Should vibe-coding matter to wealth advisory firms?

Yet more headlines about vibe-coding startups raising monster rounds at eye-watering valuations. But if you’re running a wealth advisory firm, should vibe-coding matter to you?

Not long ago, vibe-coding meant AI spitting out bits of code. Now it’s generating whole applications: database, business logic and a slick UI. The leaders are racing to fully automate backend build and deployment, so your app can go from idea to launch with no human developer needed. 😳

So if you’re in wealth, does this mean you can simply vibe-code a new CRM, or a client portal, or advice platform? No. You’ll just as likely create an unscalable, unsecure mess.

But vibe-coding does present an opportunity.

👉 Sharpen your AI understanding: sign up to one of the headline tools and have a try. It’ll help you better understand the frontier of AI, a better sense of what’s possible.

👉 Run a low-stakes experiment: try vibe-coding a marketing brochure, a newsletter, a lightweight calculator to replace your next spreadsheet, even your next website. Keep it away from sensitive data and you’ll see what’s possible without the risk.

👉 Press your tech vendors: ask their view on vibe-coding. You don’t want “we vibe-code everything, fingers crossed!”, nor “we hand-carve on stone tablets like we always have.” You want a thoughtful position from a team that knows the risks, but isn’t ignoring the shift.

Ignore the hyped valuations. But take note of the direction of travel. Vibe-coding is one more sign that AI is moving fast from helper to builder — and it’s worth keeping pace. 🙂

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