I engage in dialogue with founders publicly to democratize startup knowledge | ex-google

Joined March 2018
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Ive decided to build Hyper X Ultra a startup to help twitter users grow their audience (in terms of following, impressions, engagements) and to help founders find their target audience on X since it isnt exactly easy to do so for niche problems effectively.
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Unpopular opinion: The vibes wont take you far as a Vibe Coder at 3AM when a bug causes your server to crash for reasons beyond your comprehension.
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Which trait is more rewarding for a founder to have? - Smart - Helpful
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Whats the best way to learn new tech? - YouTube videos - Docs - Projects - Vibe coding
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Interview Question: When creating a Gmail account, Google instantly suggests usernames like: - sanketghatte010@gmail.com - ghattesanket5@gmail.com There are billions of Gmail accounts and millions of users with similar names. How does Google generate available username suggestions so quickly?
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Can anyone explain why software engineering job interviews are significantly harder than the actual job?
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Which database are you using for your product? - Supabase - Postgres - Firebase - MongoDB
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Who do you think eventually wins? The whale or the Sun? The best Ai model in the east or the best ai model in the west in terms of market share in the long run?
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Real talk: Can a solo founder, or rather has any-one actually vibe coded a million dollar ARR SaaS to date?
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is this really the best DBaaS out there?
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Which is best for vibe coders?
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The cost of AI tokens has come down by 80% in the last three years. OpenAI Flagship Tier (GPT-4 in 2023 → GPT-5.5 Standard in 2026) Input Price Drop: 91.7% reduction (From $30.00 down to $2.50 per 1M) Output Price Drop: 75.0% reduction (From $60.00 down to $15.00 per 1M) Anthropic Flagship Tier (Claude 3 Opus in 2024 → Claude 4.7 Opus in 2026) Input Price Drop: 66.7% reduction (From $15.00 down to $5.00 per 1M) Output Price Drop: 66.7% reduction (From $75.00 down to $25.00 per 1M) Google Flagship Tier (Gemini Ultra 1.0 in 2024 → Gemini 2.5 Pro in 2026) Input Price Drop: 82.1% reduction (From $7.00 down to $1.25 per 1M) Output Price Drop: 52.4% reduction (From $21.00 down to $10.00 per 1M) How much further do you think itll continue to drop in the next 3 years?
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With Ai soon reaching RSI , where the Ai is itself upgrading its own intelligence or rewriting its own code without human intervention perfectly, do Ai engineers themselves have job security? Or will they too be at risk after they've wiped out most SE jobs?
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