Kathryn Finney

Founder, Is My App Slop

I wrote the Wall Street Journal bestselling book Build the Damn Thing, and I'm a venture capitalist and two-time exited operator.

I lead Build Labs, where we help founders and builders take an idea from a rough draft to a real product, with tools and coaching.

I put the rubric from Build the Damn Thing to work on your live site, so you see what a customer sees before they do, and you know what to fix first.

Kathryn Finney

Guides and articles

Lovable App Audit: What to Check Before You Launch

How to Test a Lovable App: A Step-by-Step Workflow

How to Test a Vibe-Coded App Without Being a Developer

The Vibe Coding Checklist: Before You Share or Launch

What Should a Good Audit Report Include? How to Read One

Website UX Audit: Find the Friction That Stops Visitors

Landing Page Audit: A Practical Checklist for Better Conversions

What Is AI Slop? A Plain-English Guide for Builders

Is My Website AI Slop? A 20-Minute Self-Check for Builders

AI Slop Detector: What It Can and Can't See on Your Site

Website Audit Service: How to Choose One Before You Pay

AI Website Audit: What Automated Checks Catch and Miss

Website Content Audit: Does Your Copy Do Its Job?

CRO Audit for a Small Site: Map One Path, Click by Click

Why Isn't My Website Converting? Check Audience, Tracking, Then Page

How to Get Honest Website Feedback Before You Launch

Website Launch Checklist: The Order to Go Live In

Lovable SEO: Can Google Find and Show Your Site Correctly?

Vibe Coding Best Practices: 8 Working Habits for Founders

Vibe Coding Security: What to Check When AI Builds Your App

AI Slop Examples: A Walk Down One Home Page

Lovable Alternatives: When to Switch and What to Carry Over

Cursor vs Lovable: Which One Fits the Way You Build?

Replit vs Lovable: Which One Should Founders Pick?

Website Usability Testing: A 3-Task Script You Can Run This Week

Website Redesign Checklist: What to Keep, Fix, and Drop

Is Vibe Coding Bad? Where It Works and Where It Goes Wrong

v0 vs Lovable: How Each One Gets Your App Live

How to Launch an App: Your First Week, Day by Day

How to Write Website Copy: One Promise, Specific Words, One Action

404 Page Best Practices: What Visitors See When a Link Breaks

Vibe Coding for Beginners: Start Here If You Don't Code

Website Navigation Best Practices: A 10-Minute Menu Check

Website SEO Audit Checklist: 8 Checks You Can Run Yourself

Call to Action Examples: Generic vs Specific Button Labels

What Is Vibe Coding? Where the Term Came From and What It Means Now

Best Vibe Coding Tools: How to Pick the Right One for You

Base44 vs Lovable: What Each One's Docs Say Before You Pick

How Much Does It Cost to Build an App? The Full List to Price Yourself

Bolt vs Lovable: Phone Apps, Code Editing, and the Path to Live

Lovable Prompts: 8 Fill-in-the-Blank Templates You Can Copy Today

Lovable Review: What It Does, Where It Stops, and Who It Suits

Lovable Templates: How to Start From One and Make It Look Like Yours

Replit Review: What Founders Get, Straight From the Docs

How to Market an App: A Small-Budget Plan After Launch Week

Website Audit Tools: 7 Worth Knowing and What Each One Checks

Stop Looking Like a Bot: Design Tips to Make Your Vibe Coded App Look Professional

The AI Broke My App: 7 Ways to Fix Errors Without Starting Over

Ship or Iterate? How to Know When Your Vibe Coded MVP Is Good Enough

Beyond the MVP: Adding Payments, Email, and Analytics to Your Vibe Coded App

Lovable vs Bolt.new vs Replit: Which Vibe Coding Tool Should You Use?

How to Stop Overspending on AI App Builders: 8 Habits That Save Credits

Build Small or Go Home: Why Your First Vibe Coded App Should Do ONE Thing