Tech Alchemyst

19 | Learning to Code | Upcoming Software Engineer

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@itsolelehmann One person running all of paid is impressive. What's more impressive: knowing what NOT to do.

Most growth teams of 10 waste 6 months split-testing channels that don't convert. One person can't afford that.

The constraint was the strategy.

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AI can either make us the poorest or the richest generation that has ever lived on the planet.

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Day 12 & Week 2: Complete

Rise AI stats:
- 150+ users in first week
- 87% positive feedback
- 23 feature requests logged
- 0 hours of sleep (worth it)

Thank you to everyone who tried it

Weekend plan: ship the top requested features

This is just the beginning

Try Rise AI: https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9

See you Monday for Week 3 🚀

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Real user review just came in:

THIS is why we build

Not for vanity metrics
For actual human impact

Rise AI is free forever for the core features

Try it:https://t.co/r8BuUVdC0V

If it helps you, share it

That's all we ask

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Rise AI hits 100+ users in the first week itself 🤯

The feedback is already coming in:

"This is exactly what I needed"
"UI could be cleaner" (working on it)
"Can you add productivity feature?" (added to roadmap)

This is why we build in public

Real users = real validation

Haven't tried it yet? https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9

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Why you should try Rise AI right now:

1. It helps you wake up early in the morning with personalised alarms
2. No installation, no signup BS
3. Built by actual users who felt the pain
4. Your feedback shapes V2

We're not asking for money

Just 2 minutes of your time

Try it: https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9

What problem should we solve next?

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🚨 RISE AI IS LIVE 🚨

Working on the bugs and errors , here it is:

Rise AI - An AI Based Personalised Alarm App

Built by a 19yo dev and an incredible team at MyStartupLab

✅ Free to use
✅ No signup required (just try it)
✅ Works in your phone

Try it: https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9

Break it. Use it. Tell me what you think.

RT to help us reach more people 🙏

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Remember when I said I joined MyStartupLab to build real products?

Rise AI is live

Real users. Real feedback. Real impact.

https://t.co/r8BuUVdC0V

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After documenting the entire build process here, it's finally live

Rise AI - An AI based personalised alarm app

Tested by this community
Now available to everyone

Free to use: https://t.co/BjBrKqNEs9

I need this community's honest feedback

Try it and tell me:
✅ What works
❌ What sucks
💡 What's missing

You've been on this journey with me, help me make it better

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Friday vibes + big announcement coming today

Rise AI is already up on PlayStore for users to test it.

2 weeks of building, testing, breaking, fixing

Time to show the world

Let's go 🚀

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Solved the problem I was avoiding
Broke two other things in the process
Fixed those too

This is the cycle

Tomorrow: wrapping up week 2 strong

2 weeks down, infinite learning ahead

How's your Thursday been?

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Data Science tools I'm exploring:

Not diving deep yet but understanding basics:
- How data pipelines work
- Why data cleaning matters (80% of the work)
- Basic ML model concepts

Don't need to be an expert in everything

But knowing how pieces fit together helps

What adjacent skill should every dev learn?

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Blockchain development update:

Smart contracts are basically "if this then that" on steroids

But the security implications are wild

One bug = real money lost

Regular dev bugs: annoying
Blockchain dev bugs: expensive

The stakes make you write better code

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Learning to read other people's code is harder than writing your own

Jumped into a codebase from 2 years ago

No comments
Variable names like "x" and "temp"
Functions doing 10 things at once

Now I understand why clean code matters

Future you will thank present you

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Feature deployed today

Tested locally: worked perfectly
Tested on staging: worked perfectly
Deployed to production: broke immediately

Why is production always different?

The production environment is undefeated

How do you catch production issues before users do?

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Competitive Programming lesson applied to real work:

Optimizing algorithm from O(n²) to O(n log n)

Sounds academic until:
- User upload takes 30 seconds instead of 5 minutes
- Server costs drop by 40%

CP isn't just for interviews

It's for making shit actually work at scale

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Python vs JavaScript debate in the team today

My take after using both:

Python: readable, great for backend/data science
JavaScript: runs everywhere, frontend king

Stop fighting over languages

Learn the concepts, syntax is just details

Which language did you learn first and do you regret it?

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Working across different tech stacks at MyStartupLab:

Frontend, Backend, Web3, Data pipelines

Question for experienced devs:

Is it better to be T-shaped (deep in one, broad in others) or more balanced across everything?

Feels like startups need generalists but the market wants specialists

What's worked for you?

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Thursday = almost Friday energy

Tackling the hardest problem of the week today

Procrastinated long enough

Time to face it

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Working on UI design today

Realized: I can code anything but designing what looks good is a different skill

Respect to designers

Making things functional is one thing
Making them beautiful is another

Any devs here who are also great at design? How'd you learn?