Learn to Vibe Code (Without Melting Your Brain)

Let’s say you have a startup idea. Maybe it's a dog dating app. Maybe it's a marketplace for vintage flip phones. Maybe it's a robot that reads bedtime stories to kids.

Great. But now you’re stuck. You can’t code. You can’t afford to hire someone who can. So your idea goes to the Graveyard of Brilliant but Unbuilt Things.

But wait—enter vibe coding.

What is vibe coding, you ask? Imagine if ChatGPT and a no-code platform had a baby and that baby grew up to be your friendly co-founder who doesn’t sleep, doesn’t judge, and definitely doesn’t ask for equity. That’s vibe coding. You bring the idea and the vibes. AI brings the code.

Save the date for Tuesday, July 29 at 11:30am PT for Learn to Vibe Code, a totally free, virtual, brain-expanding clinic hosted by Santa Cruz Works. Your guide on this pixelated pilgrimage? None other than Ian McHenry, a former venture-backed founder who now builds AI-powered tools to help kids learn to read—like his app Page Turner, made entirely without hiring an engineer.

Ian will unpack how vibe coding helped him go from “what if…” to “hey, this works!”—without touching a single line of JavaScript. He’ll demo real tools. He’ll build things live. He may even take your idea—yes, your weird little app idea—and show you how to launch it during the session.

This is not just a webinar. This is a vibe shift.

So whether you're a startup dreamer, a nonprofit do-gooder, or someone who just wants to build cool stuff without selling a kidney to fund dev hours, Learn to Vibe Code is for you.

Because in 2025, not knowing how to code shouldn’t stop you from building something awesome.

Registration will be open on July 14, 2025.