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  1. Build a Carrd alternative

    Build a Carrd alternative as stacked sections, a contact form, and a publish button. $2–$4 a month is still rent if you already write HTML yourself.

  2. Vibe code your own Calendly

    Vibe code your own Calendly as weekly hours and a booking page. Calendar OAuth, DST, and the last-second double-book are the other product. Here is the split.

  3. Vibe code your own Slack

    Vibe code your own Slack as channels and messages. Presence, search, unread cursors, and fanout to a million clients are the other product. Here is the split.

  4. Build a TinyPNG alternative

    Build a TinyPNG alternative in the browser. Drop images, compress them, download them. No accounts, no CDN. Originals never leave the device.

  5. Build a Notion alternative

    Build a Notion alternative as a notes tree you can finish. Realtime blocks, databases, and permission graphs are the other product. Here is the split.

  6. Vibe code your own DocSend

    Vibe code your own DocSend as a PDF, a gated link, and a view count. Send a deck you own and stop paying $65–$180 a month for a passworded link.

  7. Vibe code your own Figma

    Vibe code your own Figma as a single-player drawing tool. The multiplayer document and the WASM renderer are what you pay for. Here is the public split.

  8. Build a Statuspage alternative

    Build a Statuspage alternative as a public page, component states, and incident posts. Host it next to the product and skip the $29–$399 plan.

  9. Vibe code your own Linear

    Vibe code your own Linear as an issue tracker. Title, status, a backlog. The sync engine is what you pay for. Public architecture, and which half I would ship.

  10. Build your own link shortener

    Build your own link shortener as a short URL, a redirect, and a click count. Publish a domain you own and skip Bitly's $35–$300 a month platform.

  11. Vibe code your own Typeform

    Vibe code your own Typeform as seven questions, a thank-you screen, and a CSV. Publish a share URL you own and skip the $29–$99 visual builder.

  12. Build a Linktree alternative

    Build a Linktree alternative as a links list, an avatar, and one theme. Put a URL you own on the internet and cancel the $9–$24 a month bio page.

  13. What to vibe code first

    What to vibe code first is a tonight project, not Notion. Start with a link page, a compressor, or a shortener you can finish, then cancel it.