How to Build Something (Novel, App, Brand) and Not Quit

How to Build Something (Novel, App, Brand) and Not Quit

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Building Community

Episode 009: Building Community (What Actually Happened) Building in public means showing the real numbers, the experiments that didn’t work, and the pivots that emerged from doing the work. This episode covers: - The honest numbers: 131 followers, 61 subscribers (not the 100 I targeted) - The workshop experiment that didn’t go as planned - The repositioning insight: expert rapid builder vs. teacher of vibe coding - What’s coming in Season 2 Current projects mentioned: - uPoll.live — course engagement platform, university pilot - BuildWith — builder/client marketplace - QueryBase — writers' shared agent database for querying - Landing page/lead magnet tool (in development) The repositioning: I can validate your business idea in 14 days. The opportunity cost of waiting is real. That’s the offer. Get involved: - Reply, comment, or DM — the community shapes what comes next. Subscribe: g8n.ai/subscribe [http://g8n.ai/subscribe] G8N•AI is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to G8N•AI at www.g8n.ai/subscribe [https://www.g8n.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Citizen Developer Mindset

Episode 008: The Citizen Developer Mindset The barrier to building serious software has collapsed. This episode covers: - Why most people who could build with AI don't (hint: it's not technical) - What vibe coding actually requires: clarity, discipline, iteration - Proof that this approach builds production software, not toys - How Software Sovereignty and the citizen developer mindset connect - What's coming in 2026 with agentic AI and agentic workflows Links referenced: - "What If You Owned Your Tools Instead of Renting Them?" — https://www.g8n.ai/p/what-if-you-owned-your-tools-instead [https://www.g8n.ai/p/what-if-you-owned-your-tools-instead] - "What Vibe Coding Actually Is (And Why Both Camps Are Wrong)" — https://www.g8n.ai/p/what-vibe-coding-actually-is [https://www.g8n.ai/p/what-vibe-coding-actually-is] Projects mentioned: - uPoll.live [http://uPoll.live] — 300+ hours, university pilot, course engagement SaaS - UltraPost — ultrapost.g8n.ai [http://ultrapost.g8n.ai] (in beta) Subscribe: g8n.ai/subscribe [https://www.g8n.ai/subscribe] Get full access to G8N•AI at www.g8n.ai/subscribe [https://www.g8n.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Went Live with Jake Summers

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The Vibe Coding Backlash (And Why the Skeptics Are Wrong)

- Publication: https://g8n.ai [https://g8n.ai] - Eat The AI: https://eat-the-ai.g8n.ai [https://eat-the-ai.g8n.ai] - Stack Coach AI: https://stack.g8n.ai [https://stack.g8n.ai] - UltraPost: https://ultrapost.g8n.ai [https://ultrapost.g8n.ai] - Editly: https://editly.io [https://editly.io] - uPoll.live [http://uPoll.live]: https://upoll.live [https://upoll.live] - Simon Willison on vibe coding: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/19/vibe-coding/ [https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/19/vibe-coding/] - METR Study: https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/ [https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/] - Addy Osmani's "The 70% Problem": https://addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-problem-hard-truths-about [https://addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-problem-hard-truths-about] Get full access to G8N•AI at www.g8n.ai/subscribe [https://www.g8n.ai/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]