Jenny & Karen, this piece nails why vibe-coded building feels different: it’s not just tech wizardry, it’s domain expertise + AI + fearless curiosity. The way you spotlight semantic search, digest UX, and the ‘say yes first’ mindset shows how real collaboration (human + AI, and builder + storyteller) turns impossible into practical. Loved this.
Thanks Jenny and Karen for this brilliant interview. It is so great to hear about the development of StackDigest, and reading Karen's words I am now tempted to go back and give Claude Haiku another spin! 🙏
So cool to catch the full discussion between you two in the video, I had it on while cleaning the house and kept stopping to listen in haha. Karen, you just keep surprising me. For someone whose day-to-day is running an agency, the way you’ve picked up such advanced technical skills is incredible - I think you're not such a casual coder anymore 😆 but really, you’re an inspiration, and it was awesome to learn more about StackDigest and the story behind it
So glad you enjoyed it, I had a great time chatting with Jenny! I’ve definitely learned a lot from this project…including the patience to work through unexpected problems!
You’ve turned “I’ll figure it out” into a superpower. And I think more domain experts need to hear this: your niche knowledge is your edge. Tech can be learned. Vision? That’s the bit you can’t fake.
Big fan of treating technical barriers as learning checkpoints, not stop signs. I'm an elder millennial and have started to see many of my colleagues become comfortable in their middle management positions because they've become stuck on “how?” when they should be asking “why not try?” Karen's journey demonstrates that domain expertise paired with AI isn’t about knowing everything, but about being willing to figure out anything.
Jenny, thanks so much for pulling this together! It was much fun chatting with you!
The pleasure’s all mine, I had so much fun chatting with you too, Karen! Thanks for sharing your story with all of us 🙌
Jenny & Karen, this piece nails why vibe-coded building feels different: it’s not just tech wizardry, it’s domain expertise + AI + fearless curiosity. The way you spotlight semantic search, digest UX, and the ‘say yes first’ mindset shows how real collaboration (human + AI, and builder + storyteller) turns impossible into practical. Loved this.
So glad you enjoyed it! 🥰
Thanks Jenny and Karen for this brilliant interview. It is so great to hear about the development of StackDigest, and reading Karen's words I am now tempted to go back and give Claude Haiku another spin! 🙏
Haiku is cheap, fast, and great for simpler tasks like summaries! For more complex writing requests, trend analysis, etc. I’d probably go with Sonnet.
I had to read this twice Karen, as I legit read this as a critique of poetic form! 😂
Oh wow, it sort of works that way! 🤣
Same here, Karen surfaced something I’ve overlooked too. Grateful for these chats, they make you want to revisit tools with fresh eyes.
Awesome interview and I enjoyed seeing you both on video! :)
Karen has truly built something amazing and I use StackDigest almost every day. Go go go ❤️
Thanks so much! 🤗 So excited that you’re using the tool…and keep the bug reports/feature requests coming!
Aww, that is so sweet!
Karen, you’ve got a real fan here, and we are all starting to see how useful your product is!
Thanks for the good 😊
You’re very welcome!
So cool to catch the full discussion between you two in the video, I had it on while cleaning the house and kept stopping to listen in haha. Karen, you just keep surprising me. For someone whose day-to-day is running an agency, the way you’ve picked up such advanced technical skills is incredible - I think you're not such a casual coder anymore 😆 but really, you’re an inspiration, and it was awesome to learn more about StackDigest and the story behind it
So glad you enjoyed it, I had a great time chatting with Jenny! I’ve definitely learned a lot from this project…including the patience to work through unexpected problems!
Love Karen’s work and the concept of the entire series, Jenny!
It’s been such a pleasure putting this series together. I have a feeling some of these are going to grow big, and they’re unstoppable!!
It’s an honor for me to catch them early!
It’s an awesome series and I was thrilled to be featured! 🤗
This is awesome!👏
Thank you! 🤗
You’ve turned “I’ll figure it out” into a superpower. And I think more domain experts need to hear this: your niche knowledge is your edge. Tech can be learned. Vision? That’s the bit you can’t fake.
💯 There are so many good resources now for tech that you can learn (and implement) almost anything if you have time and lots of patience!
I'm impressed and great interview!!!
Thank you! 🤗
Sometimes not knowing how "hard" something is ends up being the biggest advantage. Curiosity > credentials.
Seriously…I always assume everything is doable with enough patience and time!
Big fan of treating technical barriers as learning checkpoints, not stop signs. I'm an elder millennial and have started to see many of my colleagues become comfortable in their middle management positions because they've become stuck on “how?” when they should be asking “why not try?” Karen's journey demonstrates that domain expertise paired with AI isn’t about knowing everything, but about being willing to figure out anything.
💯 The answers—at least to many technical questions—are out there, if you have the time/energy to find them!