Kicking off 30 days of vibe-coding
Reconnecting with creating on the founder's journey
Today I'm officially starting a 30 days of vibe-coding challenge. I'm going to spend time vibe-coding every weekday for the next month, and then carve out at least 30 minutes each day to reflect on what I learned and share an update about it.
Why I'm doing this (spoiler: it's about more than just coding)
I left my job a few months ago to dive headfirst into the founder path. Since then, I've been validating ideas, designing prototypes, and—most importantly to me—running a co-founder search.
Here's the thing about trying to find a co-founder: it's a lot like dating. And just like dating, some of the same demons can creep in:
You face a lot of rejection (yes, people will ghost you even in a professional context)
You have to deal with the reality that you can't control when you're going to meet someone
You may even be tempted to settle the moment someone shows a little bit of interest
The truth is, just like dating, running a co-founder search is not the most fun experience, and can be rather draining.
Recently there's been a lot of talk about solo founders, and I totally get why so many people are choosing to go at it alone—because it can seem incredibly hard to meet someone. You’re telling me I’m going to meet a stranger and start a business with them?!
But here's the thing: I've always been a team gal.
There are two main reasons I want to be a founder:
I want to build a product that feels like magic and that users love
I want to build an excellent team of people I love working with
So you see, a co-founder is kind of key to the whole thing.
The shift from searching to creating
However, as I said, the co-founder search has left me feeling a bit drained.
But the more people I talked to, the more I kept getting the same advice: I should start building myself. And even inside myself, I started to get this calling to create.
The idea is that if you create things, you can become a magnet for people who are interested in the same things. When you're just having coffee meetings and sending emails, you're not getting that same high of actually creating something tangible.
So that brings us back to this challenge.
Why vibe-coding, and why now?
There's A LOT of hype out there about vibe-coding right now. I've tried out all these tools over the last year sporadically, and every time I've been disappointed in them—especially in how generic the designs they create are.
But this time round, I want to go deeper. I want to learn best practices from what people are actually doing, and see how I can use AI to push the boundaries of prototypes and designs that I would've been able to create myself in Figma.
More importantly, I'm excited to start seeing bits and pieces of my vision actually being brought to life.
Here's how it's going to work
Here’s the plan:
Vibe-code every weekday for the next month
Spend 30 minutes writing up a short reflection from that day and what I've learned
I’m excited to reconnect with creating! Let's see where this takes us.