Devan

Tech Engineer | CEO @imetatech | Entrepreneur

[Devan @cryptikdev]

There are moments in every founder’s journey that make all the long nights worth it.

Over the past few months, KiwiPayment has securely processed ~$1M in transaction volume through its SDK.

Building a payment gateway taught me that scalable products aren’t built by writing more codes, they’re built through better architecture, security, reliability, and long-term engineering decisions.

Proud of what the team has built, and this is only the beginning.

Building at iMeta Technologies—helping founders turn ambitious ideas into scalable AI, fintech, blockchain, payment, gaming, and deep-tech products.

(P.S. I was too busy building the product to make a launch video… so Gemini did it for me 😄)

#BuildInPublic #Startup #Fintech #Payments #Engineering #SaaS #AI #Blockchain

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Big Tech has a distribution advantage most startups can only dream of.

But distribution doesn't guarantee innovation.

Startups can still win by solving overlooked problems, moving faster and caring deeply about a smaller group of customers.

You don't need to beat a giant everywhere. Just somewhere that matters.

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Revenue is not the same as a healthy business.

A startup can have paying customers and still struggle because of poor margins, delayed payments or unpredictable cash flow.

Growth gets headlines.

Cash flow keeps the lights on.

Founders, which metric do you watch most closely?

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Founders are often told to think bigger.

But sometimes the smartest move is to build smaller.

Fewer features. Fewer distractions. One painful problem solved exceptionally well.

You don't need to build everything your customers ask for.

You need to build something they can't imagine going back to.

[Devan @cryptikdev]

The next big competition between nations won't just be about military power.

It'll be about who controls compute, energy, semiconductors and critical technology.

AI is turning infrastructure into geopolitical leverage.

For founders, understanding geopolitics is becoming a business skill.

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Developers build features.

Great product builders remove friction.

Your code can be technically perfect, your architecture beautiful, and your tests all green.

But if users struggle to understand what you've built, none of that matters.

Simplicity is an engineering achievement.

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Founders need two kinds of time:

Time to talk to people.

Time to disappear and create.

The problem begins when meetings consume the hours meant for building.

Protect your maker hours. Not every discussion needs a calendar invite.

Agree?

[Devan @cryptikdev]

China's robot makers are shifting focus from movement to intelligence.

Walking and dancing make great demos. Understanding messy real-world environments is a much harder problem.

The next robotics breakthrough won't be the coolest trick.

It'll be a robot people can actually rely on.

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Every founder has two roadmaps:

The one they promised to build.

The one that appears after every "what if we also..." 😅

Saying no to a good idea is sometimes the only way to ship a great one.

What's on your "not now" list?

[Devan @cryptikdev]

South Korea plans nearly $16B for AI, chips and data centers in 2027 almost double this year's allocation.

Buying compute isn't the same as building an AI economy.

The real scoreboard: products shipped, SME adoption and productivity gains.

What would you fund first?

[Devan @cryptikdev]

SAP is replacing expensive AI models with cheaper ones when they perform just as well.

This is where AI products mature.

Stop asking "Which model is smartest?"

Start asking "What's the cost per successful outcome?"

Benchmarks impress. Margins sustain.

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Some artists work with paint. Others with music.

Founders work with uncertainty.

They take something nobody can see, give it shape, and keep refining it until someone can actually use it.

Building a company is an art form too.

What are you creating?

[Devan @cryptikdev]

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[Devan @cryptikdev]

Anthropic just introduced Claude Duet.

AI is moving from “Ask me anything” to “I’ll figure out what needs your attention.”

But here’s the question:

When AI starts deciding what matters, how much control should we give it?

[Devan @cryptikdev]

@himani_0507 Claude 👑

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Founder productivity hack:

Schedule 30 minutes for “strategic thinking.”

Spend 27 minutes putting out fires.

Use the remaining 3 minutes to rename the meeting “crisis management.” 😂

What’s the most unrealistic thing on your calendar?

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Watching your startup generate revenue from customers you've never personally spoken to is a pretty awesome milestone.

[Devan @cryptikdev]

A dangerous sentence for founders:
"Everyone I showed it to loved it."
Compliments are free.
Returning to use the product takes effort.

Don't just ask people whether your idea is good.
Watch whether they come back.

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Nvidia's biggest moat might not be its chips.
Amazon's new TorchNeuron aims to make switching AI hardware as simple as changing a configuration.

The next AI infrastructure war won't just be about faster chips.

It'll be about developer experience.
Agree?

[Devan @cryptikdev]

Anthropic plans to put 5% of its shares into a public-benefit fund.
Interesting move!

But the real test isn't the size of the pledge. It's whether the money actually helps people affected by AI.
Should more AI companies do this?

[Raj Shamani @rajshamani]

Consuming content about discipline is your brain’s clever way of avoiding the pain of practising it. You do not need another framework or another morning routine. You already know what needs to be done. You just resent the boredom of doing it.