters.io/ Codecademy: https://www.codecademy.com freeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org CodeCrafters (discount link): https://app.codecrafters.io/join?via=Courtzcorner Scrimba (discount link): https://scrimba.com/?via=courtzcorner AI tools I use for coding, problem-solving, and startup planning: ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com Claude: https://claude.ai Google Gemini: https://gemini.google.com Code editors and development environment: Cursor AI: https://cursor.sh VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com Mobile app and frontend development stack: React Native: https://reactnative.dev Expo: https://expo.dev Backend, authentication, and database tools: Firebase: https://firebase.google.com Supabase: https://supabase.com Planning, organization, and startup management: Notion: https://www.notion.so To organize everything from startup ideas to feature planning and content creation, I use Notion as my second brain. It’s where I manage my solo startup roadmap, developer notes, and long-term goals as I build products while still in college. This video is meant to show what a real modern tech stack looks like for a so