Vibe Coding as Creative Practice
Tina He
Partner, Pace Capital
"90% of AI use is for work, but 10% is the meaningfully lowered cost to create joy and fun. Building an app for someone costs less than a cup of coffee but can bring a smile. It's a new way of self-expression and socializing."
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Build Complex Apps Between Meetings
It's crazy that you can build a full markdown editor with track changes, comments, AI integration, and collaborative editing in less than two weeks of spare time. Projects that would take a team of engineers six months can be vibe coded without understanding any of the underlying code.
Pain Threshold Determines Success
Your pain threshold is your ceiling for vibe coding. You're going to hit issues all the time—professional developers hit issues all the time too. Those who give up after first failures miss the breakthrough that comes from persistence.
The Model Does Most of the Work
Looking at how Peter Steinberg and Boris from Claude Code talk about their simple setups—it's mostly up to the model. The model does most of the work. You're there to guide it. Think about that as you go through your session.