John Hu. Courtesy of John Hu John Hu left his Stanford MBA program to cofound Stan, a platform for creator monetization. He and his cofounder vibe coded Stan's AI tool, Stanley, in just 14 days. Hu channeled The Wizard of Oz and publicly shared the process to attract his first customers. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John Hu, a 30-year-old cofounder of Stan in Venice, California. It's been edited for length and clarity. I worked as an investment banking analyst at Goldm