Canary · B2C · language learning app with songs
Build features yourself with AI coding tools instead of waiting on a developer
Founder calls it a game-changer for shipping speed; no numbers
Workedfeature-development
What they did
After starting with a hired developer, about four months before recording he began vibe coding the app himself with Claude ($200/month). Lets him build features quickly, act on feedback and change things in the app directly.
What happened
Founder says it was a game-changer for speed.
- Stage
- Pre-launch (build)
“And then about like four months ago, I start to vibe code myself. And uh it's been like a game-changer for me in term of like speed, and just like making like feature quick or getting feedback and changing things on the app directly.”
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