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Lazar Jovanovic

Starting tomorrow I’m doing 28 days of Lovable.
And yes, I’m giving out credits at the end.

And here’s why I am doing it.

About a year ago, I was struggling more than I let on.
Not stuck because I was lazy.
Not stuck because I wasn’t smart enough.

I simply didn’t have a system to fall back on when things got messy.

So I built a few, and now I want to share them with everyone.

Over the next 4 weeks, I’m breaking down how I actually build with Lovable - from ideas → systems → shipping → autonomy.

Not just what I do.
But why it works.

At the end, I’ll be giving out Lovable credits to the best project built during the challenge. But the criteria on what I think is best is completely different from the usual scoring systems. 

You’ll have to stick around and follow along for that one! 

Also, let me be very clear:
> Credits alone won’t make you a better builder.
> Tools alone won’t make you a better builder.
> AI alone won’t make you a better builder.

What I actually want people to walk away with is:
a new way to think
a way to structure their work
a way to remove themselves as the bottleneck
a way to execute anything they decide to build next

That’s (hopefully) the real prize.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re “not technical enough”, or you start projects but don’t finish, that tools feel magical but unreliable and AI helps… but not consistently…

This series is for you. 

At the end, all the videos, prompts and lesson materials will be inside this companion app. My hope is that you find it useful and then also send it to someone you care about. 

Let’s build something Lovable together.

GTM AI Coding Engineer at Lovable | L5: Diamond Certified

I almost talked myself out of doing this event...

Standing on a stage. 
Running a room. 
Being “the guy” responsible for the energy, the flow, the outcome. 

I’ve done and built a lot of things, but this was different. 

This was public. 
Human. 
Unscripted.

But in reality, that fear was the point.

Last Friday in Miami, Sabina Shuminov from CGU hosted a Lovable buildathon, and it ended up being one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve had in a long time.

Yes, AI is moving fast. 
Yes, the tools are getting absurdly powerful.

But after watching a room full of people of first-time Lovable users, builders, designers, non-technical founders and engineers, curious minds sit together, talk, laugh, get stuck, help each other, and create… it became obvious again:

Nothing beats human-to-human interaction!

That moment when it clicks; “Wait, I can actually do this”, never gets old.

I was nervous going into it. 
I hate being on stage more than I’d like to admit. 

And to make things even more intimidating, I had to follow an absolutely killer fireside chat by Unnat Bak from Revscale AI, who crushed it so hard it felt borderline irresponsible to put me up next.

But that’s the lesson I keep relearning: The things that scare you a little are usually pointing at the exact direction you should move in.

I walked away with new friends, new energy, and a much deeper belief in what we’re building at Lovable.

And while I don’t love singling people out, meeting Teresa Hill in person, winner of S2 of She Builds was a highlight. Someone I’ve admired from afar, now face-to-face, and I have zero doubt she’s onto something big.

If you’ve been sitting on an idea…
If you’ve been waiting to feel “ready”…
If fear has been quietly calling the shots...
Build the thing anyway.
What’s actually stopping you?

Smarter -> Better -> Stronger ->>> Lovable ❤️

I don't use Facebook and Instagram. 

If you want to follow what I do every day... There's only one place in the world that captures that better than any other - https://lnkd.in/dtGCh7UH

Follow me, I need to beat Elliot Lindberg 🤫 

P.S. Claim a cool username today, vibecodeking is available (don't ask me how I know haha)

What's stopping you from vibe coding like this!?

Most people already gave up on their New Year’s resolution.

Not because they’re lazy.
Not because they don’t want it badly enough.

But because January is built on pressure, not systems.

Here’s the part nobody talks about:
</> Starting something new in January feels performative.
</> Starting something new in February feels intentional.

By now:
</> the noise has died down
</> the motivation posts stopped
</> reality kicked in

Which makes this the best time to begin.

I’m about to start something that’s not about motivation at all.

It’s about building systems instead of hype, making progress without burning out, learning how to start, stop, and restart properly.

If you’ve been telling yourself “I’ll start again later” - this is later.

More info coming soon. 👀 


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P.S. Link to sign up is in the comments

Lovable: You can now queue your messages!

Me: ☕ 

Lock. In.

