How Andrey Guenov Went from 20% to MVP in One Week with Kilo Code

Andrey Guenov is a product manager by day and serial entrepreneur by nature. With a programming background from college and a master’s in entrepreneurship, he’s spent nearly two decades—since age 15 or 16—trying to build small businesses, apps, and websites that are useful to people. His latest project, 22 Tasks, is a task management platform designed for Gen Z and younger generations entering the workforce, bridging the communication gap between new employees and employers.

Andrey knew how to code—he just didn’t want to spend all his time doing it. With only an hour or two each day after his full-time job, progress on side projects was painfully slow. He’d started countless projects over the years, only to watch them stall when momentum faded.

His AI coding journey began in April 2025 with ChatGPT: copying code into the chat, getting responses, pasting them back, copying error messages, going back and forth. It worked, but it was frustrating. He moved to GitHub Copilot, which had a better interface, but at a certain level of complexity, he kept hitting walls—and limits.

He discovered that more sophisticated models like Opus got things right almost the first time, dramatically reducing the back-and-forth. But OPUS was expensive, and he kept hitting usage caps. He tried a Claude AI subscription—same problem. Limits everywhere.

“It can get really frustrating being just like one person working on it because progress is so slow and it gets demotivating. You’re always at risk of that spiral where you’re just not progressing quickly enough. And I’ve been through that a lot because I’ve started so many projects in the past.”

Andrey found Kilo Code through a Google ad. What caught his attention was simple: pay for your usage with no margin on the API price. For someone who’d always been extremely careful with spending on side projects—“my purse strings are about as tight as they get”—this transparency was exactly what he needed.

Kilo Code offered the best of both worlds: a fantastic UI like Copilot, access to powerful models like Opus, and pricing he could trust. He bought a Kilo Pass subscription immediately.

“It just feels like I’m not being taken for a ride as opposed to a lot of the other competitors that I jumped through. I’ve never spent a hundred bucks on a product which pertains to my startups. So this is a huge step for me—seeing Kilo as this faithful partner where I know that my money is going to good use.”

The results were immediate and dramatic. From his ChatGPT days through trying various tools, Andrey had gotten maybe 20% of the way to his goal. Then came Kilo Code.

“From my ChatGPT days up until starting to use Kilo Code, I’d probably done 20% of where I want to be. And then Kilo Code, just for a week—boom—60% of my work is done. I’m almost done. I’m almost ready to launch, which to me is crazy.”

Using Kilo Code’s architect and orchestrator modes, Andrey found he could make meaningful progress in just one hour per day. For a solo founder with limited time, this changed everything.

“It’s crazy what you can do in an hour. I’ve never had that. In one hour, I feel like I’m really making progress on this, even though I’m just one person working on it.”

Beyond the speed, what Andrey values most is the relationship with his tools. He compares Kilo Code to Wise (formerly TransferWise), the mobile banking app known for transparent, no-hidden-fee currency exchange.

“Using you guys feels a lot like using Wise because that’s what they’re about—no hidden fees, and it’s all very fair. For the first time, it feels like there’s meaningful work being done in concert with a reasonable partner.”

The dashboard’s usage tracking has become part of his motivation. He loves seeing the orange dots that show when he worked, tracking exactly where his money goes, feeling responsible with his spending rather than anxious about surprise charges.

“I love seeing my usage. I love the little orange dots, because an orange dot also tells me, oh, I actually spent time working that day. So I feel motivated by it. It almost feels like I’m being responsible with my spending. I know exactly where my cents are going.”

For Andrey, Kilo Code solved the two problems that had plagued his entrepreneurial journey for nearly two decades: time and money. With transparent pricing and powerful AI that gets it right the first time, he’s finally shipping—not spiraling.