Rahul Krishna
@rahulkrishnaa28.bsky.social
Software Engineer • Sharing raw insights on code, product, and growth • Building in public
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Most people use AI as a shortcut.
Smart builders use it as leverage.
They don’t ask, “Can AI do this?”
They ask, “What can I now do faster?”
#buildinpublic
Smart builders use it as leverage.
They don’t ask, “Can AI do this?”
They ask, “What can I now do faster?”
#buildinpublic
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Most people use AI as a shortcut.
Smart builders use it as leverage.
They don’t ask, “Can AI do this?”
They ask, “What can I now do faster?”
#buildinpublic
Smart builders use it as leverage.
They don’t ask, “Can AI do this?”
They ask, “What can I now do faster?”
#buildinpublic
Building your business is hard.
• Lots of self-doubt
• Lots of late nights
• Lots of failed launches
But honestly... It's 100x better than being stuck in traffic to go to a job you hate.
#buildinpublic
• Lots of self-doubt
• Lots of late nights
• Lots of failed launches
But honestly... It's 100x better than being stuck in traffic to go to a job you hate.
#buildinpublic
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Building your business is hard.
• Lots of self-doubt
• Lots of late nights
• Lots of failed launches
But honestly... It's 100x better than being stuck in traffic to go to a job you hate.
#buildinpublic
• Lots of self-doubt
• Lots of late nights
• Lots of failed launches
But honestly... It's 100x better than being stuck in traffic to go to a job you hate.
#buildinpublic
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
SaaS idea: A tool that automatically shuts your laptop after you say “just one more feature.”
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
SaaS idea: A tool that automatically shuts your laptop after you say “just one more feature.”
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
Freemium is just a fancy way of saying "I don't have the confidence to ask for money."
Charge for your product.
#buildinpublic
Charge for your product.
#buildinpublic
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Freemium is just a fancy way of saying "I don't have the confidence to ask for money."
Charge for your product.
#buildinpublic
Charge for your product.
#buildinpublic
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Writing code is the easy part.
• Naming things is hard.
• Invalidating caches is hard.
• Communicating with humans is hard.
Focus on the "soft skills" to become a great engineer.
#buildinpublic
• Naming things is hard.
• Invalidating caches is hard.
• Communicating with humans is hard.
Focus on the "soft skills" to become a great engineer.
#buildinpublic
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Writing code is the easy part.
• Naming things is hard.
• Invalidating caches is hard.
• Communicating with humans is hard.
Focus on the "soft skills" to become a great engineer.
#buildinpublic
• Naming things is hard.
• Invalidating caches is hard.
• Communicating with humans is hard.
Focus on the "soft skills" to become a great engineer.
#buildinpublic
The best AI workflows aren’t about new tools.
They’re about integration.
Automation.
Iteration.
And knowing when not to use AI.
#buildinpublic
They’re about integration.
Automation.
Iteration.
And knowing when not to use AI.
#buildinpublic
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The best AI workflows aren’t about new tools.
They’re about integration.
Automation.
Iteration.
And knowing when not to use AI.
#buildinpublic
They’re about integration.
Automation.
Iteration.
And knowing when not to use AI.
#buildinpublic
Just made the thumbnail for my first YouTube video
be honest - how's it?
$buildinpublic
be honest - how's it?
$buildinpublic
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just made the thumbnail for my first YouTube video
be honest - how's it?
$buildinpublic
be honest - how's it?
$buildinpublic
The best devs don’t just write code.
They write documentation.
They mentor others.
They debug calmly.
They build trust.
#buildinpublic
They write documentation.
They mentor others.
They debug calmly.
They build trust.
#buildinpublic
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The best devs don’t just write code.
They write documentation.
They mentor others.
They debug calmly.
They build trust.
#buildinpublic
They write documentation.
They mentor others.
They debug calmly.
They build trust.
#buildinpublic
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Counterintuitive truth:
The most successful indie-hacked AI tools aren’t “smart.”
They’re just useful.
#buildinpublic
The most successful indie-hacked AI tools aren’t “smart.”
They’re just useful.
#buildinpublic
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Counterintuitive truth:
The most successful indie-hacked AI tools aren’t “smart.”
They’re just useful.
#buildinpublic
The most successful indie-hacked AI tools aren’t “smart.”
They’re just useful.
#buildinpublic
5 things that separate good devs from great devs:
• Curiosity about why, not how
• Consistency over intensity
• Willingness to unlearn
• Code review humility
• Systems thinking
#buildinpublic
• Curiosity about why, not how
• Consistency over intensity
• Willingness to unlearn
• Code review humility
• Systems thinking
#buildinpublic
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
5 things that separate good devs from great devs:
• Curiosity about why, not how
• Consistency over intensity
• Willingness to unlearn
• Code review humility
• Systems thinking
#buildinpublic
• Curiosity about why, not how
• Consistency over intensity
• Willingness to unlearn
• Code review humility
• Systems thinking
#buildinpublic
6 signs your SaaS idea is a winner:
• You listen.
