Marcus Webb
Senior Developer & Technical Writer
About Marcus
Marcus is a full-stack developer with ten years of experience building web apps, mobile products, and browser extensions. He is a vocal advocate for AI-assisted development and has shipped over a dozen side projects using vibe coding workflows. He writes about the practical realities of building with AI tools, covering everything from Chrome extensions to full AI agents, always with a focus on what actually ships rather than what merely demos well.
Background
- 10 years full-stack development
- 12+ shipped side projects
- Open source contributor
Writes About
Interests & Hobbies
Interests
- Open source tooling
- Developer experience
- Football
Hobbies
- Contributing to open source
- Cycling around London
Fun Facts
Started 34 side projects, shipped 12, and considers that a perfectly acceptable ratio.
Built his first Chrome extension in a single afternoon out of frustration with a website he used every day.
Articles by Marcus
June 10, 2026 ·6 min read
The Multi-Product Portfolio Strategy: Lessons From $28K/mo Indie Portfolios
Some of the steadiest indie incomes come from portfolios of small products rather than one big bet. When the portfolio strategy works, when it's a trap, and how to run one solo.
June 9, 2026 ·6 min read
Is Vibe Coding Bad? An Honest Answer From People Who Do It
Is vibe coding bad? The critics are right about some things and wrong about others. An honest look at when vibe coding is genuinely dangerous and when the criticism is gatekeeping.
June 6, 2026 ·6 min read
One-Time Purchase vs Subscription: What Boilerplate Pricing Teaches Every Founder
The boilerplate market runs almost entirely on one-time pricing while SaaS orthodoxy says subscriptions always win. What this niche teaches about matching pricing to value delivery.
June 5, 2026 ·5 min read
Vibe Coding With Replit: From Prompt to Deployed App in One Tab
How to vibe code with Replit and Replit Agent. The prompt-to-deployed-app workflow, what the platform handles for you, its limits, and when to graduate off it.
June 2, 2026 ·6 min read
25 Vertical Micro-SaaS Ideas for 2026 (With the Boilerplate to Build Each One)
25 vertical micro-SaaS ideas with real willingness to pay in 2026, organized by niche, plus the build approach and starter stack for each category.
May 29, 2026 ·6 min read
From 0 to 100 Customers: A Channel-by-Channel Playbook for Technical Founders
The first 100 paying customers come from different channels than the next thousand. A realistic channel-by-channel guide for technical founders who'd rather be coding.
May 25, 2026 ·6 min read
The 4-Week Launch Sequence That Beats a Product Hunt #1
A week-by-week SaaS launch playbook for 2026: pre-launch list building, warm-up launches, the main event, and the evergreen listings that keep paying after the spike.
May 21, 2026 ·5 min read
How AI Agents Will Choose Your Tech Stack (Agent Discoverability Explained)
When founders ask Claude or ChatGPT which boilerplate to use, the answer comes from how discoverable and parseable your product is to AI. Agent discoverability is the new developer marketing.
May 19, 2026 ·10 min read
Lovable vs. a SaaS Boilerplate: The Honest 2026 Comparison
AI builders vs. SaaS boilerplates, compared honestly: speed, code ownership, cost, and maintainability, plus the hybrid path most shipped products actually take.
May 17, 2026 ·5 min read
ShipFast vs Makerkit vs supastarter: The 2026 Deep Dive
The three most popular SaaS boilerplates compared honestly in 2026: architecture, AI-agent friendliness, pricing, and which type of founder each one actually fits.
May 13, 2026 ·6 min read
Vibe Coding Is Passé: What Agentic Engineering Means for Solo Founders
Karpathy declared vibe coding passé in February 2026. The replacement, agentic engineering, is a more structured way to build with AI. Here's what changes for solo founders.
April 21, 2026 ·15 min read
FAQ Templates for SEO and UX: How to Write Questions That Rank and Actually Help People
Most FAQ pages are either a dumping ground nobody reads or keyword-stuffed for bots. Here are practical FAQ templates for SEO and UX, with real examples and the process to find questions worth answering.
April 21, 2026 ·14 min read
Vibe Coding Best Practices: How to Build Fast Without Breaking Everything
Vibe coding lets non-technical founders build real software in days. Here are the best practices that separate projects that ship from ones that collapse under their own weight.
March 13, 2026 ·8 min read
How to Vet a Software Development Company: A Developer's Inside Guide
As a developer who has seen both sides of the table, here's exactly how to vet a software development company before you hire them, including the technical signals most founders miss.
March 6, 2026 ·11 min read
The Real Map of AI Startup Funding in 2026 (What the Hype Leaves Out)
AI startup funding hit $238 billion in 2025. But 90% of AI startups still fail. Here's what the funding landscape actually looks like, who's writing checks, and what they want.
March 4, 2026 ·10 min read
How to Actually Find Top AI SaaS Development Companies (Not the Clickbait List Version)
Every 'top AI SaaS development companies' list is pay-to-play or outdated. Here's how to find and evaluate truly capable AI development companies the right way.
February 28, 2026 ·6 min read
Can I Vibe Code an AI Agent? The Honest Breakdown
Excited about building an AI agent? Here's what's actually possible through vibe coding, where it gets hard, and how to go from demo to something that works in production.
February 28, 2026 ·5 min read
Can I Vibe Code a Chrome Extension? Here's What to Expect
Chrome extensions are one of the most achievable things you can vibe code. Here's what's genuinely possible, where it gets tricky, and when to get help.
February 28, 2026 ·5 min read
Can I Vibe Code a Mobile App? The Honest Answer
Thinking about vibe coding your mobile app idea? Here's the honest answer on what's possible, where it breaks down, and how to give your idea a real shot at success.