The Startup CTO

@araseb_ 1 M Users that generates 1M ARR

be honest would you rather have: - 1M users - $1M ARR

Unpopular opinion: AI won't replace software engineers. It will replace software engineering. The engineers who thrive won't be the ones writing the most code. They will be the ones making the best decisions. My latest article explores why. 🚀

Some more to add: API Key: Secret key for access JSON: Data format for APIs Headers: Extra request information Status Code: Success or error code GET: Read data POST: Create data PUT: Update data DELETE: Remove data JWT: Login token CORS: Controls API access Pagination: Load data in parts Versioning: Manage API updates

📘 API Glossary: 12 terms. API: Apps exchange info Auth: Verifies identity Caching: Stores data Endpoint: API URL Integration: Connects systems OAuth: Password-free access Payload: Data sent Rate limiting: Limits requests Request: Calls for data/action Response: API reply SDK: Dev tools Webhook: Event data delivery

Honest question for engineers: How much time do you spend understanding customers before writing code? 10%? 20%? Or almost none? I believe product thinking is becoming as important as coding itself, especially in the AI era. Here's why.

Late evenings at @THubHyd Building, learning, shipping, repeating. The AI era is not just changing how we write software , it is changing how we think about products, security, and startups. Back to building.

@Pallavi_345 Was excited in initial days for it’s Research Feature but did not find any reason later to use it

I understand why people use ChatGPT. I understand why people use Claude. But what's the main reason people use Perplexity? 🤔

@PashaBorsai Superb ! Let’s Connect and how did you do that ?

+309 followers in one day If you told me this last month, I wouldn't believe you X is doing something I genuinely thought was impossible Thank you all  ❤️

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WTH is a Forward Deployed Engineer? Every AI startup seems to be hiring them. OpenAI.
Anthropic.
Palantir.
Scale AI.
YC startups. Yet most engineers still don't know what they actually do. Hint: It's not just another Software Engineer with a fancy title. I spent some time understanding the role, why it exists, and why it may become one of the most important engineering careers of this decade. Article below 👇

be honest are you actually coding...or just fighting with AI until it "just works"?

@DanielSmidstrup Mythos comes to Break it !

claude code writes the code codex reviews it I take the credit

Great conversations at CyberSlay meet up this week ! Spoke about The Startup CTO's Playbook and how the role of engineering leaders is evolving in the AI era. Some takeaways:
• AI accelerates development, not accountability.
• Every feature creates an attack surface.
• Enterprise customers buy trust before features.
• Security is a product decision, not an afterthought. Thanks to everyone who attended and made it an engaging discussion.

@AravSrinivas I think local inference becomes the default for perception, while the cloud handles coordination and heavier reasoning. The future is not local vs. cloud but hybrid.

The best application for models to run locally on hardware you own would be personal robots. There’s no way anyone is going to get comfortable streaming your home to a server. And when this happens, the local hardware will also become a token faucet for your digital tasks.

@vivoplt Entrepreneurs

A career that artificial intelligence can't touch???

@claudeai To eat away all your tokens !

Fable 5 is back.

The best opportunities I have had came from conversations, not algorithms. Looking to connect with ambitious founders, CTOs, AI engineers, and product builders. I would love to hear what you are building.

WhatsApp is finally getting usernames. For years, sharing your WhatsApp meant sharing your phone number. Now, you will be able to connect using a username instead. It’s a small feature on paper, but a huge step for privacy, creators, businesses, and online communities. Would you switch to using a username over your phone number?

@BratDotAI Hardly started 10 , actively working on 5 ! 5 shelved and it’s been 10 years too

How many projects have you started… … but never finished?