Y Combinator CEO says vibe coding is rewriting the rules of startup success

Big quote: The recently coined buzzword "vibe coding" is transforming the startup landscape, allowing companies to hit remarkable revenue targets with teams so small they're rewriting the rules of early-stage success. Garry Tan, CEO and president of Y Combinator, recently noted that this method allows companies to achieve significant revenue milestones with surprisingly small teams. For instance, some startups are reaching annual revenues of $1 million to $10 million with fewer than 10 employees, a feat Tan said is unprecedented in early-stage venture capital. Vibe coding, a concept introduced by OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy, uses large language models to perform the bulk of coding tasks, allowing developers to describe their intentions in natural language and letting AI generate most of the actual code. Tan said that this method significantly accelerates software development. "You can just talk to the large language models and they will code entire apps. And if it doesn't do – i ... Read full article.