Zero to Launched: The AI-Powered Solo Builder Guide (June 2025 Edition)

You’ve got the ideas. You’re hacking with AI. You’re building solo.

And if you’re anything like me six months ago, you’re probably winging it — with a half-broken stack, a graveyard of repos, and a Cursor chat that’s 300 messages deep and losing context fast.

Sound familiar?

I’ve shipped multiple AI products solo this year — some small, some public, some scrappy as hell:

• A voice-controlled web app for productivity
• A mobile iOS tool
• A few prototypes that flopped but taught me more than I wanted to know

The biggest truth?

Building with AI is not the same game as “normal” coding.

It’s faster. It’s messier. It breaks in new ways. The workflows are different. The mindset has to be different.

I wish someone had handed me a real playbook when I started. Not a generic “Prompt Pack.” Not a LinkedIn thread. A real builder’s guide for:

– How to structure AI-first solo builds

– How to prompt effectively across tools

– How to avoid burning down your stack

– How to ship in the wild — fast

Also — this is just the start. I’m building Vibe Code Lab into a full resource hub:

• Prompt libraries
• Founder workflows
• Build-with-me sprints
• A community of AI-first indie builders

If that resonates — come join: vibecodelab.co

What’s inside this guide:

• Foundation → How to set up AI-first dev flow
• Building → How to prompt, stack, structure
• Shipping → How to launch + iterate
• Real prompts, stacks, lessons — from live products, not theory

If this saves you 1 weekend of rage-debugging or 1 blown launch — worth it.

Let’s go.