Episode Summary:
When Maddie Reese discovered AI tools in June, she’d never written a line of code. Six months later, she’d won multiple hackathons, built viral projects like Startup Obituary and Pet Hero Comics, and quit her job to go full-time as a vibe coder. In this episode of In The Blink of AI, Georgie Healy sits down with Maddie to unpack what “vibe coding” actually is, and why joy might be the best productivity hack of all. From debugging API keys with ChatGPT to using Lovable, Cursor, and Replit to build entire web apps in hours, Maddie shares her exact workflow, her biggest “LLM gaslight” moment, and how she’s turning play into a career. Expect practical tips for no-coders, hilarious guinea-pig side quests, and a refreshingly real take on the future of AI creativity.
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Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome to In The Blink of AI with Georgie Healy
03:50 – AI Hack of the Week: Poke bot + Suno music app
08:37 – Maddie’s first project: cloning Google Drive in 4 hours
14:03 – Startup Obituary: a memorial for your failed startup 💀
15:35 – Debugging 101: what to do when API keys break everything
19:15 – Roast My App: Guinea Pig of the Day 🐹
22:24 – Using ChatGPT + Cursor + Lovable together
27:06 – Snog / Marry / Avoid: Lovable, Replit & Cursor
28:36 – Quitting her family business to go full-time in AI
30:46 – Getting through frustration (and proving ChatGPT wrong)
33:45 – Why you should hit “Publish” even if it’s not perfect
37:24 – How to recover when a prompt breaks your build
38:44 – Which tool to use: Lovable vs Cursor vs GitHub
39:33 – Is vibe coding dying or hotter than ever?
41:45 – What happens if vibe coding actually does die?
42:46 – Hot Takes 🔥 Non-engineers are the future of tech
49:10 – What’s next for Maddie Reese
Resources:
🙋♀️ Maddie Reese: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddiedreese
🪩 Maddie’s Projects: https://maddiedreese.com/
🐦 Twitter / X: https://x.com/maddiedreese
💻 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@maddiedreese
✨ Lovable: https://www.lovable.dev
💬 Cursor: https://cursor.sh
💡 Replit: https://replit.com
🎵 Suno Music AI: https://www.suno.ai
📱 Poke by Interaction: https://poke.com/