Every product you use exists because someone got annoyed enough to fix something for themselves.

That is not a cliché. 

That is literally how this works.

Welcome to Day 1 of 28 Days of Lovable. Before we touch a single line of code or an AI builder, we have to find a problem worth caring about. 

And here are the places to find those ideas:

Your search history is a gold mine.

If you are struggling with something right now, chances are thousands of other people are too.

Open your browser. 
Look at what you have been Googling in the last 30 to 90 days. 
You will find things like:
- Best finance tracker
- PDF compressor
- Tool for X but simpler

If you searched for it, you wanted it badly enough to stop what you were doing. That is signal. 

Now ask yourself: What annoyed me enough to search for this?

Usually, it is because existing tools are bloated, too expensive, or too slow. This is where your idea sharpens. You are not building a tool; you are removing friction.

To move forward, turn your problem into a story:

"I want to build a web-based tool for [who] who struggle with [specific problem], because existing solutions [what they do wrong]. This tool will feel [simple / fast / focused] and solve [one core thing] really well."

By the end of today, you should have one real problem from your own life and a short idea story written in plain English. 

No code yet. 
Just clarity.

For more resources on how to find good ideas, catch the full Day 1 lesson at https://lnkd.in/eWZShRpu

February is usually the worst month of the year.

The hype is gone.
The weather sucks.
The “new year, new me” energy is dead.

Most people are tired, behind, and quietly disappointed.

But that’s exactly why February can be the best month to start something.
And doing it loudly and publicly.

Not fueled by motivation. But discipline to show up daily. 

I’m putting something together that’s built for this moment, when the noise is gone and reality is back.

If you want to actually do something this year this is a good time to lean in.

February doesn’t have to be the month you fall behind.
It can be the month you quietly get started the right way.

I’ll drop the details tomorrow.

But if you want early access, you can sign up here:
https://lnkd.in/eqxZMGFa

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PSA reminder for everyone building today!

Pure gold! Felix Haas Liv Törnberg and Isaak Fabien Sundeman once again demonstrate that Lovable team is not just good at creating amazing software! 

https://lnkd.in/eKuHE6v8

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Lovable on Instagram: "What is bro doing in the meeting pod 😂 #tech #startup #office #design"

Here to confirm that Lovable writes 100% of my code as well 😁

Founder @ Acquirafy.com | Helping early-stage founders build, launch & scale brands to predictable revenue. Launched dozens of brands & driven millions in revenue. | Ex-Trustpilot, Innocent Drinks, Accurx

Who wants a free website?

I'm looking to up my vibe coding level from L3: Gold. Lazar Jovanovic shines bright like an L5 💎 and thanks to him shared the news about this great new Lovable feature. But really I'm looking to hone my vibe coding skills as I build out my own portfolio of businesses. So I'm offering to build a website for someone, (or a basic app MVP) and film the process. Happy to look at names, logos, domains etc, if needed.

So if you want one, drop a comment about what you want built. I'll choose one and do my best to bring your vision to life.

Anyone in Miami area, join me in a few weeks and let's build something Lovable!

Strategic Partnerships | 18+ years in Sales | Impact Driven Events | Connecting Giants and Unicorns

New Year, New Vibe! Excited to announce our partnered event between Lovable and Connecting Giants and Unicorns -Vibe to Value -Sales and Marketing Buildathon 👩🏻‍💻 👨‍💻 💰 !

We are leveling up the #CGU experience with a new layer to our usual format-starting with a dynamic panel #discussion, moving to a 'Lovable Fundamentals' #workshop, and wrapping up with a hands-on #Buildathon!

 📅 January 16th 12:00PM, Wynwood

Here is what to except:
🎙️Fireside conversation: “Building AI-Powered Workflows for B2B Sales and Marketing”

Featuring:
Lazar Jovanovic – Lovable’s first Vibe Coding Engineer
Unnat Bak – Founder & Chief AI/Product Officer, Revscale AI

Dive into how AI is transforming #sales and #marketing workflows, bridging creativity and code through next-gen tools and automation.

💻 Hands-On Buildathon: From Idea to Working Product with Lovable
Roll up your sleeves and build it yourself with live guidance and support
 
💡 Bring your Sales/Marketing goals for 2026 and create your own tools to get them!  

