Niko Salewski

I am an indie developer and run

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@sharifshameem you have cool taste, sharif

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@rauchg model-agnostic is a cool word

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@Duarte_B23 Liebe für dich!

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@DansonPhil222 @bvbnewsblog ai slop detected

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@sharifshameem Bret Victor is goated

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@trq212 @sharifshameem copied that one into my notebook, crazy one

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@strangestloop there was farza's buildspace :)

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@jasonfried love derek too!

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@simonsarris i like that. interesting that you use 'see' instead of 'do'.

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

the algorithm got so good!

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@ryolu_ was super inspiring to follow your work at cursor, ryo :) and you have a dope music taste

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@jasonfried @TakoTreba @heyhey is amazing :)

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@Litlenstrik @FabrizioRomano don't post slop man..

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@JoumanaElomar Cool article, @JoumanaElomar :) Got inspiration from your post. I need more and better surfaces.

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@simonsarris Beautiful :)

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@jasonfried Smooth animation :)

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

The best pitch test: can you tell this at a bar to a friend?

Not the market size, not the TAM, not the deck. Just the story. Why you built it. What you saw that nobody else saw. What happened.

If you can't tell it naturally over drinks (or it would feel weird to your friend and they would think "this isn't you"), your idea or pitch or endeavor needs to bake some more.

The 9pm-at-a-bar test for your startup idea is a defining authenticity test. And without that, nobody will buy your product, let alone come work for you or invest.

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@simonsarris Always makes one happy to come on X and see a Simon post like this :)

[Niko Salewski @nikoslwsk]

@jackfriks Sure you will, Jack! :)