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Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

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Re: Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

#41

This looks great! Can I export my end code / app and host it elsewhere easily? Where else would easily be able to host it?

They say they use Convex for the backend, which means you could in principle run it on your own account or go through the hoops of self hosting convex infra

Re: Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

#42

This looks great! Can I export my end code / app and host it elsewhere easily? Where else would easily be able to host it?

They say they use Convex for the backend, which means you could in principle run it on your own account or go through the hoops of self hosting convex infra

exactly

Re: Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

#43

Well I am/was building something that looks a lot like this, a shame I never applied to YC, wondering now if I should apply to other funds now so I can continue working on it, the prototype is ready so I have the main part figured out. A question, perhaps, could you give some tips to pitch this specifically, just for incubators, based on your experience?

Why not focus your energy on selling it to real people instead of figuring out how to pitch it to incubators?

Re: Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

#45

Well I am/was building something that looks a lot like this, a shame I never applied to YC, wondering now if I should apply to other funds now so I can continue working on it, the prototype is ready so I have the main part figured out. A question, perhaps, could you give some tips to pitch this specifically, just for incubators, based on your experience?

Well all incubators ask the same thing (and search for the same profile). Just blast it to every incubator you find. Take some time write a nice YC application. There are tools like acceleratorfiller.xyz to send them to multiple accelerators. BTW (It's my company)

Re: Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

#46

Well I am/was building something that looks a lot like this, a shame I never applied to YC, wondering now if I should apply to other funds now so I can continue working on it, the prototype is ready so I have the main part figured out. A question, perhaps, could you give some tips to pitch this specifically, just for incubators, based on your experience?

Why not focus your energy on selling it to real people instead of figuring out how to pitch it to incubators?

that what everyone always says. But i think pitcing to a incubator is actually a good way to focus your idea. Anyways what is 2 hours in the grand scheme of things

Re: Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

#49
post #48

I like this. Any chance you'll be bringing similar tactility (is that a word) to the frontend? Granular changes to components via prompts leaves a lot to be desired.

like visual edits to ui?

Yes, more or less. I've been tinkering with what this might look like this summer, but haven't found a good solution. Seeing your "exploded view" of the backend resonated on that front.

But instead of the nodes representing steps in a workflow, you'd have screens/views as nodes. Now, how the user would handle layout and components at that level, I'm not sure, but that's directionally what I'm asking about.

I hope that makes (a little bit of) sense.

Re: Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

#50
post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

like visual edits to ui?

Yes, more or less. I've been tinkering with what this might look like this summer, but haven't found a good solution. Seeing your "exploded view" of the backend resonated on that front. But instead of the nodes representing steps in a workflow, you'd have screens/views as nodes. Now, how the user would handle layout and components at that level, I'm not sure, but that's directionally what I'm asking about. I hope tha…

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