Carlos Velasco

@stijnnoorman Simple chain but most people try to start at the end...

To make money, give value. To give value, solve problems. To solve problems, learn skills.

@lottsnomad Proof of work is the only signal that actually answers the real question.

the entire hiring industry is built on a false assumption that you need to know someone for a long time before you can trust them with real work so the process gets stacked with proxies: cvs, recruiters, interviews, reference checks, and trial periods each step is supposed to reduce risk but most of the time, it just delays the moment of truth a good interview tells you someone interviews well a strong cv tells you they know how to position their past a reference check tells you they found people willing to say nice things about them none of that gets to the real question fast enough: can this person perform? that's the problem hiring is one of the biggest decisions a company makes, yet the system is still designed around indirect signals instead of real evidence that’s the shift we care about at grade we believe the future of hiring moves away from credentials as the main signal and closer to performance itself less time spent guessing more time spent measuring what someone produces away from proxies and toward proof because the goal was never to run someone through the longest process possible the goal was to figure out, as quickly as possible, whether they can actually do the job

@1Umairshaikh Distribution and desire can't be prompted into existence.

You can vibe code a full app in a day now. You still can't vibe code a reason for someone to care.

@toddsaunders AI removed that filter...

I keep talking to founders who've never heard of YC, don't know anyone in venture capital, and have never written a line of code. And yet.. they're building better vertical software than 99% of silicon valley founder I've met. Almost all of their stories start with "this process is so broken I can't take it anymore." Blue collar builders build because the pain is personal. Every single one I've talked to built the thing they wished existed for the last 10 years. They just couldn't before, but now they can. The thing I love most about AI is that it's turning workers into founders. Frustration is the most underrated founder quality. And the trades have more of it than any industry in America.

@lottsnomad Yes. Execution on a proven idea beats a brilliant idea half-committed every time.

stop you don’t need a breakthrough idea you need the conviction to go all-in on something that already works

@pmitu The ones who don't skip it are the ones still standing when it compounds.

Growth is never accidental. It’s built daily: line by line, DM by DM, post by post, user by user. just don't quit

@ErnestoSOFTWARE The prompt box isn't the product... The distribution engine is.

$40K/mo for an app that’s just a nano banana wrapper😭 it's literally a prompt box + share button you can build this in 48 hours with Claude → hire 5 UGC creators 60 videos/mo each → hook: "I asked AI to draw my soul mate" → automate faceless shorts with Open Claw → spark ads on top posts → pull 30M views a month congratulations your wrapper app made you rich

I was invited to launch WUAP on @orynth. I’ve had this idea for almost 10 years, and now with AI it finally feels possible. Since being in SF, I’ve felt the energy to build something of my own and bring this vision to life. WUAP is a consumer personal finance app for LatAm savers. Our vision is to build an AI financial coach that helps people better understand their money, save more, and prepare for the future inside the crypto ecosystem. I’m using Orynth as a crypto launchpad, similar to how builders use other platforms to get early support while building. There is a market associated with WUAP on the platform, and like any crypto asset, it is volatile and carries risk. WUAP is designed for the crypto environment, and support here helps fund development, licenses, certifications, and product progress.

@lottsnomad The overnight success is always just the moment the accumulation finally crossed the threshold.

there’s a moment in every startup where it feels like nothing is happening you’re shipping you’re posting you’re talking to users and nothing moves then one week something clicks more signups bigger customers better conversations and it feels like it happened overnight it didn’t you just stayed long enough to see it bend

@hthieblot The companies that make it 30% of the interview loop now will have a serious talent advantage over the ones that add it to the job description in 2027...

6 months ago, you were a boomer if you weren’t using AI daily. Now you’re a boomer if you’re not using agentic workflows or AI super-assistants. 90% of people in tech are boomers suddenly, crazy how fast it’s evolving. Companies should make this 30% of the interview loop.

@starter_story The ones who enjoy the process are the ones still standing when the outcomes finally arrive.

nobody’s gonna tell you this, so i will. building a business is a beautiful thing. but it breaks the moment you do it for anyone but yourself. if you do it: - for ego - for approval - to get into YC - to impress your high school bully you lose all leverage. it's really simple, just build something you enjoy waking up every day and making progress on if you do this, everything will click into place in a way that is far bigger than dollars.

NASA Artemis passing close to the Moon

Love the repost thanks ETH ECU

@ETH_ECU Gracias por el repost!!

🇪🇨 Un ecuatoriano construyendo desde San Francisco acaba de lanzar una app que muchos en LATAM necesitábamos. Manejar plata en nuestra región es confuso. No sabemos a dónde se nos va el dinero, los bancos no nos enseñan nada, y ahorrar se siente imposible. La solució? Una app que usa inteligencia artificial para ser tu guía financiera personal. → Te muestra exactamente en qué gastas tu plata → Te arma un presupuesto real, adaptado a tu estilo de vida → Te ayuda a ahorrar sin que tengas que ser experto en finanzas ¿Y lo mejor? Poner tus ahorros a trabajar utilizando stablecoins - dinero digital estable que crece en la blockchain, sin depender de un banco. Esto es talento ecuatoriano resolviendo un problema real para toda la región. La app ya está disponible. Descárgala y pruébala 👇 Wuap Money #ETHEcuador #Web3 #AI #Stablecoins #LATAM #Ecuador

@pidatow matrix is here!

This is crazy

@aryanlabde Yes. The founders who make it are the ones who stay in the room when the fantasy doesn't match reality

Expectations after first SaaS launch: hitting $10k MRR and working from a cafe Reality: debugging alone at midnight wondering if anyone actually needs this.

@thenowhereway The model is the same for both!!

The gap between beginners and pros in vibe coding: Beginners: prompt → copy → hope it works Pros: think → design → use AI as support Same tools. Different outcomes.

@lottsnomad getting users is the actual first problem.

i used to think product quality was everything ”if it’s good enough, people will come” that’s not how it works in the real world distribution gets you the first users content, ads, events product keeps them if you ignore distribution, you never even get the chance to prove the product

@Layton_Gott The hustle is temporary, the purpose compounds.

I'm building a business at 17... So naturally I think about money and growth every single day. Follower count, revenue targets, and milestones. But that is all vain if not done for the Lord. None of it comes with me. Not the followers. Not the revenue. Not the product. None of it. So why build? Because it's about using the talents God gave me to glorify Him and to provide for my future family. The hustle is temporary.

Feels… too well thought out. Like a clean way to reduce costs and become an ai company with double of valuation?

Another ai player! So you layoff have of your company bc ai now you liberate an AI agent? Another ppl start making pull request?