Leo Bons

Building AI companies from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Founder of Aroha AI
Founder of Veylaro AI
Sharing everything I learn building in public.

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@argofowl

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

Trying to build a business while working a 9-5 is painful.

You know you’ve got more potential, but most of your energy still goes into a job that isn’t where you want to be long term. It’s a constant tension between surviving today and building for tomorrow.

Still, I’m learning that the discipline from the job actually helps the business side. It forces structure even when motivation dips.

Anyone else in this phase right now? How are you balancing the two without burning out?
Drop it below 👇
#BuildInPublic #SideHustle

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@Joi2James https://t.co/V1NauVEHgw

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@catmanyau It was training the model that was the hardest bottleneck holding release up.

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

Day 33 building in public.
Outreach paused over the weekend for Aroha AI.

Fine tuning the platform with the new Opus 5 (really good, arguably better than Fable) and doing some final polishes on the UI for Veylaro AI (the model is complete)

Been set back a little but hopefully releasing this week.
More tomorrow.
Building too? Let’s connect.
#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker

[Aryan @aryanlabde]

vibe coders, claude opus 5 just dropped.

you can now build your SaaS 2x faster just to make $0 with it.

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

Amen.

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@the_real_ori Sounds good, wanna connect? I’ve followed you

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

Hey founders & builders 👋

Looking to connect with people building in:

🚀 AI tools & agents
💼 SaaS products
📱 Apps & websites
🛠️ Indie hacking & automation
🧠 Anything cool in tech right now

Drop what you’re working on below 👇

Let’s support each other and grow together.

#BuildInPublic #AI #SaaS #Startups #IndieHackers

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@catmanyau Honestly an email reply back is a step in the right direction 😂

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

Day 32 building in public.

Nothing much happened on Aroha AI today.

Taking a break from outreach over the weekend and will review this week’s stats to see what needs changing.

More tomorrow.
Building too? Let’s connect.
#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

Started with 10 followers 30 days ago.

Now at 125.

Feels surreal meeting so many awesome people on here.

But I don’t want it to stop…

If you’re into:
🚀 Tech
🤖 AI
💼 SaaS
📈 Startups
🛠️ Building cool shit

Drop what you’re working on below or just say hi 👇

Let’s keep growing together.
#buildinginpublic #AI #saas #startups

[BMN @BigMoneyNick]

Lets get it!

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

Day 31 on X and just hit 125 followers.

Really happy with how the last few days have gone. Still showing up every day and sharing the real journey of building Aroha AI + Veylaro AI from New Zealand.

Big update: planning to release Veylaro AI as soon as tomorrow. I really cooked on this local AI and I’m excited to share it with everyone. Stay tuned.

Goal is still 500 followers, but the momentum feels good right now.
If you’re into AI tools or building in public, drop a reply would love to connect.
#BuildInPublic #VeylaroAI #ArohaAI

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@sushilwtf https://t.co/0R5YJfeTRq

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@raf_piek Let’s do it, ive followed you back

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

Day 31 building in public.

Set up a full work AI agent today that will manage all the outreach for Aroha AI and track what’s working vs what’s not.

Trying to systemise this properly.
More tomorrow.
Building too? Let’s connect.
#BuildInPublic #IndieHacker

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@DoriaJefferson3 Appreciate you.

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@deepzone_3 Let’s do it, I’ve followed you back

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@ExplorerRishabh Source= trust me bro

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@__spekulator__ 100% stand by this.

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

@MartinKabogo Done 👍

[Leo Bons @leobons3]

Just hit 102 followers on the same day.

Really appreciate everyone who’s been engaging, following, and supporting the journey. Means a lot.

Still building Aroha AI + Veylaro AI in public from New Zealand and showing up every day. The goal is still 500 followers, but days like this make the process feel worth it.

Thank you to everyone who’s been part of it so far. If you’re also building something, drop what you’re working on below happy to connect.
#BuildInPublic #XGrowth