niko

ceo @walterindustry (yc p26) // prev cooking in fine dining kitchens, @zfellows @cdtm_munich

[niko @nikolas_keller]

@insforge congrats on the launch!

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@insforge lets goo!

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@ycombinator @gravy_finance @alitabba_ @DevMaxC congrats!!

[Harj Taggar @harjtaggar]

Finding a startup idea is usually a mix of breadth-first and depth-first search.

You look at a bunch of branches, then force yourself to go deep on the one that seems most promising. Repeat until something pulls you in.

Tokenmaxxing helps with the breadth-first part. But the hard part is still building enough conviction to go depth-first for a while.

[niko @nikolas_keller]

16 days until @ycombinator Demo day, my learnings so far:

1.⁠ ⁠Don't be afraid to approach big companies. The majority of our first customers have $100M+ in revenue. Enterprises are now actively seeking AI solutions. @aroraharshita33 and @bradflora spoke about this in their Request for Startups.

2.⁠ ⁠Pivoting and staying flexible with what the market wants is GREAT. Before YC, I worried about being perceived as unfocused if I switched direction. What actually matters is following the money. If customers pay more for Product X, listen to them. Don't cling to what you think is the right product.

3.⁠ ⁠Share your journey! @lukaspostulka and I started the company in March 2026, going all in and iterating extremely fast. I'll be sharing more of the ups and downs going forward.

[niko @nikolas_keller]

@ycombinator @callab_ai Lets goo!

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@ycombinator @DraftedAI congrats!!

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@ycombinator @Mochatradeapp @theblackmanda cool!

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@ycombinator @oddpool_alerts @c0delemons @RiteshMalpani cool!

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@ycombinator @jleguina0 @MirpuriSamuel congrats!

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@ycombinator @InstaAgentAI @klwongkyle @tseungcolin cool!

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@ycombinator @heyhyperai @KanyesThaker @_shalinshah_ LFG

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@ycombinator @withai_inc @imjmcinnis @btsfinch nicee

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@ycombinator @UseAuxos @TheAshtonDaniel @kerry_lu_ @jwoobers congrats team!

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@ycombinator @aseonlabs @kalligeros @keenebyname lets gooo!

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@ycombinator @AgentPhoneHQ @themeetmodi @manav2modi congrats!

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@ycombinator @insforge @hanghuang_ congrats!

[niko @nikolas_keller]

how bro is moving after discovering cloud agents

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@needaubrey Let's goo!! Congrats

[niko @nikolas_keller]

@MTSlive lol I can hear the voice of jared dunn