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Kevin Salzmann

@salzmannonx

Chemistry PhD | DJ Finalist @Tomorrowland & New Yorker | Vibe coding | Follow my coding journey!

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Most people are grinding in fluorescent-lit cubicles while I'm hunting fresh powder Skiing in Nendaz today Also, the Sahara decided to send some dust our way Sky looks absolutely surreal Nature really said "here's your filter"

Most people are grinding in fluorescent-lit cubicles while I'm hunting fresh powder

Skiing in Nendaz today

Also, the Sahara decided to send some dust our way

Sky looks absolutely surreal

Nature really said "here's your filter"
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Been watching the AI builder wave: - Cursor: $20/mo - ChatGPT Plus: $20/mo - Claude Pro: $20/mo - v0: $20/mo $80/mo in tools before making $1 The new gold rush economics

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Hey Anthropic I just watched Claude Code Web do absolutely nothing for 2 hours and now I'm locked out for another 2 hours? Truly revolutionary productivity. The task was to transform the HTML file into a .md file. Still waiting for the file…

Hey <a href="/AnthropicAI/">Anthropic</a> I just watched Claude Code Web do absolutely nothing for 2 hours and now I'm locked out for another 2 hours? Truly revolutionary productivity.

The task was to transform the HTML file into a .md file. Still waiting for the file…
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Hot take: copying competitors when you’re starting out isn’t cheating it’s just research nobody’s handing out medals for reinventing the wheel see what people actually use, then build from there this is how most stuff gets made, honestly

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Non-technical builders have tiers: 1) Those who ship ugly and iterate fast 2) Those who google, break things, and figure it out 3) Those who wait until they "learn to code properly" 4) Those who keep planning but never open a single file 5) Those who decide it's not for them

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I started building a SaaS with zero coding background last year. Since then: 1) My app still has bugs 2) My free time is better planned 3) I've never felt more alive

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My non-coder SaaS playbook: 1. Find a problem you actually live with 2. Use AI to build the ugliest version that works 3. Show real people. Watch them react 4. Fix what breaks. Ship what sticks 5. Repeat until it pays for itself (then repeat again)

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The most underrated sign your app is working: Feature requests for your app It means users care enough to imagine a future with your product - they're not just tolerating it, they're mentally investing in it

The most underrated sign your app is working:

Feature requests for your app

It means users care enough to imagine a future with your product - they're not just tolerating it, they're mentally investing in it
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There's a comfort people have assuming non-technical founders are just playing pretend - that the product isn't real, the revenue isn't real, that someone else must be doing the actual work behind the scenes. That assumption is dangerous. It stops real people from even trying.

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Early in my build journey, someone told me, "Just ship it." I nodded. I had no idea what I was doing. Here's what I've learned since: Shipping isn't just pushing code. It's a mindset about how you show up every day. Document your decisions. Test before you celebrate. Read

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The only way to build is to ship. The only way to ship is to break things. The only way to break things is to fix them. The only way to fix them is to build better.

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You can tell whether a solo builder is serious or not by how they respond to failure. The only reason anyone sugarcoats their mistakes is ego, fear, or both. Nobody genuinely building in public has any reason to hide the ugly parts - and every reason to show them.

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Most people will see "non-technical founder" and immediately write you off. Then they'll find a reason to justify it afterward. It's wild how much of the startup world runs on first impressions dressed up as logic.