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I vibe-coded Garde, a recipe & DIY video-to-text app, in November 2025 & shut it down four months later. Here's what building it taught me.

Mar 30 · 23 min read · peaceakinwale.hashnode.dev  
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Content writer for B2B SaaS & marketing agencies

Peace Akinwale is a B2B SaaS content writer and strategist who specializes in bottom-of-funnel content. Over six years, he's grown a client's organic traffic by 233% (by prioritizing BOFU comparison content and long-tail keywords), contributed to a team that increased an HR tech company's traffic from 3k to 16k monthly visitors, and built AI-powered editorial workflows using Claude Code to improve content quality at scale. He's also co-founding UseGarde, a product that turns instructional videos into searchable text guides. Works best in environments that value serious work and chitchats to promote camaraderie.

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