Should I vibe code my own Strategy Software
Should you try to vibe code strategy software? Learn when to build, when to buy, and how to focus your expertise where it creates value.
A few people have recently suggested they would just vibe code their own equivalent to StratNav. I've wished them good luck.
Vibe coding is brilliant.
But that doesn’t mean you should vibe code everything.
The real question is not whether AI can help you build something. It’s whether:
- you understand the problem well enough to build the right thing.
- it's actually more cost-effective to vibe-code than to buy in the long run.
If you have a distinctive perspective or deep expertise, vibe coding can be enormously powerful. You can turn your knowledge into an internal tool, a better way for customers to access your services, or even a product in its own right.
But vibe coding outside your expertise often makes little economic sense.
Take a CRM. Unless your requirements are genuinely unusual, or you know more about CRM design than the companies specialising in it, building your own is unlikely to create an advantage.
You still have to specify it, test it, secure it, integrate it and maintain it. And the result will almost certainly be inferior to an established product, simply because you lack the accumulated expertise behind that product.
You may not notice the shortcomings immediately. You probably will when the edge cases, upgrades and maintenance start consuming your time.
The apparent saving is rarely the real saving.
Vibe coding is most valuable when it amplifies expertise, not when it attempts to replace it.
So before building, ask:
Do I have a distinctive insight that existing products cannot capture?
✅ If yes, build.
❌ If not, buy the best available solution and devote your time to the work where your expertise actually creates value.
If you want to see how StratNav can help you focus on the work where your expertise creates value:
