Vibe Code Production-Ready Side Projects
Colin Matthews
Sold my first SaaS in 2021. Product Manager, 8500+ students, featured by Lenny.
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Go from idea to production and launch your first SaaS in 8 weeks.
You’re excited by what’s possible with AI coding, but once you get past a prototype, the walls appear: errors you can’t debug, databases that break, and payments that don’t process.
Tools like Replit, Bolt, and Lovable get you started fast, but aren’t production-ready. Meanwhile, you see posts raving about AI-built products and wonder: what’s the missing step?
You need to learn the difference between prototypes and production.
This course shows you how to get paid by real customers with Stripe, ship features safely using GitHub, deploy without downtime, catch bugs before users do with CI/CD, and build AI features that people rely on. You’ll submit projects for peer + instructor feedback—so by the end, you’ll have a production-ready SaaS and be ready to earn your first side-project dollar.
What you’ll learn
Ship your first real SaaS in 8 weeks (with a secure SaaS template to get you started)
Understand clients, servers, and databases so you can read AI generated code
Integrate Github to automatically run tests and securely track changes
Use power tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex
Learn from Colin, who's shipped 6+ SaaS projects while working full time and earned more than $200k from SaaS side projects
Join live sessions to learn practical frameworks and tactics to get your early customers
Attend weekly office hours to get personalized review of your business plan
Watch 75+ recorded videos with step-by-step tutorials on technical workflows like using Github, setting up tests, and building AI features
Ship 3+ projects, including your own SaaS that's ready to accept payments immediately
Get direct engineering support to help you get unstuck (really, the course has dedicated engineers to support you)
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Who this course is for
Product managers, engineers, and designers who want to ship production-ready SaaS side hustles
Graduates of Lovable, Bolt, and Replit who finally want to learn real engineering workflows
Anyone who wants to launch their own product using tools like Github and Claude Code
Prerequisites
Some technical skills
You should understand APIs, databases, storage, and SaaS applications at a high level
High agency or dedication
This course is dense -- you will need to dedicate 5-10 hrs per week to get value from the course
Self sufficient
You will need to be able to read docs, watch videos, and look up information yourself as needed
What's included
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Live sessions
Learn directly from Colin Matthews in a real-time, interactive format.
$20k production-ready SaaS template
Stripe integration, auth, email, unit tests, CI/CD, and security verified through dedicated penetration testing
Direct 1:1 engineering support
Log two tickets and get direct support from engineers to get you unblocked fast
Weekly office hours with Engineering Lead at Pinterest
Learn from engineering leadership to uplevel your technical skills
Join Colin & Peter Yang's AI Product Community ($240 /yr value)
Join our growing community (600+) to stay motivated and get post-cohort support
1 month Pro access to Replit, Bolt, and Magic Patterns
Get 1 month free of Replit, Bolt, and Magic Patterns
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Syllabus
15 live sessions • 79 lessons • 10 projects
Week 1
Sep
22
Kick Off - Vibe Code Production-Ready Side Projects
Understanding Software Architecture
[Optional] Replit Features
[Optional] VS Code / Cursor Basics
Sep
23
Technical Application Design
Sep
25
Picking Your Side Hustle
Week 2
Validate & Ship Your First Product
Payments, Analytics, Notifications, and Errors
[Optional] MCP Integrations
Sep
30
Production-Ready SaaS
Oct
2
Validation
Featured lesson
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Vibe Code Your Next Side Project
Overview of vibe coding tools
Get an overview of tools like Cursor, Replit, v0, Bolt, and Lovable -- and which is best for side projects
Deep dive into development & deployment workflows
Learn about development workflows with Github to manage and deploy your code
Live deployment of a side project
See a live deployment of a vibe coded app
Schedule
Recorded videos: 2 hours per week
Technical content to complete at your own pace
Product & GTM Lectures: 1 hour per week
Live sessions on growth, product, and positioning
Technical Lectures: 1 hour per week
Architecture design, code review, Q&A
Core sessions
- Sep 22Mon5:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
- Sep 23Tue5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
- Sep 25Thu5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
- Sep 30Tue5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
- Oct 2Thu5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
- Oct 7Tue5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Get a secure SaaS template, with security audits by a 3rd party firm
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