Startup Founder 2.0
Hey everyone. My name is Talha Masood and I am a second time founder. Previously I built Remotebase[dot]com and raised $2.7 million for my startup.
I am now building an AI editor to help interviewers assess vibe coding skills in software engineers. I myself vibe code every single day, even though I have more than 10 years of experience writing code. I believe that software teams can now move 10x faster if they're using the right AI workflows and tools.
Here are a few facts about me:
I have launched close to 10 times on Product Hunt
I organize a lot of IRL events in San Francisco. My latest event is happening on April 24th. Here's the link to it if you're interested - https://lu.ma/5s9vc24j
I can write code 10x faster than an average software engineer by using the right Vibe Coding tools. Please challenge me. P.S. I came up with the number 10x out of thin air lol. But I do a lot of Vibe Coding
I am also looking for a technical co-founder right now.
Excited to meet you all. Happy to help anyway I can.
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Hello Talha it's fantastic to hear that you had 10 launched but could you tell me what the best launch is From your POV
Product Hunt
Welcome, Talha!!! cc @timcha you should try to get coffee with Talha while you're here!
Also check out our newly-created p/vibecoding sub-forum!
What's your current vibe-coding setup? (maybe worth a separate post, but I'm curious the highlights - e.g. windsurf/cursor/augment or replit/lovable/bolt? specific models?)
Followed you so I get notified when you launch :)
Trace
@timcha Thanks for reaching out. I am going to respond there :)
@rajiv_ayyangar Thanks a lot for the intro and your kind words.
My vibe coding setup involves cursor and I have setup my own MCP server for context gathering. Before giving any prompt to cursor I do a lot of brain storming with ChatGPT's O3 mini. Which generates technical specs at the end for me to give to cursor.
I use all sorts of LLMs for coding. I am not just tied to Claude. Recently, LLAMA4 came out with a context window size of 10M (that's what I've read). This should allow us to input large codebases as a part of the prompt. I am excited to see how this pans out. Because frankly this can eliminate the need for generating embeddings for the codebase.
I will create a different post in the Vibe Coding channel.
Product Hunt
@masoodtalha7 "I have setup my own MCP server for context gathering" - I want to hear more about this!
@rajiv_ayyangar I will share my thoughts in a separate thread. Right now I am in the process of finding out what aspects of it is working for me. I am excited to write about this as a new post
My Financé
:wave: , welcome!
10 launches is awesome. makes me wonder who has launched the most actually. What was your worst of the 10 launches and what did you learn from it?
@catt_marroll None of the launches was bad. But there were some where I was not able to get the desired output i.e. getting early users. Maybe the product did not resonate with the audience or it was just a bad day. Later I realized that most decisions in life are reversible. So are PH launches. You can always launch again with new features.
Welcome, nice to meet you :) 10 Launches are amazing, congrats to that 🔥
I am curious, what's typically the hardest challenge for launching successfully? Is it always individual, or do you see specific patterns?
Playhouse
Would love to join one of your IRL events in SF. I wish there was a way to subscribe in Luma.
I thought its a joke but you seem serious :) I do vibe coding a lot and my latest startup is vibe coded too!
I'm also looking for a cofounder for my startup PowerAgents. If you are interested we can talk. Your experience looks impressive.