Vibe Coding Cologne
Let's connect among AI enthusiasts and context engineers to explore the good, the bad and the arrrsome 🏴☠️ of AI
100+ vibe coders and marketers join every month · 2,000+ since June 2025
Agenda
Sessions on what's now unlocked with AI – product, marketing, automation. Each shows something practical you can apply in your own work.
4 talks, open Q&A, then drinks.
- 18:3018:30 – 19:00
Doors Open – Grab a Drink, Meet Builders
Pre-event mixer to connect with Cologne's builder community
- 19:00Ben Sufiani · 19:00 – 19:15
AI for Muggles
Ben will demo how to get started by building a website that changes when you talk to it. All it takes is a little bit of vibe coding magic.
- 19:15Svenja Borgwardt · 19:15 – 19:30
Vibe Coding Meets the Classroom
Svenja has built AI-powered apps for her own teaching workflow and is preparing her students for a world shaped by AI — navigating the hard constraints of DSGVO. A look at vibe coding from both sides of the desk.
- 19:30Paul · 19:30 – 19:45
The Vibe TV
Paul built a physical device that shows his AI provider usage in real-time. He'll bring the device, show how he hacked it together with AI, and make the case that vibe coding doesn't stop at software.
- 19:45Anna · 19:45 – 20:00
Meet Chlawe – My AI Assistant
Anna shares her experiment running a personal AI assistant on a VM — she manages calendars, sends emails, controls smart home devices, builds websites, and occasionally has opinions. One week in, Anna is no longer sure who's in charge.
- 20:00All Speakers · 20:00 – 20:15
Open Q&A
Your questions, your insights — from beginner to advanced
- 20:1520:15 – 20:30
Wrap up & Announcements
Next event details and community updates
- 20:30All of us · 20:30 – 21:00
Drinks & Conversation
Good rum and good conversation — it's a Pirate Skills event
Who should attend?
Stop waiting on others. Build it yourself. Grow it yourself.
No co-founder? No problem. Build your MVP yourself.
- Stop paying €15k for MVPs that take 4 months and don't work.
- See how non-technical founders are shipping real products.
Show, don't slide. Build working prototypes.
- Validate ideas before committing 6 weeks of engineering time.
- Demo with something they can click, not a deck.
Stop waiting on dev. Landing pages in 15 minutes.
- Set up analytics and tracking yourself.
- Iterate, A/B test and launch without waiting on anyone.
Automate the boring stuff – bug fixes, tests, docs.
- Focus on high-impact feature work, not grunt chores.
- See the bigger picture – AI isn't just for code, it's for building businesses.
Event location and online access
STARTPLATZ Cologne
- Address
- Im Mediapark 5
1st Floor, Room Barcelona
50670 Cologne, Germany - Time
- 18:30–21:00 CET
- Train
- Media Park station (S-Bahn)
3 minute walk - Parking
- Synodome parking house
- Filming
- We film the talks and share them on pirateskills.com. You might end up in the video – rather not? Tell us at the door.
Live on Zoom
Every session streams live – same talks, same energy.
- Doors
- 18:30, talks at 19:00. Hop in early to chat or join when the talks start.
- Quality
- HD audio and screen share. We optimize for remote viewers – you won't miss a thing.
- Link
- Register to get the Zoom link in your confirmation email.
Upcoming events
Join us monthly for hands-on AI-assisted coding sessions. Build real products and automations with the latest tools.
Supported by
Vibe Coding Cologne is made possible by partners who share our vision for the future of building.
Startplatz AI Hub
The epicenter of generative AI and innovation in Cologne: AI workshops, events and community building.
Pirate Skills
Want to level up your growth marketing? Join the Pirate Skills community, take Ben's courses or use the tools he builds, like the Captain.
Our vibe coders
And thanks to some of the most supportive vibe coders, who help a ton in the community, give talks and host sessions.
Let's vibe together
STARTPLATZ Cologne and online · free, always.