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Building Turnaround Live\u00a0\u2014 Together we build a small SaaS called Turnaround, a status badge that signals an app stays actively maintained. Using the compound-engineering plugin's LFG and Codex's goal command, the build reaches about 70% in one pass, complete with product forks and a design checkpoint. For the final visual polish, Dan would carry the design over to Claude and Opus before porting it back.\n\n5. Getting Started and the Right Mindset\u00a0\u2014 Dan's path in: download Codex, grant access to your computer, and ask it to propose tasks. He points to Chronicle and the Record and Replay plugin, and we close on the core mindset \u2014 manage the system, start with one simple win, and let curiosity lead over FOMO.\n\nThe #1 tool to find startup ideas\/trends - https:\/\/www.ideabrowser.com\/\n\nLCA helps Fortune 500s and fast-growing startups build their future - from Warner Music to Fortnite to Dropbox. 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