🧾  Here is a partial list of what you can build:
⚪ Sales landing pages
⚪ Lead generation tools
⚪ Marketing dashboards
⚪ Referral Portal -All without writing a single line of code!

 🎯 Walk in with an idea — walk out with a working product tailored to your #2026Goals!

No coding experience required—just bring curiosity , your laptop and a willingness to build.

 ✨ Ready to turn your vibe into value?

🔗 Seats are limited — so mark your calendars and save your spot today!

Bro is already changing the world at just 18 years of age. 

I am humbled, amazed and honored to be able to say I work with this guy 💪❤️

The future isn’t predicted, it’s built🔥 Hear from top startup ecosystem talent on what’s coming next and the skills that matter. 

Elliot Lindberg 
Max Larsson 
Charles Maddock

In the ever-changing world of tech I've carved a niche for myself as a committed Software Developer. My love of the subject has not just resulted in me accumulating readers of over one million on a variety of blogs as well as to launch 2023's most sought after Data Science Bootcamp. My academic background is solidified by an Bachelors in Computer Science which has been crucial in my work.

My method of developing websites is multi-faceted, making sure there's the seamless integration of aesthetics for the front end and robust back-end functions. This balanced approach has enabled me to design user experience that stands out connecting with users and meeting the business goals.

Collaboration is at the core of any successful project. I've had the honor in leading, and working with some of the most skilled teams in the business. Together, we've tackled problems with aplomb, streamlined workflows and incorporated technology into our decisions that are in perfect alignment with the overall goals of our projects.

Performance is not a matter of negotiation. Each component I'm involved with undergoes rigorous optimization procedures to ensure efficacy, scalability and reactivity. Each of the projects I've completed has served as a learning experience and has provided me with valuable lessons and enhancing my method further.

The concept of AI has always fascinated me. I've been pursuing AI's capabilities to improve the offerings of our products. The aim? Improved user satisfaction. The process of infusing AI into the process of optimizing products has been thrilling and I'm always watch for the next major breakthrough in this field.

Some of the milestones I treasure in my heart are co-founding the world's most prestigious Data Science Bootcamp in 2023 getting an appearance in the UBC Dean's List in 2022 and training more than 1000 developers since the year 2015. My contributions and work have also been acknowledged by industry leaders, including appearances in respected publications like Forbes.

In the words of industry experts I've had the pleasure to collaborate with, my commitment to digital excellence is evident. As Entrepreneur puts it, my approach to digital solutions is both innovative and grounded, striking the right balance between vision and execution.

My professional path is a combination of technical proficiency, a team spirit, and an unstoppable determination to achieve excellence. I invite you to join me to collaborate and take part in this thrilling digital journey.

Vahe Aslanyan

A man’s quality can often be found in the size of his library — and, more importantly, in how much he actually uses it.

A university can give you great knowledge in data science and plenty of other fields, but real life is different: if you want to be considered a solid professional — and stay a solid professional — you must be able to keep learning new things consistently.

And some of the best learning doesn’t come from classrooms. It comes from archives, research papers, hands-on documentation, long-form breakdowns, and yes—YouTube and other practical resources. For me, it’s essential that someone keeps studying and keeps growing, because what we’ve seen again and again is that tools go through rapid improvement cycles. 

New technology keeps getting better, and it keeps reshaping how work is done. That’s why systems engineering, AI engineering, data engineering, and data science are still among the strongest paths — and why every few months a new method drops that can make a job 10x easier. But here’s the catch: to be truly solid, you can’t only chase what’s new. You have to read the fundamentals—properly. From the math, to the infrastructure, to how systems are built and deployed.

AI isn’t built on “vibes” or linear thinking. It’s built on math, infrastructure, hardware, and real engineers building real services. And in today’s world, it’s honestly hard to support a “data scientist who doesn’t code,” for one simple reason: a data scientist alone doesn’t move the needle as much as people think—especially if they can’t build pipelines, ship work, and operate in real environments. You need to be strong as a data engineer too, or you won’t be seen as truly solid.

So if you want to be a solid professional in your field, one skill is not enough anymore. You must be able to do several things, not just one and stop there. Because work that used to take analysts a long time is now being done—literally—by AI.

