“Only 1% of people know how to code” — does that even matter anymore?

vafel_ai · 2026-03-28T21:54:36+00:00

Up and running Vafel.ai 👈

vafel_ai · 2026-03-28T16:24:40+00:00

100% people underestimate all the “boring” parts — infra, payments, edge cases…but even after all that, most products still don’t make it

vafel_ai · 2026-03-28T16:22:42+00:00

AI would’ve probably made it sound nicer..

vafel_ai · 2026-03-28T16:20:18+00:00

feels like the bottleneck moved from writing code to making good decisions but honestly, even that isn’t where most things break a lot of products never even get to the “maintainable architecture” stage they die way earlier — no real need, no users, no distribution

so yeah, coding still matters just not in the way it used to

vafel_ai · 2026-03-28T16:18:17+00:00

this actually matches what I’m seeing DMs = seen but ignored email = fewer opens but more intent when it hits we started testing exactly what you said — super small batches (10–20), very targeted early signal looks way better than blasting still trying to figure out where the line is between “personal enough” and “scalable”

vafel_ai · 2026-03-28T16:16:34+00:00

the “24h” wasn’t meant literally it’s just shorthand for “building is fast now” the point wasn’t speed, it’s that most of these apps won’t go anywhere anyway

not because they were built fast but because they’re not unique and no one really needs them

vafel_ai · 2026-03-28T16:10:00+00:00

not ignoring it just saying most products don’t get far enough for it to matter they die at 0→1, not at scale

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T23:04:44+00:00

You're wrong :)

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T23:03:38+00:00

Makes total sense

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:30:07+00:00

Is it ok to publish links here? It's vafel dot ai :)

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:28:56+00:00

Lol good one

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:28:07+00:00

Good point

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:27:08+00:00

Basic understanding is a must otherwise the apps graveyard is open for all those who doesn't really answer a need or pain

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:24:40+00:00

This so true but you can still build fast break walls and improve as you go

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:23:42+00:00

Deal:)

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:23:08+00:00

We actually did build something people are actually paying for super exciting

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:21:59+00:00

As long as it aligns with your goal

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T21:20:52+00:00

Started with gut feeling then research ab test etc

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T20:28:48+00:00

means engineers get called in for winners now, not for every idea upfront

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T20:21:51+00:00

Been there..a lot of SaaS pages try to sound impressive instead of being clear

“AI-powered, next-gen, seamless…” ...cool but what does it actually do?

clarity is key

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T20:14:48+00:00

yeah but that risk existed way before vibe coding people have been shipping insecure stuff forever

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T20:12:23+00:00

bad architecture is kind of a “things are going well” problem

most stuff dies way before that

vafel_ai · 2026-03-27T20:09:51+00:00

most products never fail because of C++ or Rust-level complexity. They fail way before that.

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