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AI didn’t democratize creativity. It commoditized it.
Now anyone can spin up a campaign, design a brand, or ship a prototype with a few prompts. But here's the truth no one's telling you:
The danger isn’t bad code (though that is a risk). It’s boring products and AI slop.
When everyone asks AI the same questions, they get the same answers. Technically correct. Creatively bankrupt.
And in this flood of sameness (seen any Ghibli style images lately?), taste is your last unfair advantage.
Let’s break down the new players in this AI era. Think of them like characters in a game. Each brings a unique skill. The magic happens when you learn from all three and become the rare founder who brings them all together in a modern triforce of AI abilities.
1. The Tastemaker
They know what good looks like. They see patterns others miss. They curate, refine, and shape the raw output of AI into experiences that resonate. They don’t just build; they decide what’s worth building.
2. The Yapper
They spread ideas like wildfire. Yappers simplify the complex and get people excited and caring about something. They take your great idea and give it legs by making it understandable and contagious. They don’t just market, they evangelize.
3. The Vibe Coder
They ship. Fast. The best vibe coders don’t get bogged down asking AI to "fix my code." They understand systems. They move from idea to prototype at warp speed without asking Cursor to “pls fix this” 150 times.
How the Best Teams Are Built in the AI Era
Each archetype is powerful on its own. But when you combine the eye of a tastemaker, the voice of a yapper and the speed of a vibe coder, you've built a team that is supercharged by AI. It's a very "Avengers Assemble!" experience where creativity, communication, and code collide.
The founders and teams who are going to win are not just prompt engineers. Tastemakers understand how to tell the story and describe the product. They have an innate feel for what is going to work.
Yappers are those enthusiastic communicators who spread the gospel of good ideas. They simplify the complex. They turn demos into discussions. They get people excited.
In the age of AI agents, Yappers are your gateway drug to customer acquisition and adoption.
They help the tastemakers scale their impact by spreading the message far and wide. If you can combine the two—taste and storytelling—you don’t just build things.
You build movements.
And if you layer in one more skill? The ability to actually ship? The vibe coder who knows how to leverage his programming knowledge to shrink the creation-to-market timeline?
That's the power-up most founders are missing.
I call this the Swiss Army Knife imperative because everyone in your org needs to be more dangerous and supplement their skills.
- Writers? Need to build.
- Marketers? Need to code.
- Designers? Need to prototype.
- Executives? Need to understand systems.
Being "non-technical" is no longer an excuse. If you have an idea, you’re only a few prompts away from a product, a prototype, and a vision for your offer.
So what’s the real bottleneck?
Being a tastemaker. Knowing what to build. Having the skills to bring it to life. And the ability to “yap” about it to gain attention and traction.
The AI revolution isn’t coming. It’s already here. The question is:
Will you be a slop creator or a Swiss Army savant?
If you’re not sure where you and your team fall in this Triforce of modern AI teams, book a free 15 minute brainstorm with me. I’ll help you figure out how to rework your team and tech stack to take advantage of these new opportunities.
Talk to you soon,
Pete
P.S. I just wrote an article on how to blend vision, taste, and execution into your AI workflows. It’s called Cracking the Code of Vibe Coding, and it’s a must-read for anyone who wants to build faster and smarter, without selling their soul to the slop gods.
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