Nadia’s Substack

You Can Just Ship Things

Notes from Vercel Ship NYC on AI-native software development, history, and the future of building.

Jul 6 • Nadia Eldeib

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June 2026

What If Creativity Was the Constraint?

What happens when the distance between an idea and working software becomes dramatically shorter? Some thoughts on creativity, curiosity, and AI-powered…

Jun 12 • Nadia Eldeib

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May 2026

On Stubbornness, Trail Running, and Questionable Decisions

Reflections from my first intentional trail race (plus a couple other endurance experiments)

May 20 • Nadia Eldeib

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The Magic of Attempting Hard Things

Reflections on my experience at the 2026 Female Founders Retreat.

May 14 • Nadia Eldeib

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Networking Tips for Humans

Especially if you hate networking.

May 6 • Nadia Eldeib

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April 2026

Vercel AI Accelerator Demo Day Experience: Introducing CodeYam Editor

Wrapping up the Vercel AI Accelerator with a Demo Day in San Francisco

Apr 23 • Nadia Eldeib

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March 2026

What I Learned Launching CodeYam CLI & Memory on Show HN and Product Hunt

Startup founder lessons from building in public

Mar 13 • Nadia Eldeib

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September 2025

Pairing with Claude Code to Rebuild My Startup’s Website

Adventures using AI agents, especially Claude Code, and MCP Servers

Sep 19, 2025 • Nadia Eldeib

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From Prompts to (Almost) Production: Choosing the Right AI Tools for a Startup Website Refresh

Testing editors, CLIs, and MCP servers to see how far AI workflows can go in real-world development to rebuild our startup’s website

Sep 5, 2025 • Nadia Eldeib

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August 2025

Vibe Coding vs. Agentic Coding

Defining two distinct patterns in AI-assisted software development

Aug 18, 2025 • Nadia Eldeib

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Quick Thoughts on Figma’s IPO

From startup to IPO to startup

Aug 4, 2025 • Nadia Eldeib

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June 2025

On Learning How to Build Software in the AI Era, With and Without Coding

Despite working at software companies for over a decade, I held roles where I often looked at code but rarely touched it.

Jun 11, 2025 • Nadia Eldeib

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