diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea0426fb52c0..d42a1f2718b7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ distclean: docclean pkg-clean
 	@echo "Cleaning all build products"
 	@for dir in $(APPLICATION_DIRS); do "$(MAKE)" -C$$dir distclean; done
 
+print-versions:
+	@./dist/tools/ci/print_toolchain_versions.sh
+
+include makefiles/boards.inc.mk
+include makefiles/app_dirs.inc.mk
+
+include makefiles/tools/riotgen.inc.mk
+-include makefiles/tests.inc.mk
+
+include makefiles/color.inc.mk
+
 welcome:
 	@echo "Welcome to RIOT - The friendly OS for IoT!"
 	@echo ""
@@ -47,12 +58,7 @@ welcome:
 	@echo " print-versions"
 	@echo " clean distclean pkg-clean"
 	@echo " doc doc-{man,latex}"
-
-print-versions:
-	@./dist/tools/ci/print_toolchain_versions.sh
-
-include makefiles/boards.inc.mk
-include makefiles/app_dirs.inc.mk
-
-include makefiles/tools/riotgen.inc.mk
--include makefiles/tests.inc.mk
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "==> tl;dr Try running:"
+	@echo "    cd examples/default"
+	@echo "    make BOARD=<INSERT_BOARD_NAME>"
diff --git a/doc/doxygen/src/getting-started.md b/doc/doxygen/src/getting-started.md
index 081aa8bcd8e4..1b6579117eed 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/src/getting-started.md
+++ b/doc/doxygen/src/getting-started.md
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ Building and executing an example           {#building-and-executing-an-example}
 ---------------------------------
 RIOT provides a number of examples in the `examples/` directory. Every example
 has a README that documents its usage and its purpose. You can build them by
-typing
+opening a shell, navigating to an example (e.g. `examples/default`), and
+running:
 
 ~~~~~~~~ {.sh}
 make BOARD=samr21-xpro
@@ -214,9 +215,7 @@ or
 make all BOARD=samr21-xpro
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-into your shell.
-
-To flash the application to a board just type
+To flash the application to a board just run:
 
 ~~~~~~~~ {.sh}
 make flash BOARD=samr21-xpro