You have a startup idea. You’ve validated the problem. You know who you’re building for.

Now you’re staring at a blank prompt field in an AI coding tool, and you have no idea what to type.

You’re not alone. Most non-technical founders either type something too vague and get a bloated mess, or try to specify every detail and confuse the AI into building the wrong thing.

By the end of this workshop, you’ll know how to start the conversation with AI and walk away with working code you built yourself.

This is a live, 90-minute, hands-on workshop. You won’t just learn about vibe coding. You’ll do it. Bring your laptop and an idea.

“But I’m not technical.”

Good. This workshop is designed for you.

Vibe coding isn’t programming. It’s learning to communicate clearly with an AI that builds things for you. If you can describe your product to a friend, you can describe it to an AI. You just need to learn how.

The skill isn’t coding. It’s clarity.

What Makes This Workshop Different

Hands-on, not theoretical. You’ll open a tool and build something real during the session, not just watch someone else do it.

The BRIEF framework. You’ll learn a structured approach to writing your first prompt so the AI builds what you actually need, not what it guesses you want.

Choosing the right tool. There are dozens of vibe coding tools. I’ll help you pick the one that fits your project and your comfort level.

Live troubleshooting. When something breaks (and it will), you’ll learn how to diagnose the problem and guide the AI to fix it. This is where most people give up. We’ll make sure you don’t.

What You’ll Walk Away With

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have:

A working prototype you started building in the session.

The BRIEF framework for structuring prompts that produce useful output on the first try.

A tool recommendation matched to your specific project and skill level.

Confidence to keep going after the workshop ends, because you’ll know what to do when you get stuck.

Who This Is For

– Founders with an idea but no technical co-founder

– Founders who tried vibe coding once and got frustrated

– Anyone curious about building with AI but unsure where to start

– Non-technical people who want to prototype and test ideas faster

This Is Not For You If

– You’re already comfortable building with AI coding tools (this is an introductory session)

– You want a deep technical course on a specific tool (that’s coming in the advanced program)

– You want to watch and take notes (this is hands-on, bring your laptop and participate)

What to Bring

A laptop with a browser (all tools we’ll use are web-based)

An idea for something you want to build (even a rough one is fine)

Curiosity and willingness to experiment

What’s Next After This Workshop

This is the first session in a multi-week program on vibe coding for founders. The introductory workshop gets you started. The program goes deeper: building full MVPs, connecting databases, handling user authentication, deploying to production, and iterating based on user feedback.

If you like what you experience in this workshop, the advanced program will be your next step. Details coming soon.

About the Facilitator

Todd Bashor is the founder of Founder Guide and has 25 years of experience building and scaling software products at ServiceNow, FICO, and Intuit. He co-founded NewRocket in 2017 and led it through hypergrowth to acquisition in 2022. He now works with early-stage founders on product validation, traction, and go-to-market strategy.

Todd has been coding with AI for over two years and has mentored multiple non-technical founders through building their first MVPs with vibe coding tools. This workshop grew out of a pattern he kept seeing: founders who are capable, motivated, and stuck, not because the tools are too hard, but because nobody taught them how to start.