Vibe Coding: $80M Flimflam Worth Copying in Weeks
KEY POINTS
- •Maor Shlomo founded Base44, a vibe coding startup, and sold it to Wix for about $80 million in June 2025.
- •He warned on the '20VC' podcast that vibe coding tools are easy to replicate, with competitors copying features in weeks or months.
- •Wix reported Base44 on track to reach $40 to $50 million in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2025.
- •Investors are pouring billions into vibe coding companies like Replit, Lovable, and Cursor, with Cursor valued at $29.3 billion.
Maor Shlomo cashed out his vibe-coding baby, Base44, to Wix for a cool $80 million this June, making dads everywhere jealous. Yet, the vibe-coder warns: these AI prompt-copycat tools are as sturdy as wet spaghetti, with competitors stealing features in mere weeks or months. Despite Base44 nearing $50 million ARR by 2025, Shlomo admits the so-called 'magic moment' where software pops up is the party trick anyone can learn. Meanwhile, venture capitalists splash billions on Replit, Cursor, and Lovable, valuing Cursor at a stunning $29.3 billion like it’s the Apple of vibe-coding, proving humans love shiny baubles they can’t quite defend.
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Selling your startup for $80M only to admit competitors can clone your entire product in weeks? That's tech's version of bragging about a sandcastle.
Base44 sells for $80M but openly says anyone can clone it fast. Startup world: where transparency meets impending doom.
Spending billions on vibe coding tools that anyone can steal fast sounds like hiring a magician who tells you all his tricks.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/25/2025 | Author: Lee Chong Ming
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