This developer built a $1M AI app with no-code

👋 Hey Vibe Builder,

Last month, we set up a tiny Telegram automation for TOKEN2049.
No sales team. No CRM. Just smart systems.
It ended up booking us 37 meetings. Total game-changer.

But that’s just one piece.

In this week’s drop, I’m also sharing:
→ The tools I’m adding to my stack right now
→ A no-code founder who scaled to $1M while raising a newborn
→ A report breaking down what AI builders are actually doing (not just saying)

If you're into automating smarter, building faster, and skipping the fluff — you’ll want to dig in.

IN TODAY’S EDITION

Here’s what you’ll find inside today’s drop:

→ Drop of the Week: The exact automation we used at TOKEN2049 to capture leads and book calls in real-time
→ Stack Additions: 7 fresh tools we tested
→ Proof Drop: A dev who scaled a $1M no-code AI app while raising a newborn
→ Vibe Vault: Top AI updates from Microsoft, Hugging Face, Meta & more
→ Vibe in Action: AI trends that matter (not what’s trending on X)

Let’s get into it 👇

We booked 37 meetings and collected 128 leads at TOKEN2049—without a sales team.

Just one Telegram group and a smart automation.

→ Snap a pic of a business card

→ It updates your sheet, sends a follow-up, and drops your calendar link

→ All while you're still at the booth talking to the next person

We didn’t type a thing.

No CRM. No missed leads. No stress.

And now, we’re giving it away for free.

✅ Used at TOKEN2049, Consensus HK, Paris Blockchain Week

✅ Already helped other teams close 60+ meetings post-event

✅ Works for any industry or event—no setup headaches

Access It Here: Event Automation

➕ Stack Additions

Tools are only as good as the vibes they amplify. Here’s what we’re adding to the stack this week.

If you’re running a lean team, tools like these make the difference between busywork and real work.

→ AddSubtitle - https://addsubtitle.ai/
Fast, accurate video translations + subtitles.
Helps us create global content — without hiring translators.

→ Tilda - https://tilda.cc/?lang=en
Clean, beautiful websites — no code needed.
We use it for quick landing pages + experiments.

→ Dialpad - https://www.dialpad.com/
Smart platform for customer calls, support, and sales.
AI helps surface insights + handle scale without more headcount.

→ PixVerse - https://app.pixverse.ai/
Turns text and photos into short videos.
Great for testing video ads or adding motion to static content.

→ Sent.dm
Lets you reach customers where they actually are — WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram DM, and more.
No more hoping they check email.

Add what clicks, skip what doesn’t. Your vibe, your stack.

Report Alert: Everyone’s guessing where AI is going.

But the top builders have already showed us.

This new 180-slide report breaks down what they’re actually doing, not what they’re tweeting.

Here are 5 signals that matter:

1 → 57% of devs now prefer open-source models — 3x increase from last year
2 → Inference cost is the top bottleneck for 70% of teams
3 → 46% of LLM apps now use RAG — up from 22% last year
4 → 72% of top AI apps now stream tokens — latency is non-negotiable
5 → 83% of infra startups are ditching APIs and building custom training pipelines

→ Access the full report here: AI Trends Report

How this developer built a $1M AI app with no-code, while working a full-time job and raising a newborn.

A few weeks.

A scrappy MVP.

No coding background.

Just a clear problem to solve — and the will to figure it out.

Here’s how David Bressler built Formulabot.com:

→ Built the entire MVP using Bubble.io (100% no-code)

→ Learned everything from YouTube + Bubble documentation

→ Used OpenAI’s API to power the backend

→ Launched using Reddit and got thousands of users overnight

→ Added payments via Stripe

→ Collected feedback via support emails + 1-on-1 user calls

→ Evolved it into a full data analytics platform: formula generator, chart builder, AI data assistant

He didn’t stop at launch.

When OpenAI bills hit $5K in a few days, he almost shut it down.

Instead, he monetized: Stripe links, donations, even ad deals (one with ESPN).

Today:

→ 750,000+ users

→ $226K in monthly usage

→ 5,000+ paid accounts

→ Microsoft tried to build it into Excel

→ Only 5–10% of the app uses custom code — the rest is still no-code

The biggest unlock?

He kept asking:

What can I build that ChatGPT and Microsoft can’t just copy?

That mindset changed everything.

This is one of the clearest examples of going from idea → execution → scale, without funding or a dev team.

Still think you need to learn to code before building?

Think again.

Connect with David here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbressler1

Twitter: https://x.com/bresslertweets

🧠 Vibe Vault

Top 5 AI Updates You Shouldn’t Miss (This Week)

Here’s a quick roundup of what happened in the world of AI this week:

1. Microsoft Bing launches free AI video generator using Sora
Bing now lets you generate videos from text prompts using OpenAI’s Sora — for free.
You get 10 video generations before needing Microsoft Rewards points.
Currently only on mobile, vertical format only, and takes hours per video.

2. Character.AI adds video creation + social feeds
You can now create AI videos with AvatarFX and share them through new features like Scenes and Streams.
But safety concerns still linger, especially with underage users and deepfake risks.

3. Meta to automate 90% of product risk assessments
Meta is planning to replace most human-led privacy reviews with an AI-powered system.
Faster product updates, yes — but critics say it increases the risk of harm slipping through.

4. Gemini will now auto-summarize your emails
Google’s AI assistant will summarize long emails automatically with no prompt.
Helpful? Maybe. But like other AI summaries, accuracy isn’t always guaranteed.
You can opt out in Gmail settings.

5. Hugging Face launches two humanoid robots
HopeJR (full-size) and Reachy Mini (desktop) are open-source robots priced at $3,000 and $250 respectively.
They’re part of Hugging Face’s push to democratize robotics with affordable, buildable systems.

That’s the drop.

No theories. No recycled hot takes. Just real wins, tested tools, and what’s actually moving the needle out here.

If even one section made you pause and think,
share this with someone building with the same energy.

Catch you next week —
Keep the vibes high,
Ankush

P.S. If this drop helped you vibe better, forward it to a friend who's still stuck in marketing 2015. Let’s build smarter—together.