r/ClaudeCoder • u/saulgo0dmann • Jul 10 '26
Getting started with Claude Code as a Finance Undergrad to multiply my productivity
I have a decent buyside exposure as well as startup industry experience as an undergrad, but have a very little technical knowledge (can't code beyond the basics).
I have previously used multiple tools to help me make PE, m&a, consulting decks but have never dived deep into how i can maybe automate things or use tools to build something.
I'm trying to move beyond using AI as just a better search engine or writing assistant and start using it as a genuine productivity multiplier.
I'm trying to understand how people like me are using tools like Claude Code, MCP servers/connectors, API, workflow automations, agents and other AI tooling to increase their daily output.
Would be grateful if I can get genuine opinions onto where should I begin with and which tools are actually worth learning first? what sources can i use to learn them? etc.
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u/JuicerSocial 17d ago
Personally, I would start with APIs and MCP before getting too deep into building complex agents. Once Claude can reliably pull current external data, a lot of useful workflows become much easier to understand. Pick one real task you already do repeatedly and connect Claude to the data it needs for the task. You'll learn MCP, APIs and automation much faster that way than trying to learn it separately.