Leandro Passos

Co-Founder @ Avynta building Snapnia, Grodesk, Claurity, and Reavion - AI Browser for Outbound & GTM 👇 Early access

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

☕ Laptop open, code flowing, and a perfect espresso by my side. Working from anywhere I can bring my setup - from Lisbon cafés to Caparica beaches - is true freedom.

I love what I do: building scalable AI solutions, mentoring devs, and automating the future with Python/FastAPI. This mobility boosts my quality of life, but it demands iron discipline and laser focus—early mornings, deep work, no distractions.

Who's with me on this remote life?

#DigitalNomad #AIEngineer #RemoteWork #BuildingInPublic #Avynta #SoftwareEngineering

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

Super special Saturday! Loved being part of this first FounderMode | Coffee & Build ☕ session.
It’s awesome to see a space where real builders can share work in progress, get honest feedback, and give visibility to people working hard to make their dreams come true.

Huge respect to @fuzzlongfellow (DialectForge), @rcmisk (ideaVerify), and @did0f (Velocaption) for showing real products, not slides. And congrats, @helderbuilds, my friend/brother 👊, for your initiative and for giving me the opportunity to be part of it, impacting builders in such a positive way.

Can’t wait to see the next sessions and more founders stepping into the sunlight.

[Helder Perez @helderbuilds]

Today we had our first Coffee & Build session.

Three builders showed up.
Three real products.
Real conversations.
No scripts. No rehearsals. Just founders presenting what they're working on and getting honest feedback from other builders.
John Martin presented DialectForge.
Ricky Miskin presented IdeaVerify.
Francesco Di Donato presented Velocaption.

Each one of them had the courage to show their work in progress to strangers.

That takes guts.
Thank you to everyone who joined, watched, asked questions, and supported.
This is what building in public actually looks like.

Not just tweets. Not just screenshots.

Real people. Real products. Real feedback.

If you missed it, the full recording is in the first comment.

And if you're a builder who wants to present at the next one, reach out.

The door is open.

The sun is for everyone ☀️

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@rcmisk By the way, https://t.co/gLIwJwNEf4 is awesome. Congrats, man!

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@rcmisk Totally relate to this. The hardest part isn’t shipping features, it’s feeling like you also have to ship content every day. Still trying to find the balance between building and broadcasting.

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

If you want to spend time with other amazing builders today...

Join us for FounderMode | Coffee & Build ☕
A casual session where 3 founders share what they're building. No pitches. Just real conversations between friends who are building in public.

Today's builders:

🔹 John Martin - DialectForge (network security)
🔹 Ricky Miskin - IdeaVerify (startup validation)
🔹 Francesco Di Donato - Velocaption (video editing for creators)

1 hour. Real talk. Good people.
Because building doesn't have to be lonely.
Join here: https://t.co/1qb0n5gpIH

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@helderbuilds Brutally accurate, Helder. The internet rewards noise, but careers reward the people who show up every day, build, and still help others. I want to be more and more in groups 5 and 6 👊

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@helderbuilds Couldn't agree more, @helderbuilds ! 🙌

Discord irony at its finest → censored in #buildinpublic channels? 🤦‍♂️

This space proves execution + real human connection > everything else. Love seeing builders lift each other up here! 🚀

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

No slides. No hype. Just builders → you're invited!

[Helder Perez @helderbuilds]

Most founder events are pitching.

We’re doing the opposite.

FounderMode, Coffee & Build ☕
3 founders sharing what they’re building, what’s breaking, and what’s working.

No slides.
No hype.
Just builders.

Link in the first comment below 👇

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@YadyAIStudio Congrats! Celebrating every win builds the consistency to reach our biggest goals 🚀

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

Not AI - just old-school scripting cleaning up 8 years of mess.

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

Sometimes we don't need AI 🤖 the old script📄is still king. 😄

Last night I wanted to relax by finally tackling my YouTube "Watch Later" list. Opened it up and... 4,863 videos. Some from 8 years ago!

If I haven't watched it in 8 years, it's never happening. Time to clean house.

First thought: Comet or some fancy AI tool. But nah - I missed the simple script life. Quick Perplexity search - yeap , AI, but - boom, found this gem:
https://t.co/7UAdLWSx5J
Ran the script. 4,700+ videos gone (automated). Pure old-school joy.

Funny twist: 153 "not available" videos remained. AI came back (again) used Comet to finish them off. 😂

Classic dev life: Start simple, layer AI when needed. Old scripts + smart tools = perfect balance. 💾🤖✨

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

AI didn’t fail developers. It failed the fantasy that you could fire the team, plug in a model, and ship secure, maintainable systems on autopilot.
Watching a video sparked this reflection.

What I see as a builder is simpler:
AI is more like a car or an airplane than a replacement human. It gives leverage and speed - but it still needs a pilot, a route, and someone who knows when to hit the brakes.

When companies treated AI as an autonomous driver instead of a power tool, the results were predictable: slower teams, more bugs, and a lot of painful rework.

The data backs this up. AI-generated code tends to be simpler, more repetitive, and structurally weaker. Studies show 20–45% more high-risk vulnerabilities, and external research found that nearly half of AI-generated code samples include security flaws.
In practice, that means senior engineers spend extra hours reviewing or rewriting AI output instead of shipping real value.

None of this means “AI is bad for developers.” Quite the opposite.

Used well, AI shines at well-scoped, repetitive work. For juniors, it can deliver a 30–35% speed boost and accelerate learning - as long as they understand what they ship, instead of pasting code blindly.

Complex systems, legacy integrations, and evolving business rules still demand human judgment, trade-offs, and accountability.

The future isn’t “AI instead of developers.”
It’s great developers with AI versus everyone else.

The teams that win will:
Treat AI as a co-pilot, not an autopilot.
Keep humans in the loop for architecture, security, and hard decisions.
Train juniors to use AI as a learning amplifier, not a crutch.

If you’re a junior worried about being replaced: the market still needs you.
Learn to drive these tools well, understand the code they generate, and own the quality of what you ship.

▶️ Video that sparked this reflection: https://t.co/4VzzvsGVAA

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@helderbuilds Love Reavion's direction-over-volume focus.
Clear targets + clear intent = momentum 🫡

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@helderbuilds Love the systems-first approach. Keep shipping! 🚀

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@CalebWinston Most chase single prompts; you're building the full outbound machine.

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@adamvisu Smart move! Minimalist genius 🙌📝

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

Sometimes we don't need AI 🤖 the old script📄is still king. 😄

Last night I wanted to relax by finally tackling my YouTube "Watch Later" list. Opened it up and... 4,863 videos. Some from 8 years ago!

If I haven't watched it in 8 years, it's never happening. Time to clean house.

First thought: Comet or some fancy AI tool. But nah - I missed the simple script life. Quick Perplexity search - yeap , AI, but - boom, found this gem:
https://t.co/7UAdLWSx5J
Ran the script. 4,700+ videos gone (automated). Pure old-school joy.

Funny twist: 153 "not available" videos remained. AI came back (again) used Comet to finish them off. 😂

Classic dev life: Start simple, layer AI when needed. Old scripts + smart tools = perfect balance. 💾🤖✨

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

This super simple use case reminds us that AI isn’t always necessary.

Imagine how many tokens companies are burning right now on tasks that a small script or well-designed workflow could handle just fine.

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@helderbuilds Loved the "tired friend" idea!

[Leandro Passos @lpkyrius]

@helderbuilds Real building in public.

9-5 + family weekends + honest experiments = sustainable indie path most skip.

"Build until it's boring and reliable" hits hard. That's the wisdom turning into playbooks.

Pure respect. Keep going steady! 💪