Vibe Coding Meetup Paris Meetup Recap

Introduction

On October 6th in Paris, something special happened.
More than a hundred builders, founders, and curious minds gathered for the very first Vibe Coding Meetup — an evening dedicated to the new frontier of building with AI.

What started with a tweet from Andrej Karpathy about “vibe coding” has evolved into a real movement: creators across industries using AI to imagine, code, and ship at lightning speed.
This meetup brought together five speakers — from early AI adopters to product strategists — to explore how vibe coding is transforming everything from product management to life-saving workflows.

Here’s a look at the key moments and takeaways from each talk 👇

💡 1. Vibe Coding Year in Review — From Karpathy to Real-World Agents

By Niels Rolland, CEO at Paatch

Niels kicked off the night with a story of how vibe coding went from a meme to a movement.
He traced the rise of AI-native creativity through the year — from Karpathy’s tweet to the explosion of Lovable, Dust, Make, and Manus, and the growth of Paatch as a 2,000-member community of pioneers experimenting with AI-driven creation.

His message: the first tribe of vibe coders is here — curious, experimental, and fearless.

🚀 2. Becoming a Better Product Manager Through Vibe Coding

By Jules Boiteux, Founder of Vibe Coding Academy

Jules explored how AI is fundamentally reshaping the PM role.
He explained how, at Livestorm, empowering engineers to “own execution” doubled team output.
Now, with tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Replit, a single PM can handle up to 10 developers’ worth of output.

He mapped three emerging roles for PMs in the AI era:

• 🧑‍💻 Product Engineers — taking initiatives end-to-end with AI assistance.
• 🤖 AI Product Engineers — optimizing AI evaluations and feedback loops.
• 🎯 Strategic PMs — orchestrating GTM, distribution, and monetization.

His closing note: Stay curious. Be a builder. Be proactive.

❤️ 3. Turning Raw Data into Life-Saving Decisions with n8n and Vibe Coding

By Claire Champourlier, Technical Startup Advisor at Interrest

Claire shared an inspiring case study — La Boussole, a system she built for the Association Antoine Alléno to help bereaved families.
Using vibe coding and n8n automations, she built a workflow connecting Neo4j, Supabase, and a WhatsApp interface to transform unstructured data into actionable insights.

Her project exemplifies AI for good: technology that helps save time, understand needs, and ultimately, save lives.

🧱 4. How Enterprises Build on Top of Existing Systems with AI

By Augustin Sorret, Founder of HelloLeo

Augustin took the conversation to the enterprise level.
He demonstrated how large organizations can adopt AI without tearing everything down, by layering AI agents and orchestration tools over existing systems.

His practical examples showed how AI can enhance CRM workflows, automate customer interactions, and generate measurable impact — all while maintaining security and control.
In short: AI innovation doesn’t always mean starting over; sometimes it means plugging in smarter.

🌍 5. Decoding the Vibe: What We Learned from 100 Vibe Coders (and What We Built Next)

By Pierre Burgy, CEO at Strapi

Pierre wrapped up the evening with a data-driven exploration of the vibe coding landscape.
After interviewing 50 users and collecting 500 insights, his team identified five key takeaways:

1. 🌍 The European bias is real — Lovable dominates, but Bolt and Replit are close behind.
2. 👥 Two main user profiles: the weekend tinkerers and the rapid prototypers.
3. ⚙️ Cursor and Claude Code are game-changers for debugging and depth.
4. 🧪 Most users are still in prototyping mode — vibe coding as “Figma for code.”
5. 🚀 Vibe-coding agencies are already forming to help founders ship faster.

He concluded with a teaser: the launch of Strapi’s upcoming AI project (******.ai beta**) — born from these learnings and focused on empowering the next generation of AI-native creators.

🎤 Final Vibes

From indie builders and PMs to enterprise innovators, the night proved one thing:
Vibe coding isn’t just about code — it’s about flow, creativity, and rethinking how humans and AI build together.

Stay tuned for the next edition.
Until then, enjoy the vibes. ✨