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We have momentum!
After a frustrating April, May brought us positive vibes... We are on a roll!
Uditha Atukorala
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We applied to YC, again!
Literally a few hours before the S25 deadline, we applied to YC for the 2nd time.
Uditha Atukorala
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Thoughts on fullstack frameworks
I tried Next.js and SvelteKit to build simple fullstack apps. Here are my thoughts...
Billy Lapatas
MCP - do we really need a protocol for AI?
MCP is intended to be a standard for applications to share contexts and capabilities with LLMs. Why would AI need a specific protocol?
Uditha Atukorala
Vibe coding - is it even real coding?
There is a lot of hype around "vibe coding", but is it real coding?
Uditha Atukorala
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YC rejected us!
A few days before the YC X25 application deadline, we rushed to submit our application. Yesterday we got a rejection email, a generic one!
Uditha Atukorala
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Maybe we don't have funding?
Fundraising is a lot of work and we are in a rock and a hard place with negotiation terms.
Uditha Atukorala
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Oh, we have funding?
When a VC knocks on your door, the polite thing to do is to hear them out.
Uditha Atukorala
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Have we made a breakthrough?
For the past few weeks, we've been experimenting with ML algorithms and mathematical models to see how we can monitor web traffic in real-time and detect potential cyber attacks.
Uditha Atukorala
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Bootstrapping
I now have a co-founder! And we are bootstrapping!!!
Uditha Atukorala
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Things don’t always go as planned
I had to shut down my last startup a few months ago. I failed as a solopreneur, not for the first time. I know I made mistakes and didn't focus on what's important, I want to try again!
Uditha Atukorala
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I have failed as a founder
I'm shutting down the startup I've been working on for the past 8 months and ending my solopreneurship.
Uditha Atukorala
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I am struggling as a founder
I've been trying to build a SaaS startup for about 7 months now. I have zero customers, no MVP and no funding. I'm running out of my own savings and it's crunch time.
Uditha Atukorala