Viral Shah

Co-founder and CPO at @DatabuttonHQ. Creating the world's best AI app builder. Talking about UX, AI agents, and code generation.

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

@lesinski "Jeff Shell" is just AI continuing with the Dutch theme. His real name is Jeff Exxon.

[Riff @RiffAI_Official]

Introducing Riff – the first AI that builds real apps for work.

We built Riff from the ground up for the doers.

The people in real-world businesses who don’t wait for someone else to fix their problems.

Riff is for launching real apps, agents and automations that drive business growth:

Speak your language
Type your idea in plain English. Riff turns it into real, working business apps that actually ship.

Build on your stack
Connect instantly to HubSpot, Notion, QuickBooks, and your CRM or ERP. Build directly on your data.

Start fast
Kickoff with proven Riff app templates for marketing, sales, ops, finance, and more.

‘Riff Works’
Our expert team helps to make sure your app gets through to the finish line. No dead ends.

This is what you’ve been waiting for.

The end of demos and brittle prototypes.

Join Riff, and start building real apps for work today.

Action. Always.

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

me likey dat

[Praveen Kumar @praveenisomer]

Made with @paper

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

me likey dat

[Charles Patterson @CharlesPattson]

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[Viral Shah @v_ax]

Claude Sonnet 4.5 dropped and it's already live in @databutton!

Here's what the new model means for you:
- Better at building complex apps
- Better at tool calling
- Better at real-world complexity
Time to ship with the smartest AI coder ever built.

[Riff @RiffAI_Official]

🚨 30 mins after @Anthropic launched Sonnet 4.5 it went live in @databutton 🚨

This is a breakthrough. 77.2% on SWE-bench = best-in-class coding performance.

The technical leap is insane.

⚡ Time to ship with the smartest AI coder ever built

Get 20 free credits→ https://t.co/KL9M0p1Q6T

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

Avengers, our in-house app built in Databutton, is our single source of truth on customer success.

Started with one problem: fetching user activity from our database.

Our GTM team built from there.

When anyone can build, tweak, or improve software you get more done.

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

We've shipped 1000+ AI apps at Databutton.

Here's how the best builders ship something meaningful in a weekend:

1. Start building before they're ready
2. Own their prompts like code
3. Use # to target specific pages
4. Speed then scale

Happy friday /Shipend

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

Since founding Databutton we've carried a core principle:

The user and buyer must be the same person.

Why? Because it creates the tightest feedback loop possible.

When your user is your buyer, you get direct, unfiltered feedback fast.

Selfie taken before I got roasted.

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

Want your entire company to use AI?

Here's a tip from our CTO:

Teach it to one person in your company

If you can't teach one person to build simple AI tools, you need to practice more yourself to understand its capabilities

Once you’ve taught one person It’ll spread by itself

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

Office plants are dying this summer!! Or at least ours were.

So I built a Slack notifier in 20 minutes telling us when they need water. Here's how I did it:

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

@DatabuttonHQ It's first of its kind on the market, and it should fundamentally change how you solve many business related issues.

Super excited that we cracked this and more excited to see the effective of it. What AI servant do you need?

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

Big news from @DatabuttonHQ!

Today we’re launching early access to Oneshot.

Oneshot lets users create working AI apps with just one prompt and 10 minutes of AI building / cooking 👨🍳

Check your inbox.

If you’re not part of the 1% don’t worry, you’ll get it soon enough!

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

When you vibe code TOO hard

That you forget to watch your kids..

App was clean tho 😉

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

Problem? Solved.

Right now you can build every single tool your business needs just by chatting with AI.

For the first time it’s 100% in your hands.

Try for free @databutton 💜

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

→ AI that answers questions based on your docs and data
→ Custom logic to handle approvals, escalations or workflows
→ Auto-tagging by department, use-case, urgency
→ Markdown editor with schema-aware previews
→ Logs, usage analytics, and internal API access

Try it out now.

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

What can you actually build with Databutton?

Here's a real example I often use:

A custom knowledge base, built for how your team actually works.

This replaces other tools while increasing what’s possible.

Features that are easily added are👇

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

The fastest way to fix problems while vibe coding?

Happy to launch our newest feature: point and prompt.

Click anything on your Databutton canvas, type what you want, watch it change instantly.

Average tests cut iteration time by 70%.

Go try it out in @DatabuttonHQ rn!

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

Free @DatabuttonHQ credits weren’t enough for the @Shopify gang, so I took to the streets with a gift basket.

I just want to help.

[Viral Shah @v_ax]

6,000 people got laid off yesterday,

Some of whom I worked with during my time at @Microsoft .

Maybe it's AI getting better, maybe it’s “standard business”

But to anyone affected:

If you need any help finding a new job, are interested in a role at @DatabuttonHQ, or just want to talk about what to do next, my DMs are open.