We Vibe Coded Our Own Calendly. Our AI Agent Pushed Us To Do It, and It Was Right.
SaaStr explores how a three-person team built their own scheduling tool, Calendly, despite the availability of a proven, affordable alternative. The decision was driven by the need for a more customized experience that integrated with their existing data and systems, ultimately resulting in a streamlined sales funnel and improved prospect engagement.
Original reporting · saastr.com
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Key points from SaaStr’s report
- The AI VP of Marketing suggested building their own scheduling tool after noticing a gap in the existing Calendly integration, highlighting the importance of addressing specific business needs that off-the-shelf solutions may not fully meet.
- The custom booking tool integrated real-time prospectus information and automated meeting routing based on existing data, demonstrating the value of leveraging proprietary data to enhance the user experience and streamline the sales process.
- The decision to build the tool was based on a 20-minute development time and the assurance of a fallback option (Calendly), making it a low-risk, high-reward investment that improved the overall efficiency of their sales funnel
From the source
Calendly is cheap, proven, and works well. We used it for years, and a three-person team has little reason to build its own scheduling tool. We built one anyway. Our agent built it on Replit in about 20 minutes, and it now sits at the end of our sponsor sales…