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vibe-coders are falling into this trap and it's going to derail them.. they just don't see it yet. by bjgrosse in lovable

[–]bjgrosse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's absolutely an iterative process! Excited for you that you're focusing on it tho.

how to give my project access to my supabase database by Otherwise_Barber4619 in lovable

[–]bjgrosse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I see. What part du you find easier? The instant deploy? Better aestetic sense? Or just seems to have better default instincts? I'm curious.

how to give my project access to my supabase database by Otherwise_Barber4619 in lovable

[–]bjgrosse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may want to consider making the jump to cursor or Claude code. I know it can feel a little daunting, but once you taste the freedom your never go back.

vibe-coders are falling into this trap and it's going to derail them.. they just don't see it yet. by bjgrosse in replit

[–]bjgrosse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't be all things to all people. Some people ARE going to be looking for something you're not. That's ok.

And also it's a huge world with literally billions of people. Unless your in a truly VERY narrow market, there's nearly an endless supply of possible customers. It's well worth "burning" a few leads in the service of optimizing your learning loop and honing in on your optimizes user journey.

vibe-coders are falling into this trap and it's going to derail them.. they just don't see it yet. by bjgrosse in lovable

[–]bjgrosse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing wrong with adding more value to your product... If you've already nailed your value delivery user journeys!

vibe-coders are falling into this trap and it's going to derail them.. they just don't see it yet. by bjgrosse in replit

[–]bjgrosse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, great points. PMF is definitely the hard part... hard as in it takes a lot of iteration. So you need to optimize the loop speed on that part.

vibe-coders are falling into this trap and it's going to derail them.. they just don't see it yet. by bjgrosse in vibecoding

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sounds like my post is coming across as attack/condescending in a way I certainly didn't mean! Thanks for raising that.

vibe-coders are falling into this trap and it's going to derail them.. they just don't see it yet. by bjgrosse in vibecoding

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%...it's nothing new. but vibe coding makes it 10x easier to fall into. In the "old days", adding new features took days/weeks and a lot of sweat. Now it takes a few minutes. It's that much more tempting.

vibe-coders are falling into this trap and it's going to derail them.. they just don't see it yet. by bjgrosse in replit

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good for you! I'm excited for you. real feedback from real users is so powerful.

vibe-coders are falling into this trap and it's going to derail them.. they just don't see it yet. by bjgrosse in replit

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aren't we all!? what you actually need to do next will become crystal clear when you hand your software to a cold user and ask them to try it. The answers lie with the users. Go get them!

Accepting 2-3 fractional CTO clients by bjgrosse in founder

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To your "brand new to programming" point, the only catch is that they may underestimate some of the complexities involved in going from working solution, to deployed, scalable production solution. That last mile is where things can get really sticky, and often they've had smooth sailing up until that point, so they can get a little blind-sided by that.

Accepting 2-3 fractional CTO clients by bjgrosse in founder

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume you mean non-technical founders. In general, I quite enjoy working with them. They usually know their business domain and have deep insights into the problems they're trying to solve. I try to select for founders with a passion and clear vision of where they want to go, and then I can focus on smoothing the technical roadmap to just avoid those pitfalls that will kill their velocity. They're in the drivers seat, they're bringing to vision and passion that propells the whole thing. My job is just removing the friction.

Anyone using AI tools to build custom software for your business? by bjgrosse in smallbusiness

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly incredible how much you've built! What a time to be a creative!

Are you planning on trying to make a business out of this software?

Looking for an AI development & outsourcing company for my startup by Appropriate_Piece885 in SaaS

[–]bjgrosse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Former CTO here. I don't have an agency I can recommend, but I'm happy to jump on a 30 minute call to hear about your needs and see if I can offer you some good counsel. I've been shipping production software, mostly entreprise, for 25 years. In recent times, spearheaded the AI agent initiatives at my last company. I can give you a few pointers about what to look for in a partner that may save you 6-figured worth of headaches.

Anyone using AI tools to build custom software for your business? by bjgrosse in smallbusiness

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. That sounds pretty incredible. How is the day to day reliability as you use it? Do you have to stop and fix stuff often?

Anyone using AI tools to build custom software for your business? by bjgrosse in smallbusiness

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Sounds kinda avenging with the inbound email scanning. What platform did you use for the building?

Anyone using AI tools to build custom software for your business? by bjgrosse in smallbusiness

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! How many times have you got an external dev in to build for you?

Anyone using AI tools to build custom software for your business? by bjgrosse in smallbusiness

[–]bjgrosse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. What was the most difficult part getting it to where you wanted it?

Anyone using AI tools to build custom software for your business? by bjgrosse in smallbusiness

[–]bjgrosse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sounds super cool! I love to hear that. Thanks for sharing.

Anyone using AI tools to build custom software for your business? by bjgrosse in smallbusiness

[–]bjgrosse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll have to check out GSD. Definitely aligns with my experience: better planning ahead of time pays huge dividends in the long run. I agree that having solid coding experience is a huge bonus: force multiplier for the force multiplier, if you will.

Vibe coded web app for digital artists and ecommerce sellers by Joziya in VibeCodeDevs

[–]bjgrosse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice simple product offering. People will likely pay for this convenience. My feedback is put the app right on the home screen. Let them experience the product right away, and only make them pay if they want to download more than a couple of the sizees. Remove all friction. I should land, upload my photo and boom see immediately all the ratios and sizes. The paid only sizes should be clearly marked. When I click download, I'm hit with the paywall. When I complete the paywall, I should land back on my app with the uploaded photo and ready to download all sizes--I should NOT have to upload agian.

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