Tech With Matteo

@aditiitwt 100% agree, the backends are often running systems that process billions of transactions so they had to get it right, the frontend just never got the same attention

Unpopular opinion: Government websites feel outdated on the frontend🤡 but their backends are surprisingly solid 💀 Agree or nah?

@NaivaidyaY66600 build first for me, i started validating too early and kept changing direction, shipping something small first gave me much better signal than asking people what they wanted

Founders, what's your approach? - validate -> build - build -> validate

@noor36758 product thinking is the one i think about most, using AI to code is easy now but deciding what to actually build and for who is still 100% on you

Tech Skills AI Cannot Replace 🧠 (2026 Reality Check) 🏗️ System Design & Architecture — 🟣 Safe → AI suggests patterns... but enterprise level complexity needs human judgment 🎯 Product Thinking — 🟣 Safe → deciding WHAT to build and WHY... AI cannot replace this ever 🔐 Cybersecurity Strategy — 🔵 Very Safe → threats evolve daily... human response strategy is irreplaceable 🧩 Context Engineering — 🔵 Very Safe → knowing HOW to direct AI effectively... hottest skill of 2026 👥 Tech Leadership & Communication — 🔵 Very Safe → AI doesn't manage teams or handle people... humans always will 📊 Strategic Data Analytics — 🟡 Mostly Safe → basic reporting is automated... but meaning behind data is still human 🩺 Domain Knowledge + Tech Combo — 🟡 Mostly Safe → fintech... healthcare... logistics engineer is irreplaceable rn 🐛 Complex Debugging — 🟡 Mostly Safe → 61% devs say AI code has subtle bugs... someone has to catch them ✍️ Boilerplate Code Writing — 🟠 Partially Safe → AI handles this already... but review still needs humans 👶 Junior Dev Routine Tasks — 🔴 At Risk → entry level jobs down 20% since 2022... upskill fast or struggle

@CaptainInsightX console.log everywhere, every single time, no shame about it at all

Every engineer does at least one. Which one is yours? -console.log everywhere to debug -Copy Stack Overflow code without reading -Skip writing tests -Push directly to main

@trikcode same with building products honestly, you ship something half baked, it breaks, and suddenly you understand what actually matters

You need to write bad code to understand what good code looks like

@krunalbuilds because NULL means unknown so comparing unknown to unknown with = always gives unknown back, IS NULL is a special check that actually works on it

Quick question: Why is IS NULL required instead of = NULL?

@S_N_SH_E_ the hardest part of building is watching people love the product and still not pull out their card, but that's the real validation signal right there

Dear users, no one asked for everything to be free you asked for value then refused to pay for it good products don’t run on appreciation they run on revenue Sincerely, every founder

@kalashvasaniya building in public kinda forced me into this, you start shipping stuff and then you realize you need words to explain it and suddenly writing is like half the work

everyone (yes, you) needs to become a writer, now

@FarazKhan724 honestly i think product first, but only a tiny version of it so you can talk about it publicly and start building the audience at the same time

As a solo founder, what do you build first? - the product - the audience - the distribution

57 days to june 30. still in private beta, still no paying user on scrivix. but having a real public date changes something. you stop wondering if you're ready and just focus on what actually needs to happen before then.

@ycombinator bootstrapping solo so YC is not my path but I always respect the deadline energy, it forces you to actually put your idea in writing which is valuable even if you dont apply

Today's the deadline to apply for YC Summer 2026. ycombinator.com/apply

@willsentance this is exactly it, building with AI daily you realize the bottleneck is never the tool it's always whether you had the idea to try something the AI wouldnt have suggested on its own

your job as the human engineer is to push the AI past its constraint based logic loops. you create the novel idea that proves constraint didn't exist in the first place

@yasser_elsaid_ @chatbase love the "home made launch" energy, shipping something and calling it out publicly is underrated, way more honest than the polished product hunt posts

Home made launch of the @Chatbase Helpdesk 😇

@DataChaz switched from codex to claude a while back and never looked back, the difference when you tell it context about your codebase is just wild

@jackfriks @postbridge_ shipping a feature and posting about it the same day is one of the best things about building in public, congrats on story posts!

just added a new feature to my social media scheduling tool @postbridge_ STORY POSTS! available to all users right now via web or API happy posting :)

@1Umairshaikh for me it was no audience for a long time, building scrivix.it in private beta now and the hardest part is still getting people to even see what you made

Solo founders, what’s stopping you from making $ online? - no audience - bad product

@Nicolascole77 as someone building a digital product right now the "opportunity you leave on the table" feeling is real, every platform ignored is a bet you're placing without knowing it

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about this sleeper platform that I can't believe no one ever talks about. As a writer and someone who loves building digital businesses, it's insane how much opportunity I'm leaving on the table not posting to it (yet):

@dickiebush the consistency point hits hard, building anything public means you gotta show up even when you got nothing "perfect" to say

I'm convinced that writing is the ultimate tool for personal growth. • Clearer thinking • New friendships • Learning new topics • Increased awareness • Keystone daily consistency • Foundational skill you can apply anywhere Hard to find anything else that comes close.

@Coachbenjamin_ the salary keeps you comfortable enough to never take the risk, which is kind of the trap right there

Hot take; Nobody got rich with a salary.

@Tancrededib building scrivix.it at €0 budget, fully bootstrapped, AI handles the newsletter research so creators go from 6+ hours a week to 30 minutes, private beta taking shape right now

looking to invest 250k in founders comment the most impressive thing about you