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🚀 Week 4 of Building an Automated Business in Public - and My Fastest Website Build Ever
This week’s update in my “build a fully automated business in public” journey took an unexpected turn.
I planned to spend the week refining the idea, tightening the scope, and mapping out next steps…
…but instead, I accidentally discovered what might be the fastest way I’ve ever shipped a website, and it helped me frame the entire direction of the business.
So here’s what happened 👇
⚡️ I Built a Build-in-Public Landing Page in <4 Minutes with Macaly
I wanted a simple public home for this project, somewhere to share daily updates, progress, wins, fails, everything.
I decided to try Macaly.
I opened a blank project and typed one prompt:
“A build-in-public landing page where updates will be shared each day.”
Macaly generated a page that was shockingly close to perfect for what I wanted.
Then I made two quick adjustments:
“Set the Subscribe button to a Beehiiv subscription.”
“Change the Follow the journey button to ‘Follow on LinkedIn’ and style it in LinkedIn blue with the logo.”
Hit publish.
Done.
Here’s the live page. I’ll add a custom domain soon.
Time spent: under four minutes.
If you want to try Macaly yourself, you can try it for free here.
🚀 And This Week’s Build: Introducing LaunchPad AI
Building is fun. But launching well is hard.
So this week I started building LaunchPad AI which aims to be a fully-automated business.
You’ll give it:
your product
your ICP
your differentiator
your goals
your founder story
your launch date
And it will generate:
A full 7-day launch plan
Emails
LinkedIn & X posts
A press-style announcement
A founder story narrative
Landing page copy
Product Hunt copy
FAQs + objections
Demo script
A launch checklist
Optimal distribution channels
More on this soon. I’ll be sharing updates on LinkedIn if you want to follow along.
GUIDE: How to convert Lovable, Bolt & base44 Projects into iOS & Android Apps
The landscape of web development has shifted dramatically. AI-powered prototyping and "vibe coding" tools like Lovable, Bolt.new, and base44 now allow developers to launch full-stack web applications in a fraction of the time it previously took.
However, once a web version is live, a significant challenge remains: How do you transform a browser-based project into a native app for the Apple App Store and Google Play Store without rewriting the entire codebase in Swift and Kotlin?
Why a Web App Alone Is Not Enough
While projects built with Lovable, Bolt, or base44 run efficiently in mobile browsers like Chrome or Safari, relying solely on the web imposes limitations on user retention and functionality.
Visibility & Engagement: A home screen icon provides a permanent presence on the user's device, unlike a browser bookmark.
Retention: Push notifications are a primary driver for user reactivation, a feature significantly more effective in native apps.
Trust: A presence on the App Store and Google Play Store signals legitimacy and increases perceived brand quality.
Hardware Access: Native APIs—such as Face ID, HealthKit, Bluetooth, and Haptics—are often difficult or impossible to access securely via a standard mobile browser.
Discovery: App stores provide an entirely new acquisition channel separate from traditional search engine SEO.
The WebViewGold Solution
WebViewGold offers a production-proven app template for iOS and Android designed to wrap existing URLs or local HTML into genuine native applications. It allows developers to bypass proprietary "no-code" builders and retain full control over their source code.
Distinct from many rapid-wrapper solutions, WebViewGold emphasizes stability and engineering standards:
Continuous Development Since 2014: The platform has been refined for over a decade to keep pace with iOS and Android OS updates.
Made in Germany: Development is centralized in Germany, adhering to strict data and quality standards.
ISO 9001 Certified: The software development environment is ISO 9001 certified, ensuring high process reliability and quality management.
Key Advantages for Modern Web Projects
1. Compatibility with Modern Web Stacks
WebViewGold is agnostic to the backend technology. It is fully compatible with projects built on Lovable, Bolt, base44, React, Vue, or any modern web stack.
Seamless Rendering: If the project renders correctly in Safari or Chrome, it will function identically within the WebViewGold app shell.
Preserved UI/UX: React-based animations and "vibe" coding elements function natively without additional configuration.
Unified Logic: Complex state management and routing remain handled by the web layer, eliminating the need to duplicate logic in Swift or Kotlin.
2. One-Time License with No Vendor Lock-In
Unlike SaaS platforms that charge monthly subscriptions, WebViewGold operates on a one-time license model. Users download the full Xcode and Android Studio projects. This ensures:
Cost Predictability: Ideal for startups and agencies requiring fixed costs.
Code Ownership: You own the wrapper code, preventing platform lock-in.
3. Immediate "Over-the-Air" Updates
Because the native shell acts as a sophisticated gateway to your web content, most product updates do not require a new store submission.
Instant Deployment: Design tweaks, copy changes, or new web features pushed to your server are immediately visible to app users.
Single Codebase: Maintain one web codebase while distributing across three channels (Web, iOS, Android).
4. Extensive Native API Integration
WebViewGold bridges the gap between JavaScript and native code, granting web apps access to device-specific capabilities, including:
Hardware: Camera, GPS, NFC, QR scanning, and Haptic Feedback.
System Features: Siri Shortcuts, Home Screen Widgets, and Share Extensions.
Security: Biometric login (Face ID/Touch ID).
Engagement: Push notifications via OneSignal or Firebase.
Monetization: Native In-App Purchases (IAP) and Subscriptions via App Store and Play Store billing systems.
5. Proven Reliability
The template is currently deployed in thousands of apps ranging from small business utilities to enterprise and public sector solutions. This wide usage ensures that common edge cases, newer device notches, and changing store guidelines are proactively addressed by the German development team.
Step-by-Step: From Web Project to App Store
1. Optimize the Web Experience
Before wrapping, ensure the web application is fully responsive.
Test touch targets and layouts using mobile emulation in Lovable or Chrome DevTools.
Verify viewport meta tags to prevent unwanted zooming or scaling issues.
2. Configure the Template
After downloading the iOS or Android package, open the project in Xcode or Android Studio.
3. Link Your Application
Locate the configuration file (e.g., Config.swift or Config.java) and replace the default URL with your live project URL.
4. Branding & Customization
Replace the default assets with your own app icon, splash screen, and color headers to ensure the app feels strictly native and branded.
5. Activate Native Modules
Enable specific features as needed—such as push notifications or deep linking—by toggling the relevant flags in the configuration files.
6. Submission & Guarantee
Build the project and submit it to App Store Connect and the Google Play Console. WebViewGold includes a store approval guarantee, offering a refund if an app is rejected due to the wrapper technology itself, significantly mitigating deployment risk.
Conclusion
Tools like Lovable and Bolt have democratized web app creation. WebViewGold serves as the bridge to the mobile app ecosystem, wrapping these projects in a mature, German-engineered shell. By leveraging a solution refined since 2014 within an ISO-9001 certified environment, developers can secure native distribution and features without incurring recurring fees or rewriting code.
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