Ship Your First App in a Day: Vibe Coding with AI (August 2026)
🚀 Course Synopsis
Ship Your First App in a Day: Executive Vibe Coding with AI
This is not a theory session — it’s a hands-on, high-energy workshop where senior leaders with zero coding background will go from idea to live, shareable app in just one day.
Using tools like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, you’ll learn how to “vibe code” — guiding AI step-by-step to build working software without writing code yourself. You’ll experience the new AI-powered software cycle: describe → scaffold → test → iterate → deploy.
By the end of the day, every participant will:
Ideate and define a simple product or service idea using AI.
Set up a project environment with Claude Code and Node.js (no prior experience needed).
Build and run their first working app locally.
Deploy live to the web using free hosting tools like Render or Netlify.
Showcase their app to peers — and even share it publicly on LinkedIn/X.
Along the way, you’ll also pick up:
A practical mental model of how AI-assisted coding works.
A prompting playbook for guiding AI from idea to deploy.
Confidence that you can ship digital products yourself — no engineering degree required.
This is designed for executives who already use AI for productivity but want to move from consumers to creators. You’ll walk out with a live app, a story to tell, and the confidence to bring AI-driven building into your business.
A lovely buffet lunch and coffee breaks are included!!
📅 Full-Day Agenda with Learning Objectives
9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome & Orientation
Objectives:
Understand the flow of the day and what “vibe coding” means.
Get familiar with the toolset.
Build confidence that coding is achievable with AI.
9:30 – 10:30 | Session 1 – Ideation & Product Development
Objectives:
Define what a “one-feature app” is and why we start small.
Use Ai to generate a clear product brief, including: target user, problem, feature list, success criteria.
Save and structure the product idea into a working document for later stages.
Outcome: Each participant has a one-page product brief.
☕ 10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45 | Session 2 – UI/UX Prototyping
Objectives:
Understand the basics of user journeys and why design matters for adoption.
Learn how to use Ai to quickly generate UI prototypes from a text brief.
Explore how to refine design prompts for usability and brand fit.
Export prototype to code repository.
Outcome: Each participant has a working UI prototype stored in the code repository.
11:45 – 12:30 | Session 3 – Code Transfer & GitHub Basics
Objectives:
Learn the role of code repos in modern software workflows.
Understand repos, commits, branches, and cloning at a beginner level.
Practice cloning a repo to local disk and opening it.
Run the project locally to validate the environment.
Outcome: Each participant has their UI prototype running locally.
🍴 12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 | Session 4 – Code Building & Testing
Objectives:
Understand how AI tools can act as an AI pair programmer.
Learn the “vibe coding loop”: describe → scaffold → test → debug → iterate.
Add simple functionality to the Lovable prototype (form handling, API call, or chart).
Test locally to confirm new features work.
Outcome: Each participant extends their prototype with one working feature.
☕ 2:30 – 2:45 | Coffee Break
2:45 – 3:45 | Session 5 – Iterating & Troubleshooting
Objectives:
Recognise the most common beginner coding issues (dependencies, environment variables, ports).
Use AI tools to identify, explain, and fix bugs.
Learn to refine prompts for debugging (asking for “why” and “how to fix”).
Practice iterating on features and improving app reliability.
Outcome: Each participant fixes at least one issue in their app and gains confidence in troubleshooting.
3:45 – 4:30 | Session 6 – Deployment
Objectives:
Understand what deployment means and why it matters for real users.
Learn how the deployment environment integrates with code repositories to host apps.
Configure environment variables and set up a live deploy.
Confirm that the deployed app runs publicly on the web.
Outcome: Each participant has a live URL to share.
4:30 – 5:00 | Showcase & Wrap-Up
Objectives:
Practice presenting a product demo in 90 seconds.
Share live apps with peers and on social media (LinkedIn/X).
Reflect on the full “vibe coding” cycle.
Understand next steps: resources, templates, and support channels.
Outcome: Each participant leaves with a live app, a social proof post, and a clear sense of what to explore next.