Building a WHATSAPP BOT with AI in 3 Days

Evgeny Shadchnev, founder and ex-CEO of Makers, joins Ed Biden to discuss rapid AI development, building personalized tools for real-world problems, and why developers today should think like product founders. Recently, Evgeny built Modern Parent, an AI-powered WhatsApp bot that helps parents find tailored nursery options in London—in just three days. In this episode, he breaks down how he did it, tools he used, and how AI is reshaping the developer experience. WE COVER: • Evgeny’s transition from bootcamp CEO to founder coach and AI tinkerer • The origin of Modern Parent and its potential as a real business • How he built the tool in three days using Cursor, OpenAI, and Replit • Using AI to write code in plain English—like pair programming with a superpowered teammate • Building smarter user experiences by combining vector databases, persistent memory, and real-time search • The difference between Replit and Cursor for beginner vs. experienced developers • Deployment tips: Wassenger for WhatsApp bots and Render for scalable backends • How developer communities (and group chats) are becoming the new product discovery engines TOOLS & LINKS MENTIONED: • Modern Parent (Landing Page) : https://modern-parent-app.replit.app/ • Cursor – AI coding assistant : https://www.cursor.so • Replit – Beginner-friendly AI IDE: https://replit.com • Wassenger – WhatsApp bot infrastructure : https://www.wassenger.com • Render – Cloud deployment platform: https://render.com ABOUT US: Where to find Evgeny Shadchnev: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shadchnev • Twitter: x.com/shadchnev Where to find Ed Biden: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edbiden/ • Threads: https://www.threads.net/@edbiden • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/edbiden.bsky.social Where to find Hustle Badger: • Website: https://www.hustlebadger.com TAGS AI tools, for beginners, coding, automation, Future of AI, product management, No-code AI, AI prototyping, ChatGPT tutorials, SaaS, AI for scientists, Medical research tools, AI document analysis, Lovable AI, Windsurf AI, Superbase tutorial, OpenAI API, Mistral AI, AI in Hiring, Webflow AI, VS Code , GitHub Non-technical founders, Learn AI fast, AI productivity hacks, How to build AI tools without coding, no code startup strategies , business growth,