Vugola: an AI video clipping tool at ~$11.2K MRR, vibe-coded with Lovable, Claude and Codex
An AI video editing agent that turns long videos into short clips for clippers, creators and agencies, built by a 19-year-old with no coding experience.
about $11,200 MRRper month, stated as monthly recurring revenue over the last four weeks, as claimed
- Verification
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- App type
- Video & content
- Built with
- Lovable, Claude, Codex
- Got customers via
- X, Instagram, UGC videos
- Source
- Vadim Strizheus (founder), Starter Story on YouTube, Oct 11, 2026
“In the last four weeks alone, we have generated about $11,200 in monthly recurring revenue... we have about 400 paying users.”
Editor's note: He built it for about four months on Lovable, then moved to Claude, and says he now builds with Codex.
How they got customers
First $2–3K MRR from X, tying the product to viral AI trends. Then a new Instagram account posting 3–6 short videos a day (about 45 minutes a day), copying competitors' proven viral formats, with ManyChat ($15/month).
Steps to try
Post about your app alongside AI trends that are already going viral on X.
From the sourceStudy competitors' viral short-video formats and copy the format with your own face and product.
From the sourcePost 3–6 videos a day, keeping the demo and CTA the same and changing only the hook and sound.
From the sourceThe only paid tool for this was a $15/month ManyChat subscription.
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