We Can Build by Sarah J Mercer, founder of Nimble Tech

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Build your own tools with AI.

I'm Sarah. I believe there are many smart, capable people who could be building their own software but are stuck on the launchpad. I'm on a mission to change that.

Sarah J Mercer

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I spent my whole career thinking software was for other people. Here is how that changed.
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I spent my whole career thinking software was for other people. Here is how that changed.

How a lawyer with zero coding background started building her own tools, and why I'm passing it on.

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Ideas I'm chewing on

I haven't fully decided what this series will look like yet. These are some of the things on my list. They might all happen, they might not, and the order will almost certainly shift.

Maybe first

A timeline generator

Turn a list of dates into a clean visual timeline. Could be a friendly first build.

Maybe

How software actually runs

The scary-sounding bits, explained in plain English. No jargon left behind.

The big one, maybe

A passive time recorder

The tool that got me hooked on building. Whether it's the right fit for a beginners' series, I'm still working out.

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Don't want to build things yourself? Check out Nimble Tech's library of tools.

I run Nimble Tech alongside this. It's where the tools I've finished and polished actually live, ready to use straight away. Built mostly for lawyers and the firms they work in, all aimed at taking the dull bits off your plate.

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