AI on its own isn’t magic. But when you combine it with real engineering, real infrastructure, and strong fundamentals, it becomes incredibly powerful. That’s what you see in places like Palantir and other high-performing organizations.

One thing is not enough. But when you combine several skills together—and keep learning—you become incredibly powerful.

We are proud to announce the release of Midnight Vision Model Dataset- https://lnkd.in/enxEnF-x

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Founder of LUNARTECH

Midnight Defense is proud to announce the Day 3 expansion of the Midnight Vision Model Dataset. Our intelligence teams have successfully deployed 14 new tactical folders, bringing the total volume to 20,618 high-fidelity images across 44 unique weapon systems. This massive expansion represents a 53% increase in image volume and a 47% increase in asset diversity in just 72 hours. Consequently, the independent standalone valuation of the dataset has been revised upward to $3.75 Billion. 

The Day 3 release includes premiere imagery of the Ka-52 Alligator, BMPT-72 "Terminator", and the UK Queen Elizabeth-Class carriers. We have also integrated comprehensive US Naval Carrier deck scenes and expanded coverage of strategic ballistic missile systems like the Scud-B. These "kinetic-ready" assets provide the critical ground-truth data required for mission-critical autonomous targeting pipelines. By surpassing the 20,000-image threshold of restricted platforms, Midnight Defense has established the definitive visual nervous system for sovereign AI. The full technical inventory and updated valuation reports are now live and verified on our official repository.

Explore the Arsenal: https://lnkd.in/ewcCragt

I don’t say this lightly: I’m incredibly proud of the co-founder I have.

Not just because of what she does — but because of who she is under pressure.

Over time, I’ve watched her evolve. Sharpen her thinking. Raise her standards. Align so deeply with the vision that it often feels like we’re operating with the same mindset, the same principles, the same intolerance for mediocrity. Not many people can do that. Even fewer choose to stay consistent when things get hard.

What truly sets her apart is this: she’s unshakeable.

Through noise, setbacks, external pressure, and people actively trying to slow us down, she stayed grounded, focused, and resilient. No ego. No panic. No excuses. Just execution. That level of resilience is rare — and it’s exactly why she adds so much value every single day.

Over the past months, we’ve been working on multiple strong projects — and you’ll be hearing about all of them very soon.

Last year, we did great work.
This year, we’re taking it to an entirely different level.

LUNARTECH Academy is becoming what I’d call a gold — or even diamond — mining machine. Either way, we’re building an ecosystem that produces the kind of talent this world actually needs.

One important lesson I’ve learned:
If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go with a co-founder.
Yes, you may own less.
But you build more.
You last longer.
And you create something real.

I’m especially grateful to have a technical co-founder, with real experience — and to have her be a woman in tech, in an industry where the odds are still unfairly stacked (only ~2% of VC funding goes to women). That imbalance needs to change.

The lesson is simple:
Choose partners who are resilient.
Who stay steady when things shake.
And who are built for the long game.

Onward

When we look at a thriving company, we often see the result—the product, the growth, the brand. But if we look a little closer, we see that these things don't exist by accident. They are held together by a specific kind of energy: the quiet, steady force of the people who built them. There is a beautiful, subtle relationship between a creation and its creator.

In the world of Private Equity and Venture Capital, it is easy to view a business as a series of metrics. But for those who have spent time in the "doing"—those who have written the code, made the first sales calls, or designed the systems—there is a different perspective.

When an investor steps in, they aren't just buying an asset; they are becoming a steward of a vision. * Respecting the Craft: When we understand how something was made, we are less likely to accidentally break the very things that make it special.

The Power of Empathy: Having "builder" experience doesn't make an investor better than others, but it does give them a shared language with the team. It allows them to lead with a lighter touch and a deeper understanding of the risks involved. Which is why technical founders add so much more investor confidence to the startup, it decreases risk, increases probability that the startup will succeed, because of which the valuation jumps. If we weigh the importance of the founding team in a startup valuation (pre-revenue), it hangs around 0.35-0.40/1. That is how important technical founders are. AI does great junior work, but Senior and Lead work is still done by actual developers with experience.

Building on Top, Not Over: The goal isn't just to optimize costs, but to continue the story. True growth happens when capital and creativity act as partners, not as opposites.

