Vibe Coding: The New Era of Tech-Business Synergy

Vibe coding today feels like the 2015 coding bootcamp era — except now, a founder can launch a SaaS within weeks instead of months. The gap between tech and business is closing fast. It’s a win–win situation.

But perspectives still differ:
The business founder might feel like the system isn’t working, while the tech founder feels it just hasn’t had a fair chance yet.

From a tech person’s point of view, this new dynamic is great — because founders now go through the same grind: designing systems, fixing bugs, and developing real critical thinking about what it means to actually build something.

Finding a CTO who’s willing to fully commit to your idea is hard. From the technical side, it’s always a trade-off — between building for equity and building for paying clients.

I’ve been through a lot of projects — from co-founding startups to running my own.
Most of the time, it’s not that we reject ideas because we don’t believe in them. It’s because we’re waiting for clients who really want a system built — not just a vision.

I know someone who closed 10 clients using just a pitch deck — each paying $3K per year — with a clear deal: if the system isn’t up within 3 months, they get a full refund.

Meanwhile, some founders just throw out ideas:
“Hey, I want to build this. Let’s grow together. I’ll give you 10% of the company.”
But the effort doesn’t match the offer.

On paper, it looks fair.
In practice, it rarely is.