Raymo

I started coding at 12 in Iran with half the internet blocked I've now shipped 100+ products and generated $150M+ for clients like Forbes, Starbucks, and Under Armour Here's the story: I grew up in Gilan, Iran where most developer resources were blocked. Finding workarounds became the first real skill I built. My first national game dev competition was against adults and university students. The code in my game was terrible but it was about the Persian leopard, an almost extinct species native to Iran. The concept won first place. I went on to win 5 more after that. By 14 I was building hyper-casual games for publishers. By 17, the downloads were in the millions worldwide and the product studio clients started coming in. Every single one wanted the same thing: build the product, ship it, invoice, disappear. Nobody was asking whether buyers already existed for what we were building. And that's where it clicked. We should only build products with distribution partners (people who have the clients) so the products can have revenue from day 1. That's when Gaply's Venture Studio started. We only work with people who already have distribution: - founders with warm networks - VCs with portfolio companies - creators with warm audiences - agencies with recurring clients - media brands with subscribers We co-invest, take equity, and ship fast. Every single product has paying customers before it launches. If you have distribution and want to build something profitable on day one, DM me.

@thesayannayak the growth graph of both metas are similar too, just on different scales

Every company is an 'AI company' now. Same way every app was 'blockchain' in 2018.

@CliftonSellers yes, AI slop can barely replace mediocrity, forget about the top content

Hot take: Agencies that are actually great will benefit from the AI slop that is being created right now because it’s just like hiring a bad agency and realizing you need to bring in someone who understands the problem you are aiming to solve

@TimJayas takes your product a long way!

@ItIsRaymo That's very true. a good distribution is all you need

A great distribution is always better than a great idea What would you rather have right now?

@hnshah yes, if someone took time out for them, then it for sure is relevant lol

@ItIsRaymo Especially those.

Reminder: All the feedback you get is a gift.

@Oliver_Clingain exactly, anything can be tweaked as long as it functions

@ItIsRaymo That’s huge, function is what keeps you alive long enough to even think about design

Hot take: Nobody cares about your aesthetic if you can't help them make money. Build the business FIRST. Brand it later. Polish is the reward for results. Not a substitute for them.

@rxhit05 all devs should go hardcore on marketing and distribution right now

Devs, what skill are you trying to improve? -coding -sales -marketing -talking to users -distribution

@davidonchainx if someone has grown their account to relevancy, they are one hell of a marketer

The best creators are also the best marketers - They're chronically online - They understand memes and culture - They're good at storytelling - They know how to make people feel something These people are some of the most valuable hires for any company right now

@seraleev marketing turns the product into a business!

One mistake many indie developers make: They build the product first and think about marketing later. Marketing is PART of the product.

@waronweakness Ai talks really well. it often creates that uncanny valley effect. people forget that it's a machine or a tool

I've started using Claude. It's great but I can see how someone can spend 20 hours a day on this thing and feel like they accomplished something when they've done nothing.

@boringmarketer distribution is the moat. matters the most for builders right now

moats to build: - distribution - data - judgement - infrastructure - speed - brand - trust - quality - ROI - insight - relationships

@siddharthwv competition is irrelevant for the most of it. there is enough audience for competitors to co-exist

Competitors don't put you out of business. Worrying too much about them does.

@eliana_jordan yes, demand is always gonna be there you just have to see what the market is shifting towards, what is the new 'necessity' that people have developed

“Apps are dead.” I don’t buy it. People still want tools to: → remember → stay motivated → track things → make better decisions Demand is still there.

@aliByteCode it was bound to fail if you don't have people lined up on the launch day, it has failed

everyone says "just launch it" but once you launch you get 3 visitors 2 are your friends 1 is you checking analytics now what

@matt_gray_ what is that goal for you?

Most founders create content with no clear destination. Every single piece of content should have one primary goal.

@xoaanya not necessarily, there is still a huge gap between what AI gives and what a good dev can do

In 2026, is learning prompting more valuable than learning to code?

@2sush AI is still at a level where it requires a lot of effort that filters the haters from the doers

Hating on AI doesn’t make you smart. Understanding it does.

@MINHxDYNASTY quite possible lol

@ItIsRaymo dumb investors

every day i get dms from companies that have legitimately raised $10m - $50m, but are completely useless slop products and services just by looking at the roadmap, and the value prop, it’s easy to know the business will fail the bar is so so low to succeed