Vlad Lokshin

Dad x2. Cofounder at Tato. Prev cofounded Turtle, DarwinApps.

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

@GabriellaHach @Dessn_ai @pietrobezza @betaworks @eminimnim Congrats!!!

[Gabriella @GabriellaHach]

So excited to share that @Dessn_ai has raised $6m, led @pietrobezza , with participation from @betaworks , N49P, and a few other amazing partners and angels.

@eminimnim and I started the company 2 years ago
with one conviction: the future of product development wouldn’t happen in disconnected mockups or recreated environments. It would happen directly in production.

Today, Dessn is the only product that enables an entire team to design and prototype directly in prod — visually, collaboratively, and in one click.

[Betaworks @betaworks]

Deadline extended! You have another week to apply to Camp

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

Highly recommend applying to @betaworks Camp. Tato went through it. We made incredible connections and raised our $5M seed ~6 months later!

Thesis: https://t.co/cFZkC8MDhj
Apply: https://t.co/qzi0cbQMqd

[Betaworks @betaworks]

Announcing our Spring '26 Camp theme: Agent Systems.

We're seeking teams building autonomous systems of agents that deliver complete solutions to concrete problems.

Read the full thesis: https://t.co/xgHEK6ykHF
Apply! https://t.co/wxH92AASi0
Priority deadline is 12/24 🎄

[Ridge Ventures @ridgevc]

We led the $5M Seed round for Tato!💰

Tato’s #agentic #AI delivers #ERP implementations & other big #IT projects on time & on budget.

Congrats to co-founders @justingdelisle, @madlulz, & Mathieu Chrétien. We can't wait for what's next!

Read more here: https://t.co/A2TyRSAbxV

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

@BasQuxFoo I tried the bumper and it made it slippier 🤣. Heard good things about the base.

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

Alright any other dummies who got the iPhone air, like me, need to take the L and return it cause this camera SUUUUCKS lol

[Ryo Lu @ryolu_]

the 9-9-6 local maxima trap

you can optimize for looking busy, hitting metrics, being “productive” – but you might be climbing the wrong hill entirely.

real breakthroughs happen in the spaces between. when you’re walking and your mind wanders. when you sit with a problem long enough that the obvious solutions dissolve and something deeper emerges. when you have the luxury of thinking “what if we’re approaching this completely wrong?”

my process is simple: i’ll open a Notion doc on my phone and just walk. sometimes for hours. the walking rhythm unlocks something – maybe it’s the bilateral movement, maybe it’s getting away from screens, but ideas start connecting in ways they never do at a desk. i’ll quickly jot stuff down as interesting thoughts pass.

then i come back and just sit with the problem. draw some pictures, build it out a bit. no rushing to conclusions. no pressure to ship something by end of day. just... what is this, really? what can it connect to or evolve into? what would this look like if it were in its most beautiful configuration?

once i see it clearly, execution becomes effortless. the focused bursts where you’re completely in flow – that’s when the real work happens. but you can’t force your way there. you have to earn it with the slow, patient thinking first.

the irony is that this “inefficient” approach ships better stuff faster than grinding 12-hour days. but it requires believing that thinking time isn’t wasted time. that walking isn’t procrastination. that sometimes the most productive thing you can do is to not do.

many teams don’t get this. they need to see keyboards clicking and meetings happening. but the best work – the stuff that actually moves the needle – happens in the flow moments when no one’s watching.

[Noah Ryan @NoahRyanCo]

Wake up and immediately look at small screen before clocking 8 hours behind medium screen. Take a few breaks to check in on small screen. Go home and spend a few hours staring at big screen to wind down before getting into bed and looking at small screen.

Living the dream.

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

Hiring a founding designer at Tato!
https://t.co/Vuhe720sxF

I've been lucky enough to work closely with some of the world's best designers, to see these artists' careers sprout and evolve into industry leaders.

Now, we're hiring a first designer at Tato. I can't wait to bring on someone incredible and get to play even a small part in seeing them flourish.

Perks:
- you'll own the visuals, end-to-end, of a category defining product
- you'll join a fast growing startup and learn how a business gets built
- you'll work with an incredible team (mostly engineers)
- competitive comp, cool space in Montreal+NYC when you want to see other humans

Please reach out if you may be a fit or know someone.

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

Get $500k to create the future of interfaces with a bunch of talented weirdos in the coolest space in NYC.

Applications to the latest @betaworks Camp are now open: https://t.co/UGCnw3qFv8

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

@waichi3 Congrats!!

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

@KevinUnkrich @superpower Congrats!!! 🚀🦾

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

OG images. A small but persistent headache for anyone managing a brand website. Quick story—old way vs. AI way.

We've all been there...
- Old Way (1+ hour, questionable results) -
1. Google "ideal OG image size" yet again.
2. Spend too much time tweaking logos, text, and images in Figma.
3. Send the result to a friend, only to find weird cropping issues on desktop, mobile, Twitter, iMessage...
4. Research safe zones and preview tools, waste more time.
5. Settle for a bland abstract or solid color image just to play it safe.

- AI Way (15 minutes, great results) -
1. Ask your favorite AI model about OG image sizes and safe zones.
2. Quickly set up your Figma frame accordingly.
3. Think of an exciting customer story, describe it vividly to an AI image generator.
4. Paste the generated image into Figma, adjust the opacity, drop your logo, add shadows—done.

Just ran the new way for https://t.co/pqxJ6LdifP - thoughts? feedback? Full size OG Image in comment 👇

[Vlad Lokshin @madlulz]

Someone should build this. Aaron is the man, Zero is awesome, and there's a $1K bounty (edit $2K bounty, 🫡@thdxr)

[Aaron Boodman @aboodman]

Somebody please build an AI chat with Zero. Put a day into it and do a really nice job. I desperately want to do this myself but need to focus elsewhere. I'll put a $1k USD bounty on this.

I want the UI to be Svelte so we have a first-party Svelte sample. Use SST for deploy.