The Shipyard Crew

Announcements & roundups

The house byline for Shipyard — product announcements, changelog notes and the occasional roundup of what makers are shipping. When a post is the team speaking as a whole rather than one writer, it goes out under the crew.

Shipyard

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community shipyard

The 50 founding members — building an invite-only community for vibe coders

Why we're starting Shipyard as an invite-only community of 50 founding members, and why invite-only makes feedback better, not just more exclusive.

The Shipyard Crew · 13 August 2026 · 2 min

product distribution

What separates the vibe-coded apps that actually get users

After reviewing a lot of vibe-coded apps, the ones that find users share a few clear patterns. Here's what makes an app successful, and what quietly sinks the rest.

The Shipyard Crew · 11 August 2026 · 3 min

distribution indie

The build is free, distribution is everything — the 2026 indie economics

When AI makes building nearly free, the economics of indie software flip. Here's why distribution, not code, is the scarce resource in 2026, and what that means for builders.

The Shipyard Crew · 6 August 2026 · 3 min

vibe-coding data

State of vibe coding 2026 — the numbers every builder should know

The key vibe coding statistics for 2026, market size, who's building, the distribution bottleneck, and the trust gap, all sourced, in one place for builders and writers to cite.

The Shipyard Crew · 3 August 2026 · 3 min

distribution launching

Product Hunt alternatives for builders who want real feedback (not just upvotes)

Looking for Product Hunt alternatives? Here are the launch platforms worth your time in 2026, compared on the thing that actually matters, honest feedback, not vanity upvotes.

The Shipyard Crew · 12 July 2026 · 3 min