The Ceiling I Didn't Know I Had

I didn’t start VibeLive because I wanted another startup. I started it because I’m tired of watching creative people—including myself—hit invisible ceilings.

Years ago, I built ChattingCat for non-native English speakers. It came from a feeling I knew too well: having big ideas, but lacking the language to express them. When my English improved, it didn’t just help me communicate—it made me feel bigger. It felt like my life finally had more space.

But I eventually hit another ceiling.

I’m not an engineer. For a long time, that meant every product idea had to wait for someone else to build it. I had the energy, the creativity, and the obsession—but I couldn’t ship on my own. That kind of dependency makes you second-guess yourself. You start shrinking your ideas before anyone else even sees them.

Then I found vibecoding. Using AI to build software by describing what you want and iterating fast. I didn’t become a “technical person” overnight, but something fundamental changed: I could finally move. I could prototype. Test. Ship. Learn. All on my own timeline.

But once I started building, I hit the next ceiling.

So many vibecoded apps are smart… but they’re lonely. They’re missing the thing that makes a product feel alive: real humans connecting in real time. Video, presence, conversation—the shared moments that actually matter.

The problem is that adding real-time video is still a massive engineering hurdle. It’s the “final boss” for most vibecoders.

That’s why we’re building VibeLive.

VibeLive is real-time video infrastructure designed specifically for vibecoders. It lets you embed human connection into the apps you’re building without turning your project into a nightmare of video engineering.

We’re soft-launching soon, and we’re keeping the initial group small on purpose. If you’re building with AI and you want to try VibeLive early, I’d love to invite you.

Vibecoding isn’t just about building apps. It’s about not having to feel small anymore.

— April