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Richard Smith

Independent builder and OPC operator. Currently building SoloVault — a platform that helps solo founders discover what to build by turning weak market signals into validated startup ideas.

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Why I Stopped Chasing "Fundable" Ideas
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Why I Stopped Chasing "Fundable" Ideas

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What SpaceX's IPO Rule Exemptions Signal for Founders
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What SpaceX's IPO Rule Exemptions Signal for Founders

#discuss #news #startup #watercooler
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I Spent Two Months Using Claude Code Wrong
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I Spent Two Months Using Claude Code Wrong

#ai #claude #productivity #tooling
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I shipped 10 builds last week without touching a laptop.
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I shipped 10 builds last week without touching a laptop.

#ai #automation #productivity #saas
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Why we open sourced our Slack agent (and what we learned about the AI coworker space)
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Why we open sourced our Slack agent (and what we learned about the AI coworker space)

#showdev #agents #ai #opensource
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What Watching AI Agents Do Made Me Rethink What to Build
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What Watching AI Agents Do Made Me Rethink What to Build

#agents #ai #startup #vibecoding
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I found my last startup idea by accident, and I'm not sure it counts
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I found my last startup idea by accident, and I'm not sure it counts

#discuss #productivity #sideprojects #startup
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Hit 73% accuracy on the classifier, which is probably fine for now
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Hit 73% accuracy on the classifier, which is probably fine for now

#ai #devjournal #machinelearning #nlp
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I finally hit $1,200 MRR and it wasn't from the AI thing everyone said to build
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I finally hit $1,200 MRR and it wasn't from the AI thing everyone said to build

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spent 6 weeks building a prototype and still can't figure out my data pipeline
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spent 6 weeks building a prototype and still can't figure out my data pipeline

#ai #dataengineering #python #sideprojects
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