Taha Khalid

After 9+ years building mobile apps, websites, and lately a bunch of AI projects (plus helping loads of clients launch their products from scratch), here are 8 things I learned the hard way while working on real projects with real people. Hopefully these help you avoid the same mistakes. 1. Your users and clients don’t care about the tech under the hood. They care about speed, reliability, and results. 2. Clients don’t pay for hours spent. They pay for the outcome you deliver. Early on I got burned on fixed-price jobs that ran long. Now I set clear milestones and payments upfront so projects stay smooth, predictable, and focused on what you actually need. 3. Going solo on a build feels freeing at first, but momentum dies fast without feedback. The fastest progress on client projects always came when we brought in early users or stakeholders to test and keep things moving forward together. 4. AI is hot right now and everyone wants it, but most AI features fail if they only solve a tech problem. The ones that win are the ones that save your actual users time on everyday boring tasks. That’s exactly what I help clients build every time. 5. Perfect code sounds great, but chasing it kills momentum. I’ve watched more projects stall from over-polishing than from bugs. We ship something solid and real fast, get it in your users’ hands, then improve quickly based on real feedback. 6. Big public launches rarely bring your first real users. They come from direct conversations. Most of my best early testers and feedback came from DMs with founders and potential users, offering help first and showing the product second. 7. Failure isn’t the end. It’s just data. I’ve seen side projects and early client ideas crash completely, but every one gave lessons that made the next launch stronger and more successful. 8. Freelance and client work is what I love most because it lets me turn great ideas into real products people use and pay for every day. I keep my schedule managed so every client gets my full attention and the best possible results.

Most growth isn’t noticeable when it’s happening It just feels like you’re repeating the same day again and again Until one day you look back and realize you’re not the same person anymore

Getting something to work isn’t the hard part anymore. The real challenge starts after that .... keeping it stable, handling real users, scaling it properly, and not letting it turn into a complete mess over time. That’s where most things quietly fall apart. #engineering

@thatsallsal What country are u from ?

I have no idea why my country is being targeted. Just today: 36 missile drones and 2 ballistic missiles intercepted. 6 deaths reported…. 💔

The hardest part of building a product isn’t coding. It’s deciding what not to build.

@TTrimoreau Linktree :)

Name a startup that didn’t copy someone else first

Vibe coding will flood the market with apps. Most will work. Few will last. Longevity is still an engineering problem. #vibecode

@ibnKhalid_ Mashallah

For the past 4 years, I’ve only spent 3 Eid’s in London with my family So today was probably the best Eid I’ve had in years alhamdullilah

@_baretto very good advice

Simple solution for coming up with good ideas: 🚫 Stop chasing shiny things. ✅ Build a better version of something that works. DON'T COPY. Improve it or reposition for a different market.

@sudo_su_ I am interested with 8+ years of experience in both mobile frameworks

Nous recherchons un développeur mobile Kotlin & Swift disposant d’au moins 5 ans d’expérience, avec une disponibilité d’1 jour par semaine dans un premier temps. English required #Urgennnnnnnnnnnnt

@dimitarangg B2B

after booking 59 calls in 16 days for a b2b agency i’m leaking the ENTIRE cold outreach system that made it all possible like + comment “B2B” for a 128-page copy/paste guide about it (must be following + RT for priority access)

@Seannywilson cost to run this setup ?

run this cold email system for 90 days ​ and you'll have: - an extra 20-40+ meetings/mo - the ability to 2-3x your prices - a completely different business here we go... ​ 1. buy 50 subdomains, 2 mailboxes each = 100 mailboxes across Google and Outlook ​ 2. authenticate with SPF, DMARC and DKIM. redirect every subdomain to your main domain 3. warm up for a minimum of 2 weeks before sending a single email ​ 4. build your list in Apollo, enrich with Clay, run a full waterfall: Icypeas → Prospeo → LeadMagic → BetterContacts → Findymail → FullEnrich ​ 5. double verify everything with BounceBan. stay under 2% bounce rate ​ 6. find your intent signals before you write a single word of copy ​ 7. write emails under 80 words. no links in the body. soft CTA only ​ 8. send 10-20 emails per mailbox per day. no more 9. touch your entire TAM once a quarter. come back with a new angle bookmark this. and thank me later.

@sethfowIer Hi Seth , I sent you a DM earlier :)

@TTrimoreau FUll Stack

Hey founders, Looking to connect with people building in: 🛠️ SaaS 🚀 Tech 💻 Full Stack 🧠 AI tools for growth 📱 Product Development Drop what you're working on👇

@NicolasDev26 @_PrasannaLahoti sure :)

@dev_taha @_PrasannaLahoti Follow me and I'll follow back

i’m helping a great founder (and friend) hire a cracked applied ai engineer. he raised a lot of money from tier 1 vcs and is actively hiring in the ai/ml space. dm me if you’re interested.

@rsdgpt Hi , I have 9+ years of experience as a senior full stack software developer I have also served as a Team Lead for full stack development in couple of UK based tech companies. I am actively looking for new roles and opportunities these days. Thanks !

We are also hiring for this.

@RiadEtm @1of10media Hi , I sent you a DM , yesterday . Looking forward to your feedback :)

Je recrute en freelance un dev fullstack et un designer pour nous rejoindre à @1of10media ! :) Stack : React + FastAPI Designer : Figma C'est full remote pas besoin d'habiter en France ! Vous pouvez m'envoyer vos candidatures par DM avec ce que vous pensez être utile

@Ahmad_Tahan Hi , I have 9+ years of experience as an app developer with expertise in React native and flutter as well as few projects in native. I have also served as CTO in past in couple of UK based tech companies. Looking for new roles and opportunities these days :)

@OdunsiNicholas 9+ years of experience with React Native Sent you a DM :)

Looking for a good mobile developer to join the team working on something exciting. Please send a DM or share your portfolio. Language preference: React Native, but I’m open to others if you’re really good.

@ldjuliusrealtor Hi , I have over 9+ years of experience in web development and I have 3 of my enterprise level real estate projects live. I have also worked on proptech mobile apps in the past baitona.com/realestate/ homes-jordan.com/en/blogs/detai… I would love to be part of that .