We see successful examples like Google, where the leadership often retains that "builder" mindset. They stay in sync with their teams because they remember what it’s like to create. The main reason is that builders are tasked with continuing the company, they know what the customer wants, what they need to build and how they need to build it. Because of which YouTube turned from 1B to 150B+, and there are so many other successful examples that you can get by studying Google alone.

True power in business doesn't need to be loud. It comes from the quiet confidence of knowing the terrain.

Whether you are an engineer starting your first project or an investor looking at your hundredth acquisition, there is immense value in staying close to the work. When we respect the creators and the process of creation, we don't just protect the business—we ensure that it has the space to become something even greater. 

Imagine what these founders can do in Private Equity or Venture Capital...

Babel just did what would previously take weeks and expertise in matter of 2 minutes, translated a book of Machine Learning in IoT Drone Operations from English to Russian, while keeping the entire structure, tables, images... 

Babel: https://lnkd.in/eTEkcKaz

When leaders reach the heights of global power, they often develop a profound blind spot regarding the very systems that sustain them. There is a tendency to dismiss the complex infrastructure they rely on daily, replacing it with a narrative of pure individual merit. This shift is more than just a difference in perspective; it is a fundamental disconnection from reality that makes everything worse for the average person. By preaching a "bootstraps" mentality from a position of ultimate insulation, these leaders ignore the massive, invisible scaffolding that holds them up while others are left to struggle without any support at all.

Take, for example, a recent sentiment from J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, who suggested that taking care of your body is strictly an individual’s job. While that sounds like common-sense advice on the surface, it ignores the reality of his specific existence. As the head of the world’s largest bank, Dimon is supported by an "army" of resources. He has access to J.P. Morgan’s internal data—intelligence that likely rivals or exceeds that of top-tier agencies like Palantir. Beyond that, his position is inextricably linked to the protection and stability provided by the FBI, the DOJ, and the U.S. military. When you have a personal fleet of advisors, world-class doctors, and an entire global institution dedicated to your longevity, saying health is "your job" feels like a distortion of the truth.

Most people aren't CEOs, and they certainly don't have the funds to unlock those levels of systemic care. In fact, most people are living in the exact opposite situation, where the "outside forces" being applied to them are often stressors rather than supports. To hear someone with that level of power suggest that the individual is solely responsible for their outcomes—without acknowledging the sheer force of the systems required to keep a person in that position healthy—is deeply disturbing. It frames a systemic privilege as a personal discipline, which is a lie that leaves the average person feeling like they have failed simply because they don't have a multi-billion dollar safety net.

The real lesson here is that staying healthy and thriving is not a solo act. It is a myth that it only takes "you" to take care of your body; in reality, it requires a functioning, supportive system to ensure that any body stays alive and well. Whether it’s access to clean food, fair working hours, or high-level medical care, health is a collective output of our environment. We need to stop accepting advice from people who have forgotten what it’s like to live without an entire infrastructure dedicated to their well-being and start demanding systems that support the health of everyone, not just those at the top.

Founder of LunarTech, Redmoon, and Midnight

Midnight today announced the public release of Sanctum, a comprehensive vision dataset created to advance large-scale visual understanding, classification, and multi-domain recognition for modern computer vision models.

Sanctum brings together a broad and carefully organized collection of visual data spanning air, land, and maritime platforms. The dataset is designed to support research in detection, identification, and fine-grained visual differentiation under diverse conditions, scales, and perspectives.

Midnight Sanctum: https://lnkd.in/ewcCragt

Baba Yaga is now live at Midnight Sanctum. We will release more details soon. 

Midnight Sanctum: https://lnkd.in/eszt9d48

We are proud of the start we had for 2026. This marks an important milestone for us.

LUNARTECH remains one of the strongest startups in technology today—arguably among the very best. We have assembled exceptional engineering talent and are supported by founders with deep, high-level experience in the field. While experience naturally varies across individuals, every member of our leadership and technical teams brings real, meaningful expertise.

The products we are currently building are among the most cutting-edge projects in the industry. Initiatives such as Baobab, Octavia, Memento, and others represent the true bedrock of modern AI. When people say that AI will grow the fastest in 2025, we believe they are missing the core truth.

