My $1,768 MRR Vibecoding Stack: 5 Tools Most Builders Haven't Discovered Yet

I'm the type of builder who can spend three months "researching" an idea and never write a single line of code. Analysis paralysis had me convinced I needed the perfect concept before I could start. Then I discovered a different approach: stop thinking, start vibecoding, and use tools that remove friction instead of adding it. Two months later, I hit $1,768 MRR. Here's the exact stack that got me there, including a few tools you've probably never heard of.

What I'll Cover

This isn't a theoretical stack. It's exactly what I used, in the order I used it:

1. Finding a validated idea (without months of research)
2. Creating a design system (without being a designer)
3. Building the app (without writing boilerplate)
4. Handling payments (without tax nightmares)
5. Tracking everything (without a data science degree)

Let's get into it.

1. The Idea: Mayeutik

I'm a builder who suffers from analysis paralysis. Waiting for the right idea was killing me, so I decided to stop waiting and make something already validated.

This is where Mayeutik came in. It's a database with hundreds of already validated companies and starter template prompts to help you create something quick. For a one time payment of less than ten bucks it was a no brainer.

I spent about an hour browsing through the list, found a company doing something interesting in a space I understood, and decided to make my own twist on it. No more guessing if the idea would work. Someone already proved it does. I just needed to make it mine.

If you are stuck in the "what should I build" phase, stop trying to be original. Find something that works, put your spin on it, and start building. Mayeutik makes that process stupidly simple.

2. The Brand: Coolors, Google Fonts, ChatGPT and Canva

People usually skip branding and jump straight into code. I made that mistake before and always ended up with a Frankenstein product. Inconsistent colors, random fonts, a logo that looked like I made it in five minutes because I did.

This time I spent one day building a real design system before writing any code. It sounds like overkill but it saved me hours of second guessing later. Here's what you actually need:

Color Palette

Go to Coolors. It's free and dead simple. You press spacebar and it generates a random palette. When you see a color you like, lock it and keep generating until you find something that works together.

The key is to start with your primary color. Think about what feeling you want your product to give. Something trustworthy? Go with blues. Something energetic? Oranges and yellows. Lock that primary color first, then build the rest of the palette around it.

Once you have your palette, export the hex codes and use them everywhere. Landing page, app UI, social images, everything. Consistency is what makes you look professional.

Fonts

Don't overthink this. Go to Google Fonts, pick one clean sans-serif font, and use it for everything. I went with Inter because it's readable at any size and works for both headings and body text.

If you want to get fancy you can pick two fonts, one for headings and one for body. But honestly one font with different weights is enough. The goal is consistency, not creativity.

Logo

I recently watched a video by Chris Raroque, a developer who builds iOS apps in public. He made a great breakdown of how to create a full brand identity using ChatGPT, including mascots and logos. I followed his process and was surprised by how good the results were.

You can watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDwxt9fHofk

The basic idea is to prompt ChatGPT with a clear description of what you want. Be specific about the style, the vibe, the colors. It takes a few iterations but you can get something genuinely usable. Once you have something you like, pull it into Canva to clean it up, add your brand colors, and export in different sizes.

Total cost for the entire design system: zero dollars. Total time: about two hours.

3. The Development: v0 and Supabase

Now the actual building. I went with v0 for the frontend and Supabase for the backend. This combo made it possible to ship a full app as a solo builder without drowning in boilerplate.

v0

v0 is made by Vercel and it lets you describe a UI in plain english and generates React components. You tell it what you want, it builds it, you tweak it.

The key is being specific with your prompts. Don't just say "make me a dashboard." Describe the layout, the colors you want, the sections you need. Reference the design system you already built. The more detail you give, the closer it gets to what you actually want.

v0 won't give you a perfect result every time. But it gets you 80% of the way there, and that last 20% is just tweaking. For solo builders who want to move fast, that tradeoff is worth it.

Supabase

Supabase is what made this whole project possible. It handles everything you need on the backend:

Database. A real PostgreSQL database where you can write SQL, set up relationships, and manage your data properly. The dashboard has a visual table editor so you can design your schema without writing queries if you prefer.

Authentication. Email and password, magic links, Google and GitHub OAuth. Setting this up took me about 30 minutes. No writing auth logic from scratch, no figuring out session management.

Edge Functions. Serverless functions for anything that needs server side logic. I used these for processing webhooks and sending emails.

Storage. File uploads handled automatically. User avatars, documents, whatever you need to store.

The free tier is generous enough for early stage products. I'm still on it at $1,768 MRR and haven't needed to upgrade yet.

4. The Payments: Polar

I dreaded this part. Payments always felt like the step where everything gets complicated. Stripe is powerful but you need to handle tax compliance yourself. Other options charge crazy fees or require a ton of setup.

Then I found Polar. It's built specifically for solo builders and indie hackers. The key thing is that Polar is a Merchant of Record, which means they handle all the tax compliance for you. VAT, GST, whatever your customers' countries require. You don't think about it.

Setting it up took me less than an hour. You create your products, set your pricing (subscriptions, one time, or usage based), and integrate it with your app using their SDK. The dashboard is clean and shows you exactly what you're making without digging through complicated reports.

The fees are also the lowest I found for a Merchant of Record service. When you're a solo builder watching every dollar, that matters.

I went from dreading payments to having everything live in a weekend. If you're building a SaaS or selling digital products, Polar removes the headache so you can focus on the actual product.

5. The Analytics: PostHog

You can't improve what you don't measure. I tried Google Analytics before but it always felt like drowning in data without actually understanding my users.

PostHog is different. It tracks everything: page views, clicks, user sessions, feature usage, funnels, retention. And it's free for up to 1 million events per month which is way more than most indie products need.

The onboarding is what sold me. They have an AI wizard that walks you through integrating it into your app step by step. For a Next.js project it took me about 10 minutes to get everything set up.

The real power is session recordings. You can watch actual users interact with your product and see exactly where they get confused or drop off. No guessing, just real behavior. This alone helped me fix issues I never would have found otherwise.

Key Takeaways

1. Don't wait for the perfect idea. Start with something validated and add your own twist. Tools like Mayeutik make this stupidly easy.
2. Build your design system first. It feels like extra work but it makes every decision afterward faster.
3. Use tools that remove friction, not add features. v0 and Supabase aren't the most powerful options. They're the fastest for solo builders.
4. Let someone else handle payments and taxes. Polar takes care of the stuff you don't want to think about.
5. Measure from day one. You'll thank yourself later when you actually understand why users convert or don't.

The tools keep getting better. What used to require a team of designers, backend engineers, and data analysts can now be done by one person with the right stack. I went from analysis paralysis to $1,768 MRR in two months. Not because I'm a better builder than anyone else, but because I finally found tools that matched how I actually work.

If you're stuck, maybe it's not a discipline problem. Maybe it's a stack problem. Try these tools. Ship something. The perfect idea isn't coming, but a profitable one might already exist.