Akzhan Kalimatov

engineer & builder, making useful stuff
prev bootstrapped two products to $300k in first year

now:

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

0 followers here. starting from scratch.

for the next 6 months I'm posting what actually happens when you ship - revenue, real metrics with failures and small wins

prev bootstrapped two products past $300k in their first year.
now I lead an AI team building multi-agent systems in production.

if you're building something too, my DMs are open

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

Be honest, where do you find customers for your product?

What really works? X? Reddit? LinkedIn?

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

going to buy a new MacBook.
which one should I choose?

share your advice, really appreciate it.

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

"AI Agents in Depth: Design Principles and Engineering Practice" is one of the most compelling new books on AI agents.

About context engineering, RAG, MCP, coding agents, post-training, and multi-agent systems.

The book contains 10 chapters and more than 100 hands-on experiments.

A real treasure, plan to read it.

https://t.co/hQFTBjVJn4

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

What failed products or startups have you launched? Why did you give up on them?

Please tell us in 1–2 sentences.

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@itsalicesoul not always

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@danyisbuilding congrats, great job
wish you more success

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@danellisona https://t.co/JhPtZgQ9tD

sure

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@natmiletic crazy, i like it

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

@dark_coderz doing research, making summaries, coding apps

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@yesadok respect bro

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@ThomasKanze find and save this bro 😭

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@niqudrift such offer is like a dream, that's enough

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@daryachach hey, i'm from Kazakhstan
let's connect, love your way

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

22 years. prev made $300k in first year.

solo founder from Kazakhstan.

looking to connect with more builders & engineers, let's go 👋

[Hauke 🌱🦀 @haukejung]

I'm 38.

Solo founder from Germany.

Looking to connect with more builders & indie hackers!

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

@dgolomid 22 years. prev made $300k in first year.
solo founder from Kazakhstan.

let's connect bro 👋

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

@pelloiafilippo that's crazy bro
clear it please

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

@master_jpma ofc, option a

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

Drop your product link.

Pitch what you're building in 3-4 words,

Let's help each other make growth 👇

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

22 years. prev made $300k in first year.

solo founder from Kazakhstan.

currently building https://t.co/JhPtZgQ9tD, https://t.co/QQ7F2Kc77d

looking to connect with more builders & engineers 👋

[Akzhan Kalimatov @akzh4n]

Sam Altman explained How to Launch Startups in the Age of AI

Watched an hour-long interview with the head of OpenAI about how to build companies when technology is changing faster than strategy can keep up.

Here are 7 key lessons:

1. Don’t build for what AI can do today, build for what it will be able to do tomorrow.

2. Don’t ask what needs to be done, ask what’s actually stopping you from moving forward.

3. Small wins build the confidence needed to take on bigger challenges.

4. Be willing to abandon a good idea when a better one comes along.

5. Some of the most important lessons can’t be learned from instructions - only through experience.

6. You don’t need to be great at everything when your strengths can become your biggest advantage.

7. Know where the world is going, but stay flexible about how you get there.