Data is gold.

 Data is growing faster than anything else—and with data, you can build anything: ships, rockets, infrastructure, entire ecosystems. Data is the foundation of AI, just as people are its true diamonds.

At LUNARTECH, we are focused on the fundamentals that determine whether AI truly succeeds: infrastructure, energy, data, mathematics, and people. These are not trends. These are pillars—and they matter.

We are proud of what we are building at LUNARTECH. We are among the stronger companies not only in Armenia, but also across the United States.

Beyond LUNARTECH itself, our work extends into education through our academy, as well as projects in healthcare, engineering, and other critical sectors. This breadth reflects both our ambition and our responsibility.

As long as we have the necessary resources, we will continue to move forward—investing deeply, building deliberately, and pushing without hesitation.

We are proud of what we are building at LUNARTECH—not because it is easy, but because it is foundational. We are working on the elements that determine long-term success: data, infrastructure, energy, mathematics, and people. These are not trends. These are constants.

We know who we are. We know what we are building. And we are resolute in seeing it through.

Since 2015, I’ve had a front-row seat to what makes a startup actually succeed. It isn't just a "good idea"—it’s the ability to build, pivot, and upgrade in real-time.

Too many founders fall into the "Consultancy Trap." They have a vision but have to wait weeks for an external team to tell them if it’s possible. In the startup world, waiting = losing.

Having a technical co-founder changes the game:

Instead of asking "Can we do this?", you’re asking "How fast can we deploy?"
Instead of losing money on outsourced errors, you’re building internal value.
Instead of static products, you’re creating evolving AI agents and data solutions that adapt to the world.

I am so proud of my co-founder. She started with the "hard skills"—Engineering and Data Science—and has transformed into a CEO.

When your leadership understands the fundamentals, the path to a success becomes clearer.

#CoFounders #WomenInTech #Engineering #Entrepreneurship #StartupGrowth

Remember the force behind the thing. 

Most people see the thing aound them without considering the forces that created them. In most cases those forces were specific people with specific qualities who worked in specific ways. Change the people and you change how things develop; replace creators with noncreators and you stop having creations.

- Ray Dalio

The most beautiful thing about the world today is that we don’t have to wait for permission to be kind or to create value.

When we see leaders struggling to find the right path, or when systems seem to fall short of their promises, it’s easy to feel lost. But I’ve noticed a shift: people are finding each other.

In the startup and tech world, we’ve created a "two-way street" of support. We aren't just "tech bros"—we are a community that publishes billions in free value to help the next person get ahead. 

We’ve found that by relying on each other, we can create a safety net that traditional lawmakers sometimes miss.

It’s less about "gatekeeping" and more about opening doors. We’re moving toward a place where, if we see someone suffering, we have the tools and the friends to do something about it right now.

#connection #Innovation

Founder of LunarTech, Redmoon, BlackHeaven, Nomad, and Midnight

If you are seeking the opportunity to work on truly cutting-edge projects—across academia, infrastructure engineering consultancy, logistics, aviation, and healthcare—and you are motivated by work that endures and meaningfully improves people’s lives, we invite you to consider LunarTech.

At LunarTech, we engage in forward-thinking, high-impact initiatives that shape industries and create lasting value. Our work spans multiple sectors, offering the depth, variety, and challenge that allow talented individuals to grow with purpose. Each project is approached with care, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.

By joining LunarTech, you are not simply taking on a role—you are stepping into a pursuit of significance, where ambition is matched with impact, and curiosity is rewarded.

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Founder of LunarTech, Nomad and Midnight

We often assume the CEO sits at the top of the pay scale from Day 1. But at the Seed stage, the data tells a different story.

In the earliest days of building, product is currency.

At early stages, technical founders (CTO, CPO) often command higher salaries than CEO founders because their specialized skills are in high demand during product development:

CPO/Product Leaders: ~$149,000 (Seed)
CTO: ~$134,000 (Seed)
CEO: ~$132,000 (Seed)

Why is the CEO often out-earned by their co-founders?

Opportunity Cost & Market Demand: Good engineers and product leaders have immense market value. To lure a top-tier CTO away from a $300k FAANG package, you often need to offer more cash upfront than the CEO requires.

