Carlos Velasco

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?

@RaminNasibov only sundays!

agree?

@ericdjav We know that, what are you building?

One day, these lonely Sundays will pay off.

If you have a startup idea, you’re already ahead of 90% of people. If you actually launch it, you’re ahead of 99%. If you make even $1 in revenue, you’re ahead of 99.9%. According to Indie Hackers and Y Combinator, 90% of people with startup dreams never start . Only ~1% ever ship a product Less than 0.1% ever make a $ Most people never start. Be proud you’re in the game

@hii_mohit I have wuap doing the same for latam do I start UGC for India?

$100 million app idea: An app like this will be a huge hit in India if it can automatically log expenses through UPI payments India already has 500 million active UPI users

@mrloldev New gen is coming

leaked video of the YC after party

This unique moment when you can download your app from AppStore!