Simon Tuechelmann

Building the next big thing
Previously: founded kreatize

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

I accidentally built an AI platform (local ai server with local llm & workflows) for a friend's business that powers workflows and agents.

It's working so well that I have to explore this further. Today is the start of this journey. Since I love to follow founders that share their journey, I am trying this myself. @DominiqueCAPaul thanks for the inspiration!

I believe most companies are just scratching the surface of AI with simple chatbots and make/n8n workflows.

The real value is in deep, core automation - tackling the complex "AI Plumbing" to achieve massive efficiency gains

My long-term vision is to build the company that enables this for businesses, especially in Europe, to tackle our demographic and cost challenges.

But for now, I'm in listening mode. I want to understand how business leaders are thinking about this.

The goal for September ​​​​🍁
- Talk to business leaders about implementing AI
- Find a niche to bring value fast
- Build a network for what's next

Currently, I am mainly contacting my network of founders and business owners to get to meetings. This is fine for now, but I need to develop some sort of ideal customer profile in order to prospect more specifically. I hope that the next couple of meetings help me develop this.

Progress:
✅ 1 meeting done
🗓️ 1 meeting scheduled

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@DominiqueCAPaul did you try https://t.co/E1BYNueLPR from Germany?

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@chrija 100% agree. Huge opportunity for new players to reimagine the workflows.

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@mayukh_panja Confirmed

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

Some people recommended to check https://t.co/Hqktfev4Lq.

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

Anyone in my network that can help me with Knowledge Graphs. @DominiqueCAPaul I am sure you might know someone that can help me out.

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@DominiqueCAPaul @leolerach Well said.

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@DominiqueCAPaul @mayukh_panja @DominiqueCAPaul thanks! @mayukh_panja happy to help!

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

"Hello World" for Agentic Workflows. 👋

Yesterday was a quiet breakthrough for Sophia, but a loud one for our architecture. We successfully ran our first end-to-end Agentic Action on the platform.

The Stack:
Local LLM
Local MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Local Supabase Database

The Use Case: We instructed the LLM to update a specific database entry (marking an email as done). Instead of hitting a pre-coded endpoint, the agent:
Understood the intent.
- Searched its available tools.
- Pulled the schema.
- Executed the update securely.

This creates a user experience similar to autonomous browser agents, but constrained within our application's specific security guardrails.

Why this matters: It allows us to move away from hard-coding hundreds of specific features and buttons. Instead of predicting every user need, we give them a controlled environment to execute tasks using natural language.

For me, this shifts the focus from "building features" to "building guardrails." It’s a completely different way of thinking about software design.
Happy to exchange ideas with anyone else building with MCP right now!

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@DominiqueCAPaul @gdb Same for basically every machine in the world 🙈😜🤌

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@DominiqueCAPaul Exactly.

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

Building in the heart of the Black Forest this week - in good company!

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@DominiqueCAPaul My office is in the same building

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@DominiqueCAPaul Long Europe

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

💯 ads in llm agents is super dangerous and stupid! Should not be allowed.

[Chubby♨️ @kimmonismus]

It looks like Anthropic hit the bullseye. 🍿

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@chrija Next US entry will be tough for you 😂

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@bcherny Makes so much sense and mirrors user behavior

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

I am in BCN every year since 2010 as a tourist and never had any issues. Most crime is probably around pickpocketing in areas where you anyways would not go as a resident like Las Ramblas etc. Plus the surrounding of bcn (Girona, Costa Brava) is the best in the Mediterranean and super safe.

[Simon Tuechelmann @simtue]

@zebulgar how did you ever got clean of the running addiction?