Blog · By Rea Hailley, CEO and Co-Founder
Can You Build a Business Tool With AI in One Day? What Business Owners Built
Yes. At the live online AI for Business Bootcamp from New Idea Machine, a Calgary custom software and AI automation agency, business owners and founders with no technical background build a working prototype of their own idea in just four hours.
They build it in a no-code tool like Lovable, with guardrails written by our CTO, AL Del Degan. Here is what they built, in their own words.
What did business owners build with AI in one day?
Owners and founders arrive with an idea, or in Odin's case without one. Here is what they said after the session.
A tool his competitors don't have
Odin built a niche finder that discovers leads and flags weak websites, searching by location and keyword.
"I came in without an idea. All of this was done in a matter of a couple of hours with the New Idea Machine team."
A new revenue stream
"If you'd have told me that I would walk out of that course having a prototype of an app built, I would have said you were crazy."
First to market
"If there's one thing you definitely want when you come to this, maybe the one and only thing you're coming for, it's the guardrails."
Built his own prototype and saved $20,000
"I've attended a lot of different meetings over my lifetime, but this ranks right at the top. I'm much better prepared now than I ever was yesterday."
How can you build with AI without coding?
Build it right and save hundreds of dollars in AI usage
AL's guardrails are instructions written by our CTO that tell the AI what it may and may not do. They prevent the security gaps and dead ends that sink most self-built projects.
Four hours, live, with our instructor
You build in a no-code tool like Lovable, with someone beside you who has done it before.
30 days of Slack support
Questions as you keep building? Our team troubleshoots with you. We don't build it for you.
Set up to build safely from day one
"You've set us up for success. You've given us the prompts to put in and the guardrails to keep things safe. I could never have done that on my own."
What do business owners ask about building with AI?
How much does it cost to build a prototype with AI?
Building it yourself in a no-code tool like Lovable costs the tool's monthly subscription and your time. Hiring a developer to build the same thing starts around $20,000. See what custom software costs in Canada.
Do I need to know how to code to build with AI?
No. The bootcamps are built for business owners and founders with no technical background. If you can use a web browser, you can do this.
What can you build with AI in one day?
Owners have built client portals, custom calculators, business dashboards, and automated follow-ups.
How do you keep an AI-built prototype safe?
Start with guardrails: written instructions that tell the AI what it may and may not do. Our CTO AL Del Degan wrote the ones used in every bootcamp, and they prevent the security gaps and dead ends that sink most self-built projects.
What happens after you build the prototype?
You get 30 days of Slack support as you keep building, and you know what to build next and what to hand to a developer when you're ready. Here is how to launch something built with AI.
Which AI for Business Bootcamp is right for you?
Build your internal tools or prototype bootcamp
October 24, 2026, 11 am to 3 pm MT
- ✓Client portals
- ✓Custom calculators
- ✓Business dashboards
- ✓Automated follow-ups
Build your website and get found by AI bootcamp
October 25, 2026, 11 am to 3 pm MT, with guest expert Chris Raulf
- ✓A live website you built yourself
- ✓A welcome email that is automatically sent when someone signs up on your site
- ✓How to get found when people ask ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude
Each bootcamp is $497 CAD, live online, with seats limited to keep it hands-on. Take both for $797 and save $197.