In a world of LLMs, rapid prototyping, and AI-native development, a new type of builder is emerging — someone who doesn’t just write code, but builds with vibes. Welcome to the era of vibe coding.
And at the forefront of that movement?
Erich Kottke — now officially ranked among the top 10 vibe coders globally, after placing as a finalist in the highly competitive Build Launch Win Hackathon, beating out thousands of projects from around the world.
🦄 What Is a Vibe Coder?
A vibe coder isn’t just someone who writes code — it’s someone who:
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Builds with AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and Lovable
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Writes structured prompts instead of full specs
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Ships MVPs fast with tools like Supabase and Vercel
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Prioritizes flow, UX, and storytelling as much as backend logic
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Thinks like a founder, moves like a hacker, and executes like a product engineer
Sound familiar? That’s Erich.
🚀 The Hackathon That Sparked It All
The Build Launch Win Hackathon — hosted by Lovable, Supabase, ElevenLabs, Sentry, and Anthropic — brought together over 3,000 developers, designers, and founders from across the globe.
The challenge?
Build and launch a working product in under 24 hours.
No extensions. No shortcuts. Just your brain, your tools, and your vision.
Erich didn’t just show up.
He delivered.
💡 Enter BlueMint AI
Erich’s entry into the hackathon was BlueMint AI — a product engineer assistant for vibe coders. It turns raw ideas into clear, developer-ready prompts designed for tools like Claude, Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, and V0.
It asks smart, product-thinking questions and outputs:
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A founder-style summary
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A technical spec
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A Claude-ready build prompt
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A blueprint export ready for handoff to AI dev tools or human devs
No fluff. No half-baked outputs. Just one-shot prompts that build real things.
That’s what set BlueMint apart.
That’s what got Erich into the Top 10 globally.
🧠 What Makes Erich a Top Vibe Coder?
Let’s break it down:
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Speed: He built a full SaaS product — frontend, backend, Stripe payments, credits system, and AI integrations — in 24 hours
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Focus: He didn’t just build a project — he built a product that solves a real problem for a growing community
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Taste: The UI is clean, mobile-ready, and flows like a modern product should
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Execution: He used Claude AI, ElevenLabs, Supabase, and React — and stitched them together with real-time credits, webhooks, admin tools, and more
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Vision: He’s not building another dev tool — he’s building the onboarding layer for the next wave of AI-native builders
Erich isn’t just coding.
He’s crafting a movement. And BlueMint is just the beginning.
📈 What’s Next for BlueMint?
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Public MVP is now live at BlueMintAI.com
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Users are actively creating and exporting product blueprints
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Stripe payments are live
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ElevenLabs voice summaries are enabled
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Mobile UX is being polished
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And new integrations are coming weekly
Erich is already onboarding early users from the vibe coding ecosystem:
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Cursor users writing Claude agents
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Bolt users building MVPs
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Lovable founders launching ideas
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Replit tinkerers creating AI-native tools
BlueMint is becoming the Notion of AI prompts — structure, clarity, and handoff-ready outputs in one beautiful, fast experience.
Erich Kottke didn’t just win a hackathon.
He built something people need.
He earned his place as one of the top vibe coders in the world — and if you’re building anything in the LLM x dev tools ecosystem, you’ll probably be using BlueMint AI soon too.
Plan. Create. Build.
The vibe way.