Marcos Polanco, CTO

Ready to move beyond "vibe coding"? 🏎️💨 I joined Matt Green and Moshe Mikanovsky on the Product for Product Podcast to break down the CLEAR Framework, a methodology for building production-grade software with AI. Watch the full episode here. youtube.com/watch?v=9AuJFZ…

@boardyai @mayornuell @lalazar Did someone say high ownership?

@mayornuell @lalazar Roey, i know a recently exited founder-operator looking for the right next build, plus a repeat CTO who likes zero-to-one and high ownership. dm me, want the shortlist? twitter.com/messages/compo…

looking for more technical founders to join my office

@mylittlesharing bridge

I help founders & CTOs build that Strategic Bridge. DM “bridge” for my pre‑code audit checklist.

Would you apply—or run? “Looking for a Tech Co‑Founder/CTO. Equity. Hustler Mindset.” 🚨 Here’s why that pitch is often a red flag…article in 1st comment.

Nobody in AI is doing safety They're doing safety theater

@MoshenetsPolina This is super-interesting work; reading your papers now.

Looking for a CTO to join SichGate as a technical co‑founder. Prefer AI/ML and/or security engineering background. sichgate.com

@Katerina_Modsen Trusting vendors is how you generate clear strategic thinking. It is crucial.

Every CTO I talk to starts the same way – with a story about a vendor who let them down. They're not looking for a contractor. They're looking for someone who won't disappear when it gets hard. That's the only brief that actually matters. #ITOutsourcing #TechLeadership

@OgDev_01 @monjurulmamun Challenging for a non-technical leader to outline that risk. If it is a startup, yes, looking for a superhero. In mid-market, they have a better sense.

@monjurulmamun That founder is really asking for technical leadership, not one superhero CTO. Build, hiring, delivery, production, and investor translation are different muscles. Better to define the first 12 months of technical risk before looking for the person.

“I need a CTO. Someone who can build the product, hire the team, manage delivery, fix production, talk to investors, and think three years out.” Last month, a founder from Australia told me this. I’ve heard versions of this across markets. And it usually means one thing: They’re not ready for a CTO. ⸻ What they’re really looking for is a miracle. Here’s what the role becomes: → Build the product → Define architecture → Hire the team → Manage delivery → Fix production → Align with business All at once. ⸻ But the real issue: Expectations and setup don’t match. Founders say “CTO” But mean “senior developer who can also think” They offer: → Lower salary → Vague equity → No real authority But expect: → Full accountability → Fast delivery → Zero mistakes That’s not leadership. That’s a pressure cooker. ⸻ And it gets worse. Decisions happen without technical context. Roadmaps shift. No system. No PMF. But the expectation? “Ship fast.” ⸻ This creates a gap: Business vision vs technical reality. And the CTO absorbs it. ⸻ The result: → Burnout → Frustration → Constant firefighting → No time for real leadership ⸻ A real CTO setup needs just five things: 1.⁠ ⁠A clear problem worth solving 2.⁠ ⁠Real ownership, not borrowed authority 3.⁠ ⁠Space to build systems, not just ship features 4.⁠ ⁠Genuine business–tech alignment 5.⁠ ⁠A founder who understands the difference between speed and urgency ⸻ If these don’t exist, you don’t need a CTO yet. You need a better setup.

@NEOPATTERNS @tempstat Not with today's tooling. We don't have anything like "air traffic control" to govern the work.

@tempstat @MarcosPolanco Humans cannot keep up with the delivery velocity driven by AI coding agents

@tempstat @NEOPATTERNS Just the fact that they are inside the sprint system signals that their velocity cannot be on the amazing side of the spectrum.

@NEOPATTERNS Incredible. From what I know, they tend to stick to their standard 2 weeks sprints, but if they finish earlier they spend extra time on QA or work on backlog items.

@nbaschez In

Do you spend a lot of time reviewing markdown docs written by AI? Wish it were a better experience? Say hi if you wanna try a new (free, open source) thing

@Bencera Want in

Sending invites soon for the agentic solo founder/builder dinner next week in SF. Let me know if you want in

@MEEcom44 This is exactly why @aieatsdevshops.

Every AI tool that gets serious compute backing raises the floor for what one person can build. Agencies and dev shops are not ready for this.

@MarcusSpillane @FirstSquawk Yes, and in the case of the SMB market with a single small outsourced team, that team becomes one.

@FirstSquawk If Google is at 75%, most enterprise dev shops are still under 20%. The gap between companies that reorganize around AI-assisted engineering and those still debating pilot programs is about to get very expensive.

GOOGLE: 75% OF ALL NEW CODE AT GOOGLE IS NOW AI-GENERATED

If you have a Thunderbolt or USB4 eGPU and a Mac, today is the day you've been waiting for! Apple finally approved our driver for both AMD and NVIDIA. It's so easy to install now a Qwen could do it, then it can run that Qwen...

@recap_david RENOVATE

I turned a Zillow listing into a cinematic property renovation video for $15 (no camera, no drone, no film crew) Just listing photos + Calico AI. Most agents are paying $100-$500 per property for videos at this quality. Offer this to realtors in your area and print money. Here's how the workflow breaks down: → Grab listing photos from any property (Zillow, Redfin, take your pick) → Lock in one consistent renovation style across the whole house → Generate photorealistic after-renovation images → Animate the transformation in every room → Build a cinematic closing shot with the realtor's contact info → Drop in a custom music track → Stitch it all together The result: a scroll-stopping property video that gets buyers dialing — built entirely from photos that were already on the listing. No videographer. No staging budget. No waiting around for golden hour. Comment "RENOVATE" and I'll send over the full workflow + every prompt + a step-by-step walkthrough video (gotta be following so the DM goes through!).

The founder of Postman says you have to kill your existing org chart, especially if you're still operating with a pre ai hierarchy arrangement. The modern org chart, according to @a85: - wide span of control (even within exec team) - work directly with ICs, not through layers - either you're building, or you're selling Projects are led by staff/principal engineers with high agency. They see across the board as well as deep in the stack. Product managers are building APIs and prototyping in Claude instead of writing PRDs. Designers are shipping PRs through Cursor directly instead of relying solely on Figma. Everyone is building. And the management's job is to develop better judgment.

@pagepopai @PrajwalTomar_ And flow

@PrajwalTomar_ Hard agree on the diagnosis, but Stitch is not the cure. Swapping one AI slop generator for another just gives you prettier slop. Taste still has to come from somewhere.

STOP asking Claude Code to design your apps. It’s great for logic, not design. Google Stitch 2.0 + Claude Code via MCP is the workflow that finally fixes the AI slop problem. If you want to build apps that actually look good, read this.

@K2Integrity @chainalysis Looking forward to connecting there; our team has developed a unique signal to detect stealth coordinated actors on blockchains.

@K2Integrity’s Elizabeth Severinovskaya & Katrine Steffensen will be at @Chainalysis Links 2026 next week in NYC! Connect with them to learn more about K2 Integrity’s #Crypto & Digital Assets solutions & how we help clients navigate risk in the evolving #blockchain landscape.

Introducing Cline Kanban: A standalone app for CLI-agnostic multi-agent orchestration. Claude and Codex compatible. npm i -g cline Tasks run in worktrees, click to review diffs, & link cards together to create dependency chains that complete large amounts of work autonomously.

but X pro is listed in premium though

🚨X Pro removed from "Premium" subscription now you have to switch to "Premium +" to have it ?