AVL Digital Nomads

Whether you're new in town or a seasoned digital nomad, this is the perfect opportunity to expand your network and enhance your social connections within the community.

We're celebrating the first full year of Hendersonville area events. We would love to brainstorm with you what 2026 events should be!

AI Prompting 2-part Series this Nov & Dec!

Forget tutorials. Learn by doing. We’ll start with five minutes of vibecoding tips, then spend the morning building whatever your imagination (and AI) can handle.

🚀 Sunday Nov 16 · 10 AM – 1 PM

Bring a laptop + tiny idea = Leave with something shipped

💭 What We’re Doing

We’re keeping the same build-jam energy: short talk at the top, open build sprint after.

This one’s called “Ship It, Don’t Overthink It.” It’s about getting your project out of your head and into the world *fast*.

We'll chat about what's required to get your app out to real users (including how to make sure it's secure, tips on the best tools to get it deployed for as cheaply $$ as possible)

Too many great ideas die in the “polish phase.” This morning, we’re saying goodbye to that.

We’ll spend 10 minutes talking about how to move from *idea → prototype → launch* without burning out, then two solid hours vibecoding together.

> Vibecoding = You describe what you want → AI builds the scaffolding → You guide it to greatness.

Real apps, real users, minimal agony.

⚡️ Mini-Talk: Ship It, Don’t Overthink It

**Key principles:**
1️⃣ Momentum > Perfection.
Stop polishing. Publish early, iterate publicly.

2️⃣ Distribution is part of the build.
Plan how you’ll share your thing *before* it exists.

3️⃣ Use deadlines as creative fuel.
AI tools let you sprint faster than your inner critic.

4️⃣ Feedback beats theory.
Post your half-baked idea — see what sticks.

5️⃣ Done feels better than smart.
The only bad app is the one that never shipped.

We’ll look at a quick case study: **viralsoraprompts.com** — built in 90 minutes, shared same day, and hit 6K users / 36k requests in 6 days. That’s the energy we’re chasing.

🎯 What You’ll Actually Ship

Track 1: “Get It Out There”

* **Mini-Landing Page** – Announce your project, collect emails, ship it today.
* **“Coming Soon” Site** – Use Lovable or v0.app to spin up a teaser page with waitlist form.

Track 2: “MVP or Bust”

* **Feature-First Prototype** – Build one feature of a bigger dream app.
* **Internal Tool You’ve Been Avoiding** – Automate that spreadsheet workflow.

Track 3: “Just Post It”

* **Social Loop** – Write a launch tweet or post that makes people curious.
* **Shareable Tool** – A one-page utility others can use today (think calculator, generator, or map).

Bonus Track: “Chaos Mode”

* Ship something dumb, weird, or hyper-specific.
* If it makes you laugh, it counts.

💬 Reality Check

AI agents are fast, not flawless.

They hallucinate, mislabel, and occasionally wipe your database.

That’s why we supervise them like eager interns with too much caffeine.

We’ll talk about how to build safely and ship confidently without letting fear slow you down.

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## 🛠️ Your New Superpowers (The Tools We'll Use)

For Mobile:

• Bolt.new + Expo – Text-to-app that actually works on phones
• Cursor – Your IDE but with an AI copilot who actually understands context
• Emergent – AI-powered mobile development platform
• Rork – Rapid mobile prototyping with AI assistance

For Web:

• Vercel v0.dev – Generates UI components you'd actually want to keep
• Lovable.dev – Chat your way to full-stack apps
• Replit Agent – For when you need an AI junior dev for longer tasks

Command Line tools:

• Claude Code – Agentic coding from your terminal with excellent guardrails
• Gemini CLI – Open-source terminal agent that actually understands your codebase
• GitHub Copilot CLI – Chat in terminal, ship PRs like a boss
• OpenAI Codex – Direct access to GPT models for coding workflows

OR copy/paste from Claude + ChatGPT – Sometimes the simplest solution is the best solution

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## 📅 The Plan

10:00–10:30 Speed Dating for Ideas
Pitch your tiny build in 30 seconds. Find your coding buddy. No idea? We have a hat full of them (including "Tinder for finding tennis partners" and "Which friend owes me money tracker").

10:30–12:30 The Build Sprint
Two full hours to build! Pick a track. Steal our prompts. Break things. Fix things. Ship something real. We'll be circulating with "oh wait, try this prompt" tips.

12:30–1:00 Victory Lap / Demos
Show your creation. Share your killer prompt. Drop your deploy link in the chat. Everyone will clap even if it's wonky.

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## 🎒 What to Bring

• Laptop + charger (mandatory)
• Headphones (for focus mode)
• One tiny idea (or steal one from our idea jar)
• Low expectations, high curiosity (perfect combo)

## 🤝 Who Should Come?

• Founders / aspiring founders who want to start working on that business idea
• Developers who want to 10x their building speed
• Designers who want to make their designs real
• Product people who want to test ideas instantly
• Complete beginners who think "deploy" is a military term (we'll teach you!)
• AI skeptics welcome – see what's actually possible vs hype

## 💡 You'll Leave With:

✅ A deployed thing you built (with a real URL!)
✅ 3-5 battle-tested prompts you can reuse forever
✅ Actual understanding of how people are shipping with AI today
✅ New friends who also think building stuff is fun
✅ The dangerous confidence to build your next idea

## ⚡ The Fine Print

Cost: Free (bring your own coffee / snacks)
Skill Level: "I can open a laptop" to "I deploy to prod on Fridays"
Mood: Collaborative chaos with good intentions

## 💌 Questions?