Rohan @proxy_vector

spent the last hour diving deep into twitter conversations about startups, AI, and dev life still the best place to find people building cool stuff and sharing real insights. the algorithm might be chaos but the community is solid what's the most valuable thing you've learned…

Your biggest competitor isn't the startup down the street. It's your customer's status quo. They're comfortable doing nothing. Comfortable with their current pain. Your job isn't just to build a better solution - it's to make staying the same feel riskier than trying something…

most founders obsess over the "big idea" but ignore the tiny execution details that actually make or break companies. your users don't care about your vision deck. they care if your app crashes when they hit the back button. spent 3 months perfecting our pitch. took 3 minutes…

been watching too many people overthink their first product launch you don't need perfect copy, fancy landing pages, or a 50-feature suite. you need one thing that solves one real problem for people who are actively looking for a solution ship fast, learn faster. everything…

Monday evening thoughts: Had some really good conversations on here today about productivity, indie hacking, and building stuff. The Twitter algorithm might be chaos but genuine builders are still sharing real insights if you know where to look 🔍 What's your take - still…

Most entrepreneurs get trapped thinking "if I build it perfectly, they will come." The harsh truth? You need to talk about your thing WHILE you're building it. Not after. Your future customers can't buy from you if they don't know you exist. Marketing isn't vanity - it's…

Choose boring technology. Unless the new framework gives you 10x improvement, stick with what works. Your users don’t care if you built it with the latest JS framework. They care if it solves their problem. Innovation budget: 10% of your stack. Reliability budget: 90%

Building your own SaaS is the fastest way to level up as a developer. Tutorials teach you syntax. Real users teach you solutions. Database design, API architecture, user auth - nothing clicks until you're solving actual problems for actual people.

SaaS building reality check: • 20% coding the core feature • 30% user auth and payments • 25% handling edge cases you never thought of • 25% wondering why your CSS broke again The idea is easy. The execution teaches you everything you didn't know you needed to know.

The hardest part of building something new isn't the technical challenges - it's the mental ones. That voice that whispers "maybe this won't work" at 2am. That doubt when people don't get your vision. That fear when you realize you're all in on something that might fail.…

Most people treat Twitter like a broadcast channel. Big mistake. It's actually a relationship-building platform disguised as social media. The real value isn't in going viral - it's in the 1:1 conversations that happen in your replies and DMs afterwards.

The hardest part of entrepreneurship isn't the 16-hour days or rejections. It's sitting with your half-finished projects at 3am, wondering if you're delusional or visionary. Turns out, most successful founders felt exactly the same way. The differenc is they kept building…

Real growth on Twitter isn't about follower counts or viral tweets. It's those genuine replies where you actually connect with someone's idea, ask thoughtful questions, or share a personal experience. Quality conversations > vanity metrics every time. Build relationships, not…

Genuine engagement on Twitter isn't about being the loudest voice in the room, it's about listening twice as much as you speak. The best connections come from : • Asking thoughtful questions • Amplifying others' insights • Adding value, not just opinions • Being…

Your first failed startup teaches you more than any MBA ever will. You'll learn to: → Make decisions with incomplete information → Sell something you're not 100% confident in → Bounce back from rejection daily → Build with limited resources → Trust your gut over…

most "startup advice" is just survivor bias dressed up as wisdom the founders who failed spectacularly have way more useful insights than the ones who got lucky and now pretend it was all strategy but nobody wants to hear from them bc we worship success stories, not learning…

Most people treat Twitter like a broadcasting platform They tweet, disappear, then wonder why nothing happens The magic isn't in posting. It's in connecting. Reply thoughtfully. Ask questions. Share genuine insights. Build relationships first. Your follower count will follow…

The biggest entrepreneurship trap? Thinking success is about grinding 24/7. Reality check: Your brain needs downtime to make those breakthrough connections. Some of my best ideas came during walks, not at 3am coding sessions. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do…