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.

@shredandship makes sense, it often hallucinates and assumes instructions we never gave

@ItIsRaymo Biggest struggle is the slop sometimes together with the lack of understanding the bigger picture.

Some developers fell in love with writing code. I fell in love with building things. That’s why AI doesn’t feel like a threat to me. The how has changed a dozen times over my career. The why never has.

@irentdumpsters distribution should start way before launch as well weird ow some builders launch with 0 people waiting to try their product

With where AI is going right now You need way less resources to build stuff like apps and CRMs. What you do need more than ever is DISTRIBUTION Every software guy is obsessed about having the perfect product. But it does not matter how good your product is if you don't have distribution.

@yoheinakajima and they will incentivize you for giving up your data as well

in the future, everything is fun and interactive gamified entertainment, carefully designed to generate training data the ai has decided it needs

@SaidAitmbarek vibe coded products need a complete rebuild. they are not most secure as of now

It's not that people hate vibe-coded apps. They just don't trust them. You might make your first $1 without trust. But you'll never see $10k MRR without it.

@josephweb3 branding is often a proof of work and more than that, it shows that the person has an understanding of the market as well

in web3, skills is important to land a high paying job but if the team will have to pick > skilled person > skilled person with an active brand they will choose the skilled with a brand all day lesson? build your brand

@manixcodes 1, 3, and 4. specially if they are creative, they are bound to get lost in too many ideas

Be honest. What’s the real reason most devs don’t ship projects? Perfectionism Laziness Fear of judgment Too many ideas

@aryanlabde branding and distribution makes it unique people pay for experience as well

Building a product is so easy today. Technically, anyone can “copy” your idea. So you need to go an extra mile with - distribution - branding - support - service to win.

@trikcode not worth it at all stick to a few and cook something with that. the updates won't stop coming at all

There’s a new kind of burnout now. Not from working too much. From trying to keep up with tools, models, frameworks, launches, and 600 people saying “it’s over” every morning.

@sahill_og having close connections and people who respect you gives you a lot of leverage whatever you build, you will have people ready to try it

Building a network will remain one of the most important things because no AI can do it for you. you have to talk to people

@austinxwalker you must be pretty good at prompting if you are one-shotting them

i’m fully AI-pilled at this point i’ll sit down to build something and it just works on the first try no long back and forth no fixing small dumb stuff it’s just… done this is way more fun than it used to be

@0xNairolf exactly, it's decentralized currency, it doesn't care who uses it

"we built crypto for agents" is the new "we built crypto for institutions" the reality is simple, crypto has use cases for everyone agents, institutions, consumers, unbanked, cypherpunks, traders, everyone

@oliverbrocato getting comfortable with boring tasks builds resilience even the most fun thing will feel boring at some point, can't shift to another shiny object all the time

Most founders are addicted to dopamine. Shipping. Closing. Winning. BAM BAM BAM 💥 But as u grow, more of the game becomes waiting. Waiting on hires, replies, things u already set in motion... So u feel stuck. But not every day is exciting. Some days are just... maintenance. And that's when ppl start chasing busywork just to FEEL productive. Rookie move. Instead, zoom out. Ask urself: What's gonna drive the most ROI? If something needs attention Start the process urself & delegate when u find the right guy. Waiting ≠ doing nothing

@quionie it's a massive gap, it won't be like this forever the one with ideas and constant building are capitalizing on it already

Btw the average person is still only using AI for search / summaries / plans. The gap between how most people use AI and what’s actually possible right now is prob the biggest opportunity I’ve seen in tech.

@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