From Vibe Code to Real Business: 5 Case Studies
Five builders who turned weekend AI projects into paying products — what they built, how long it took, and what they'd do differently.
From Vibe Code to Real Business
### 1. The Wedding Planner Dashboard
Built in Lovable over 3 weekends. Now serves 40 planners at $29/month.
### 2. The Niche Job Board
Replit + a weekly newsletter. Monetized in month 4 via sponsored listings.
### 3. The Restaurant Waitlist App
A Cursor-built tool for one local restaurant, now in 12 locations.
### The common thread
Every one of them shipped ugly, got real users, then improved. None of them waited until it was perfect.
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