> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://academy.pathfindr.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> This week, you build. Learn what vibe coding is, pick the right tool, and create your first app using AI — no coding experience required.

This week shifts from learning about AI to actually building with it. You will use a technique called vibe coding to create a working app or tool from scratch, using nothing but plain language prompts.

By the end of this session, you will have something real to show, and a process you can repeat back in your own work.

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<CardGroup cols={4}>
  <Card title="What is vibe coding" icon="square-1" href="/leadership-cohort/week-6-create-your-own-apps-vibe-coding/what-is-vibe-coding">
    Understand the concept, where it came from, and the three ways leaders are using it right now.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Choose your tool" icon="square-2" href="/leadership-cohort/week-6-create-your-own-apps-vibe-coding/choosing-your-tool">
    Compare Google AI Studio, Claude Code, and Replit — and know when to use each one.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build with Google AI Studio" icon="square-3" href="/leadership-cohort/week-6-create-your-own-apps-vibe-coding/building-with-google-ai-studio">
    Follow the step-by-step process used in this week's live demo to build and iterate your app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Your challenge" icon="square-4" href="/leadership-cohort/week-6-create-your-own-apps-vibe-coding/challenge">
    Use the guided prompt to build something useful for your own role — then share it.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## What to expect this week

This session has three parts: a live demo, a hands-on build, and a show-and-tell.

The demo walks through the full process of building an app from a prompt — including how to iterate on the result, fix issues, and add features mid-way through. The hands-on section gives you time to build your own. You will leave with something working.

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  <Card title="Live demo" icon="play">
    Watch the full build process from first prompt to working app. Pay attention to how the prompts evolve — the first one is rarely the last.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Hands-on build" icon="hammer">
    You get 20 minutes to build. Use Google AI Studio and the guided prompt framework from this week to get started quickly.
  </Card>
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## What you'll need

Before diving in, make sure you have access to Google AI Studio. Sign in at <b>aistudio.google.com/apps</b> using your Pathfindr-provisioned Google licence.

<Tip>
  Open two tabs: one for Google AI Studio (the builder) and one for ChatGPT chat (your brainstorming partner). You will use both together.
</Tip>

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<Card title="Start here: what is vibe coding?" icon="arrow-right" href="/leadership-cohort/week-6-create-your-own-apps-vibe-coding/what-is-vibe-coding">
  Begin with the concept, then move through to the build
</Card>