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.
5 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. The Zoom meeting also opens at 18:30 for online attendees.
- 19:00Ben Sufiani · 19:00 – 19:15
Pirate Launch Kit
Ben shares his vibe coding friendly starter kit that helps you ship agentic prototypes in hours.
- 19:15Tamara · 19:15 – 19:30
How AI Helped Me Focus on What Matters
Tamara, a solo developer, built her app for a year without AI, then shipped in half the time with Cursor. Where to trust AI and where human judgment still wins.
- 19:30Thomas · 19:30 – 19:45
Lean Vibe Coding for Journalists
Thomas is a tech-journalist and built a custom XR calendar with a local worker to reduce the amount of work he has to do. His approach: As cheap as possible, as good as necessary.
- 19:45Chris · 19:45 – 20:00
Slidedeck Creation the Lazy Way
Chris hates building slide decks, so he built lazyslides. Markdown templates plus Claude Code ship pragmatic decks in minutes. Inside: built-in Claude Skills and token-saving context engineering.
- 20:00Thomas and Nico · 20:00 – 20:15
Inside a Zero Human Company
Thomas and Nico have built a virtual company that now runs a real product. They'll show the setup live: org structure, agent workflow, and the running system behind it. A look at what happens when AI is no longer just a tool, but becomes an organization.
- 20:15All Speakers · 20:15 – 20:30
Open Q&A
Your questions, your insights — from beginner to advanced
- 20:3020:30 – 20:45
Wrap up & Announcements
Next event details and community updates
- 20:45All of us · 20:45 – 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 CEST
- Train
- Media Park station (S-Bahn)
3 minute walk - Parking
- Synodome parking house
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.