Dolezal: Solo founder built $10M ARR vibe-coding business in past year
Pavel Dolezal · #2278 How to build a $15M/year AI company. · Sep 3, 2025 · at 44:59
Pavel Dolezal, co-founder of Keboola, discusses the potential of AI-assisted development tools and vibe coding for founders without traditional software engineering backgrounds.
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“I have literally next to me, I, like, I have two friends who built businesses over last year. One of them is now ten million ARR. Ten million. One person. Vibe coding app, and the second one is, is, is doing three million, you know, and just like, time is now, honestly.”
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