The "Builder" Premium: At the Seed stage, the primary risk is technical and product execution. The people writing the code and designing the product are the critical path to the next funding round.

Don't worry about the hierarchy. Focus on the output. As the company grows, the salary bands will normalize. For now, let the product people eat first.

If You Can’t Put a Number on Your Value, You Are Just a Resource for Someone Who Can.

After a decade of founding multiple companies, I learned a brutal lesson that took me years to truly understand: If you don’t value yourself, nobody else will.

Early in my career, I made the same mistake repeatedly. I would build powerful systems, create incredible content, and develop high-value intellectual property. 

I focused entirely on the creation, ignoring the monetization. I didn't read the books on valuation. I didn't learn the language of finance.

The result?

I would hand these assets over to experienced CEOs, founders, or Venture Capitalists. They saw exactly what I couldn't see. They applied the valuation multipliers, they leveraged the assets, and they captured the upside. They extracted the value I created because I didn't know how to price it.

I missed goals I should have hit. I lost opportunities I should have owned.

Here is the reality of the Venture Capital and Private Equity world:

Value is not a feeling. Value is a number.

To sit at the table and have a respectful conversation, you must be able to value your own assets using the accepted techniques of the industry. You must value yourself internally before any external force will respect your worth.

If you do not attach a specific number to the value you create, you become a target for economic colonization.

It sounds harsh, but it is true. There are market forces and aggressive actors who operate with a colonizer mindset. They are looking to penetrate your systems, utilize your infrastructure, and extract value from your hard work. If you don't draw a red line—and define that line with a dollar amount—they will view you as a resource to be exploited, not a partner to be paid.

This is especially dangerous in the age of AI.

We are seeing a trend where people believe an AI model is a valid alternative to a PhD or an engineer with 10 years of experience.

AI is a great empowerment tool.

AI is wonderful assistance.

But AI is not accountability.

When the cost of a mistake is high, the "free" or "cheap" alternative becomes incredibly expensive. If you are the expert—the PhD, the veteran engineer—and you fail to put a number on your expertise, the market will try to replace you with a cheaper, inferior algorithm.

The Lesson: Don't wait for permission to be expensive. Learn the math of valuation. Draw your red lines. Put a number on what you build.

If you don't, someone else will hire you for pennies and sell your work for millions.

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Public discussion often draws a close connection between wealth and power. The immense fortunes of figures such as Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos are sometimes interpreted as signs of near-sovereign influence. Yet wealth and power are not identical. Wealth is better understood as a potential for influence—one that depends on the surrounding systems that allow it to be translated into real-world effect.

From a global perspective, individual fortunes are modest in scale. Total world assets are measured in the quadrillions, while even the largest personal holdings represent only a small fraction of that total. More importantly, however, the distinction is not merely quantitative. It is structural. Money, on its own, is passive. To matter, it must be supported by enforcement, legitimacy, and continuity—conditions that markets alone do not supply. These functions are provided by states.

Modern power rests on two foundational pillars.

The first is military. States maintain authority through institutions that possess a monopoly on large-scale force. This form of power does not operate according to market logic. It cannot be traded, liquidated, or surpassed by higher bids. Unlike corporations, which may rise and fall, military institutions persist independently of profitability or investor confidence.

The second pillar is the financial system. Control over banking infrastructure, legal contracts, settlement mechanisms, and currency determines whether wealth can circulate, be preserved, or be protected. Access to these systems is essential. Without it, private capital loses much of its practical meaning. In this sense, financial power—like military power—is political in nature before it is economic.

What is often described as “billionaire power” is therefore best understood as alignment rather than independence. Individuals and firms appear influential when their activities align with institutional priorities and state frameworks. When that alignment weakens, their influence diminishes as well.

For this reason, comparisons between personal wealth and state power tend to miss the underlying distinction. Private actors operate within established systems; states define and maintain them. One accumulates resources; the other sustains order. One persuades and negotiates; the other ultimately compels.

Periods of weakened or fragmented state authority can give rise to the impression of private dominance. History suggests, however, that these moments are transitional. As states consolidate, private power is absorbed, regulated, or constrained.

This is besides the point that some companies are built on a complete bubble, add no value to the world and underperform its predecessors.

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