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## One company paid $14000 to a simple bidding app

DevFeed: [One company paid $14000 to a simple bidding app](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/one-company-paid-14000-to-a-simple-bidding-app-39139.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://ihatereading.in/t/one-company-paid-14000-to-a-simple-bidding-app>)

Author: iHateReading

Published: 2026-08-23T05:56:11Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [iHateReading](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ihatereading.md>)

Topics: [Vibe coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vibe-coding.md>)

Tags: [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [bidding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bidding.md>), [bidding-trending-story-indie-hacker-frontend-buildsaas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bidding-trending-story-indie-hacker-frontend-buildsaas.md>), [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [buildsaas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/buildsaas.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [frontend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontend.md>), [ihatereading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ihatereading.md>), [indie-hacker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/indie-hacker.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [one-company-paid-14000-to-a-simple-bidding-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/one-company-paid-14000-to-a-simple-bidding-app.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [story](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/story.md>), [trending-story](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trending-story.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>), [vibe-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vibe-coding.md>), [web-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-development.md>)

### AI overview

A story about an overnight success attributed to vibe coding, centered on one company paying $14,000 for a simple bidding app.

### Source excerpt

The story of overnight success via vibe coding by Jonathan Wilke