Quickest way to get started with Claude Code. What to focus on and how to get comfortable with terminal
This is our internal guide to Claude Code that we are sharing with others.
This will get you comfortable enough to get started and should hopefully make everything less overwhelming. Enjoy!
Primary reading:
This long-form writeup from Sankalp on X is a heavy read and the most comprehensive writeup on this topic. You don't have to finish it all before you start building but it does serve as an extremely helpful foundation for you.
Make sure you understand the basics:
Setup:
To actually get setup in Claude Code, we always recommend doing this in the terminal and not in the Claude app. You can get more out of Claude Code this way.
We prefer using Claude Code in VS Code. You can use any other IDE you want, like Cursor. You can also use a more modern terminal like Warp instead (which looks better and allows you to upload images). VS Code gives us the best balance of simplicity and utility.
To get setup, literally just watch the first 2 minutes of this video.
If you are still stuck, you can also watch this video.
More advanced topics to learn:
First project:
Do not try to do too much on your first project. Take a current task you are working on that you know how to do manually. Your goal is a single-step automation.
Then you want to do this with a single API call. Once you see the magic of doing this for a simple task, expand the scope as you get more comfortable.
Notes:
Everything here is related to Claude Code generally, but not GTM at large. We’ll be sharing all of this in a specific GTM context here and in more detail on YouTube.
There will be a video made for every bulleted item (basics and advanced) in this blog.
Happy building 🧪
Reach out to us at Zevenue if you are looking to set up Claude Code for your GTM efforts or to train your team on making the most of it.
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