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Ye Olde Vibe Coding Podcast. Est. 2025.

Episodes

  1. Vibe Coding with the GM of AppSumo Originals

    03/09/2025

    Vibe Coding with the GM of AppSumo Originals

    Interview with David Kelly, GM of AppSumo Originals. David has grown 9x apps to over 1 million users. He pulls back the curtain (and boots up his IDE) to show us how he uses AI to do product development. Plus, he explains how he would launch a new product with only $100. Topics: 0:00 – Devon & David backstory 3:02 – Wtf does David do? 6:12 – Funny Noah Kagan story 9:34 – How does vibe coding change app stores? 14:21 – Don’t be afraid of competitive markets 15:19 – Data behind $1M+ products 17:50 – How to go from $0 to $1M 23:14 – If you only had 3 hires, who would they be? 26:47 – AppSumo Hell vs. AppSumo Heaven 30:15 – How many more products can you launch with AI? 31:28 – Which AI tools do you use? 32:27 – David demos Warp for development 38:52 – Stephen King analogy 41:42 – Brainstorming live with ChatGPT 49:27 – Quickfire questions Links: AppSumoWarp.devDavid on LinkedInDevon on XCheck out our Ship Rats NewsletterSubscribe to Ship Rats on YouTubeSubscribe for scrappy biz ideas, tech banter, and vibe coding. Check out the Ship Rats blog & newsletter - https://ShipRats.com

    55 min
  2. Vibe Coding Video Games, Scrappy CRMs, and $20k/Mo. From PDFs

    15/08/2025

    Vibe Coding Video Games, Scrappy CRMs, and $20k/Mo. From PDFs

    In this episode of Ship It Weekly, Devon shares his experience making a video game with Lovable and Replit. He also shows off a stupidly simple CRM, and Chris, our resident data dominatrix, weighs in on the future of Salesforce. Lastly, we cover a Business Insider story about a vibe coder who’s making $20k/mo. selling PDFs or something like that. We don’t really know, but there’s a lesson about audience building in there. Check it. Topics: 0:00 – Vibe coding with Michael Bublé 1:00 – Making a video game in Replit vs. Lovable 12:58 – Scrappy CRM built in 1 day 30:14 – Vibe coder who’s making $20k/mo. 35:10 – How to get your first users if you have 0 followers Links: Business Insider article about $20k/mo. vibe coderDevon on XChris on LinkedInCheck out our Ship Rats NewsletterSubscribe to Ship Rats on YouTubeSubscribe for scrappy biz ideas, tech banter, and vibe coding. Email us at contact@shiprats.com

    39 min
  3. Talking to Dead Relatives with AI and Other Questionable Ideas

    14/08/2025

    Talking to Dead Relatives with AI and Other Questionable Ideas

    Is using AI to talk to dead relatives a bad idea or good business? We follow up on Devon’s avatar experiments and discuss how subscriptions to “dead grandpa” are probably not how we want to make our millions. Then we get into Chris’ legit long-time business plan, which, after 6 years of talking about it, might finally be going somewhere. Topics: 0:00 – Opening banter & BS 3:41 – AI avatars: cool or creepy? 6:18 – Talking to dead relatives with AI 10:16 – Chris’ big business idea 15:36 – Securing vibe-coded apps 17:30 – Automation and lowest-hanging fruit 22:41 – How Devon would market Chris’ idea 26:22 – The problem with revops and IT 28:11 – Who is Chris’ ideal customer? 31:35 – How to find product-market fit and first customers Links: HeyGenDevon on XChris on LinkedInShipRats.comCheck out our Ship Rats NewsletterSubscribe to Ship Rats on YouTubeSubscribe for scrappy biz ideas, tech banter, and vibe coding. Email us at contact@shiprats.com

    37 min
  4. Episode 1! Vibe Coding a Farming App, AI Avatars, & Lovable Tips

    14/08/2025

    Episode 1! Vibe Coding a Farming App, AI Avatars, & Lovable Tips

    Devon and Chris welcome their zero listeners to a new weekly show. After explaining their goals for the pod, they share a few apps they’ve been working on and get grossed out by AI avatars. The first app is Farmfolio, a farming expense tracker Devon made with his dad for kicks and giggles. The second app is Writhm, a writing app a la Grammarly or Hemingway designed to improve the flow and finesse of your writing. Topics: 0:00 - Welcome to the show!2:11 - MVPs vs. SPPs3:05 - Farmfolio: Vibe coding with Devon's dad6:55 - Chris' love affair with Canadian Tire8:40 - Riches in niches10:50 - Building vs. buying apps in the future18:50 - HeyGen and AI avatars24:19 - WordPress vs. Lovable: What's better for new websites?26:04 - Demo of Devon's writing appLinks: FarmfolioHeyGenLovableWrithm.ioDevon on XChris on LinkedInShipRats.comCheck out our Ship Rats NewsletterSubscribe to Ship Rats on YouTubeSubscribe for scrappy biz ideas, tech banter, and vibe coding. Email us at contact@shiprats.com

    43 min
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Ye Olde Vibe Coding Podcast. Est. 2025.

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    Devon
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  • Episodes
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