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Vibe Coded. No Security. Dead in 72 Hours.

Hard lessons70 min22 Apr 2026

A founder vibe-coded a SaaS. Launched Friday. Dead by Sunday. How hard is it to get security right when you've written zero lines of code yourself?

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Dave Pengelley
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Richard Webbe
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Matt Slager
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Marno Brits
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A founder vibe-coded a SaaS. Launched Friday. Dead by Sunday. How hard is it to get security right when you've written zero lines of code yourself?

That question runs through this whole episode. The Vercel/Cel breach is live. AI-assisted builds are shipping faster than anyone's reviewing them. And the gap between 'it works' and 'it's safe' is wider than most operators realise — until it isn't.

Amber put it cleanly from the stage in Cairns: AI doesn't fix a broken process. It exposes it. We also go live with Claude Design — building a full AI Operators design system and a nine-page sponsor deck from scratch, during the show. Marno's verdict on whether it changes anything is worth hearing.

If you're building with AI tools and you haven't done a security pass, this is the episode that makes you do it.

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00:00Intro & Cold Open
01:00Panel Welcome: Amber Returns, Manjula Debuts
07:00AI Update: Vercel/Cel Data Breach — Roll Your Keys
18:28Vibe Coded SaaS Shut Down in 72 Hours (Zero RLS, Open DB)
25:10MasterCard Agentic Payments: Agents With Budgets
28:00Wins of the Week: Dave's Cowork Routines + MCP Into Chart Reporter
30:58Wins: Manjula's Smart Syllabus + Diocese Meeting
35:21Wins: Amber's Cairns Speaking Tour & Touch Point Strategy
38:34Wins: Marno's Purpose Pivot — Education Over AI Hype
43:18'The Customer Is The Hero' — AI Is Just The Tool
48:32Deep Dive: Claude Design Live Demo (AI Operators Branding)
55:15Bonus: Claude Sonnet Builds a 9-Page Sponsor Deck Live
1:07:00Hormozi Rule: Pick One Thing, Give It Six Months