co-founder ceo @tesote_ // ex product & cs at @rhobusiness

Joined January 2010
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I had totally underestimated the cost of tool coordination/juggling Even when performing a specific task BUT having to be toggling through a bunch of tools is incredibly slow and almost demotivating We’ve been wired to operate like that for so long that it really takes a minute to process that now everything’s possible from a terminal window (and much more) Yeah, listen to X. Get Claude code pilled and start changing how you think/operate asap
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Closer by the minute ✨
12 Dec 2022
Manifesting for this to happen again in my lifetime 🇻🇪
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9 Aug 2025
nowadays it sucks that, when using chatgpt, i need to operate under the assumption that it is actually kind of dumb
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5 Aug 2025
I feel like when interviewing sales candidates, it's pretty simple -- are they doing heavy follow-ups yes/no
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luis pulgar retweeted
4 Jul 2025
Parte del equipo de Tesote en República Dominicana estuvo presente en el evento anual de ADOFINTECH, un espacio fundamental para seguir construyendo el futuro del ecosistema fintech en el país 🇩🇴 Desde Tesote reafirmamos nuestro compromiso con la eficiencia financiera, aportando herramientas que automatizan procesos, reducen errores y ayudan a las empresas a tomar decisiones más inteligentes🐙 Fue una jornada enriquecedora, rodeados de líderes, aliados y mentes brillantes que comparten nuestra visión de una industria financiera más ágil, tecnológica y conectada🚀 Gracias a ADOFINTECH por hacer posible este encuentro que impulsa la innovación en toda la región. ¡Seguimos avanzando!🔥 #Tesote #FintechRD #ADOFINTECH2025 #AutomatizaciónFinanciera #TransformaciónDigital #GestiónEmpresarial #EventosFintech #RD #Republicadominicana
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2 Mar 2025
This sums it up perfectly. Had to share it with friends/family who don’t always see what it really takes.
2 Mar 2025
Wanting work-life balance is OK. Wanting to build a breakthrough startup is OK. But you shouldn't expect both. In 30 years and knowing hundreds of founders, I've never met a single founder that built a breakthrough startup while maintaining work-life balance. Any competitive human endeavor requires sacrifice to stand-out. Whether it's athletics, arts or entrepreneurship. Raw talent is not enough. You have to toil.
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17 Feb 2025
100 customers later, we finally built the landing page Tesote deserves -- excited to share what we've been working on. 🚀 Check it out at tesote dot com
17 Feb 2025
¡Lanzamos nuestra nueva Página Web! 🚀 Una web que refleja lo que somos: 100 clientes y miles de horas ahorradas en finanzas. Si aún dependes de procesos manuales, es momento de automatizar con 👉 tesote.com
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18 Jan 2025
BofA updates its app. The new version includes a Zelle update. Expectations are high: “It’ll be easier to send Zelle now.” …They add 5 steps instead. 🤦‍♂️ Fintech is still in the early innings.
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30 Nov 2024
This feels like a Renaissance
Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations have been a policy failure. They cost ~$213B annually, harm legitimate consumers (as we've seen with these de-banking stories), and only manage to stop ~0.2% of illicit activity according to the UN. Sounds like a job for @DOGE
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luis pulgar retweeted
8 May 2024
Hiring a Ruby on Rails dev at Tesote Miami beach or remote You: - believe Rails works at scale - detail oriented and have worked with BaaS, payments, accounting, finance systems Us: - small experienced team - profit driven tesote.applytojob.com/apply/…

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3 Apr 2024
reminder: building a startup is NOT glamorous.
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3 Apr 2024
To what extent is an API-fied world reality vs fallacy? Incentives for accessing data sources vary widely. For instance, users' motives to access their data across different accounts differ from those of the companies holding the data. Why, then, would these companies be incentivized to build and maintain APIs that primarily benefit the user? If not this, then what? Indeed, building and maintaining quality APIs demands significant time, effort, and $, especially for companies using legacy systems, without a proper tech team to tackle 'non-priority' stuff. Conclusion: there's a void to be filled.
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1 Apr 2024
I think I'm using chatgpt 10x more than google search these days
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29 Mar 2024
we really love our Miami Beach office at Spaces but it sucks being the only ones there working long hours and not being surrounded by other startups. where should we be looking for our next Miami HQ?
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27 Mar 2024
there's something really special about dedicating your whole life to building one thing and focusing all your energy into it
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20 Mar 2024
don't be fooled by the WhatsApp mac desktop app, it's terrible. of course, WhatsApp desktop webapp is delightful. still, I use WhatsApp so much for work that it'd be great having additional features. I used @TextsHQ for a bit but couldn't fully switch, although it's very promising.
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19 Feb 2024
One of the most important things you can do when running your startup is to eliminate third-party dependencies that power your product. In other words, try to own as much of the stack as possible. It’s tough to align incentives with others, especially in fintech.
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17 Feb 2024
I want to try an app that uses @teller
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8 Feb 2024
Youtube sucks these days. Terrible recommendations, repeated recommendations, super buggy.
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