Leo builds | Leaving Tech

Software engineer, 20+ years building products. Vibe-coding my way out of the corporate 9-5. Shipping, investing, documenting the journey.

[Leo builds | Leaving Tech @LeoBuilds_]

New look. New name. Same mission.

Really happy with how it turned out. 🔥

[Leo builds | Leaving Tech @LeoBuilds_]

@knowixbuilds Being a founder is mostly about consistency and resilience.

[Leo builds | Leaving Tech @LeoBuilds_]

After studying founders for more than two decades I learned:

The real edge in entrepreneurship isn’t genius or wild creativity. It’s the grit to keep going and the discipline to show up every single day.

[Leo builds | Leaving Tech @LeoBuilds_]

@WesleyFranks Successful posts sell more than failures, that why, I guess. Good luck with the app!

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Becoming a successful solo founder while keeping the 9-5…

how hard is it actually?

Asking for a friend.

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@WesleyFranks Integrity is my core value. That's why this kind of things surprise me so much. Seems we're rare.

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The “fake it till you make it” energy on 𝕏 is wild.

Accounts buying followers and traffic to post bangers daily.
People claiming others paid stupid money just to get featured on some site.
Products going viral because a shadow network of influencers pushed them.

Some days I think I’m too honest to get rich.

So… what’s your price?

[Leo builds | Leaving Tech @LeoBuilds_]

@NotPro2XL It seems we live in a different world, like a bubble.

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Spent Sunday afternoon touching grass with the family.

Overheard multiple conversations from other people.

Not a single one about AI, vibe-coding, or building.

Not sure what world I’m living in.

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@zachary_ashburn Just have good enough living, no need to become an unicorn founder.

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@MythThrazz I hope this new week is better for you 😊

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@knowixbuilds Thank you mate, I appreciate it!

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2,400 of you now!

Yesterday I moved the progress bar from 37% → 41%

At this rate I’ll need to update it again soon. Thank you 💙

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@notmissing_ It's crazy. Seems we're in a bubble.

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@knowixbuilds The 2 worlds are so disconnected... scary

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@knowixbuilds I've been there and I don't want to come back.

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If you think money only brings problems, go broke and tell me how it's going.

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@knowixbuilds Indeed. I meeting great people recently!

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The more I grow on X, the more addicted I get to this place.

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@DrRichardPitre I don't think I've followed what you said 🤔

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How not to connect on 𝕏:

Second-worst first move: “Let’s connect”

Absolute worst: “Let’s connect” + product spam

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@MythThrazz Interesting journey 😅

1M USD is a nice goal!

Let's keep grinding! 😁

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@shayon_md It's great to disconnect from X and connect with the real world.

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@rovabtw They used to be like that 😅

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Updating the name and handle.

Same person. Clearer identity.

"Leaving Tech" → Leo builds
New handle: @LeoBuilds_

The old name was getting confusing and sounded more negative than I meant. I'm not leaving tech. I love building. I'm just leaving the corporate version of it.

For the next few days the display name will show both ("Leo builds | Leaving Tech") so nobody gets lost. After that it becomes simply "Leo builds".

Same account, same journey. Just easier to call me by a name.

If you've been here since the beginning: thank you. Still building the exit.

[Leo builds | Leaving Tech @LeoBuilds_]

@BoomerDivvies No, they don't. I'm what many would say in a privileged position (working in tech) and they might not be able to understand that this requires insane hard work, saving and more.

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@TheAMimms For real, man!

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@brucebiz2 @grok no worries, I learned that recently as well