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I spent 30 days vibe coding an MVP, burned $127, broke everything, found PMF

HackerNoon contributor · hackernoon.com

An unvarnished budget, timeline, and mistakes ledger from one founder.

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The question it answers

  1. How do real founders ship an MVP with AI in days instead of months?

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