• Users sign up.
• They give you feedback.
• They use the core feature.
• They get angry when it's broken.
• They ask "How can I pay you for this?"
#buildinpublic
• You listen.
• Users sign up.
• They give you feedback.
• They use the core feature.
• They get angry when it's broken.
• They ask "How can I pay you for this?"
#buildinpublic
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
6 signs your SaaS idea is a winner:
• You listen.
• Users sign up.
• They give you feedback.
• They use the core feature.
• They get angry when it's broken.
• They ask "How can I pay you for this?"
#buildinpublic
• You listen.
• Users sign up.
• They give you feedback.
• They use the core feature.
• They get angry when it's broken.
• They ask "How can I pay you for this?"
#buildinpublic
Stop "talking to users" without a script.
Start asking specific, painful questions about their workflow.
#buildinpublic
Start asking specific, painful questions about their workflow.
#buildinpublic
November 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Stop "talking to users" without a script.
Start asking specific, painful questions about their workflow.
#buildinpublic
Start asking specific, painful questions about their workflow.
#buildinpublic
Things that ruin your focus and progress:
• The deep fear that your current skills are becoming irrelevant.
• Chasing the "hot new tool" as a form of productive procrastination.
• Confusing "learning about tools" with "building real skills."
• Hopping from one tutorial
#buildinpublic
• The deep fear that your current skills are becoming irrelevant.
• Chasing the "hot new tool" as a form of productive procrastination.
• Confusing "learning about tools" with "building real skills."
• Hopping from one tutorial
#buildinpublic
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Things that ruin your focus and progress:
• The deep fear that your current skills are becoming irrelevant.
• Chasing the "hot new tool" as a form of productive procrastination.
• Confusing "learning about tools" with "building real skills."
• Hopping from one tutorial
#buildinpublic
• The deep fear that your current skills are becoming irrelevant.
• Chasing the "hot new tool" as a form of productive procrastination.
• Confusing "learning about tools" with "building real skills."
• Hopping from one tutorial
#buildinpublic
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You don't need to know how the LLM works.
You need to know what problems it can solve for you.
#buildinpublic
You need to know what problems it can solve for you.
#buildinpublic
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You don't need to know how the LLM works.
You need to know what problems it can solve for you.
#buildinpublic
You need to know what problems it can solve for you.
#buildinpublic
Important mental shift:
You don't need to build the "smartest" AI tool.
You can "win" simply by being the most useful.
Utility > Complexity.
#buildinpublic
You don't need to build the "smartest" AI tool.
You can "win" simply by being the most useful.
Utility > Complexity.
#buildinpublic
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Important mental shift:
You don't need to build the "smartest" AI tool.
You can "win" simply by being the most useful.
Utility > Complexity.
#buildinpublic
You don't need to build the "smartest" AI tool.
You can "win" simply by being the most useful.
Utility > Complexity.
#buildinpublic
October 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Every successful SaaS founder I know:
• Started small
• Solved one pain
• Charged early
• Iterated forever
#buildinpublic
• Started small
• Solved one pain
• Charged early
• Iterated forever
#buildinpublic
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Every successful SaaS founder I know:
• Started small
• Solved one pain
• Charged early
• Iterated forever
#buildinpublic
• Started small
• Solved one pain
• Charged early
• Iterated forever
#buildinpublic
Every successful SaaS founder I know:
• Started small
• Solved one pain
• Charged early
• Iterated forever
#buildinpublic
• Started small
• Solved one pain
• Charged early
• Iterated forever
#buildinpublic
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Every successful SaaS founder I know:
• Started small
• Solved one pain
• Charged early
• Iterated forever
#buildinpublic
• Started small
• Solved one pain
• Charged early
• Iterated forever
#buildinpublic
3 AI tools for frontend devs (that aren’t Copilot):
Kombai – Turns Figma designs into high-quality React components that actually work for real-world, complex UIs.
v0 dev – Generate shippable React UIs from a simple text or image prompt.
Cursor – An AI-first code editor.
#buildinpublic
Kombai – Turns Figma designs into high-quality React components that actually work for real-world, complex UIs.
v0 dev – Generate shippable React UIs from a simple text or image prompt.
Cursor – An AI-first code editor.
#buildinpublic
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
3 AI tools for frontend devs (that aren’t Copilot):
Kombai – Turns Figma designs into high-quality React components that actually work for real-world, complex UIs.
v0 dev – Generate shippable React UIs from a simple text or image prompt.
Cursor – An AI-first code editor.
#buildinpublic
Kombai – Turns Figma designs into high-quality React components that actually work for real-world, complex UIs.
v0 dev – Generate shippable React UIs from a simple text or image prompt.
Cursor – An AI-first code editor.
#buildinpublic
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM