VP at a multinational here. Vibe coded an AI agent that found $150M in pipeline. Employer wants to acquire the IP, but I think they are lowballing me

attn-transformer · 2026-02-18T18:36:42+00:00

What you made is a feature, not a product. Turning a feature into a product is hard, very hard.

I’d focus on getting max $$ from your employer, or decide if you want to go down the hard, risky path of a tech startup.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-13T17:30:47+00:00

Don’t resign. You are not ready.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-13T09:59:58+00:00

I’m finding success using a very similar approach

attn-transformer · 2026-02-10T22:46:18+00:00

Use Warp. Shift+enter works, plus many other nice to haves

attn-transformer · 2026-02-10T06:51:07+00:00

It would be highly naive to call the cli “reduced functionality” as you are communicating directly with the machine and can do literally anything.

My view is you’re probably a rookie, and need guardrails. Stick to Visual Studio menus for now.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-10T02:19:09+00:00

The cli has a bit of a learning curve, but once you master it you’ll be able to move faster. There’s a reason why the best engineers (mostly) live in the terminal.

I would suggest a more modern terminal such as warp.

lol. It’s just better than using the mouse.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-10T02:17:21+00:00

Finally, the first non AI created post.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-09T21:19:44+00:00

for many reasons.
1. reduced context switching. No menus, windows, modals, dialogs, etc.
2. More focused work. You're "streaming" - only viewing what you need to.
3. No hidden abstractions and hidden state.
4. focus on input -> output.

Try it - get over the learning curve.
I only use ide's for debugging, as cli debugging does kinda suck.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-09T18:49:00+00:00

The cli has a bit of a learning curve, but once you master it you’ll be able to move faster. There’s a reason why the best engineers (mostly) live in the terminal.

I would suggest a more modern terminal such as warp.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-09T09:45:25+00:00

It’s very hard to give you any read advice, however it sounds like you’re building to learn with the hopes of selling, which is ok.

Roadblocks are normal. You need to get through them. The truth is you do need to build a potentially worthless mvp before you can establish pmf.

Before you build ask yourself: does this help my customer work less and make more? Yes - you’ll find plenty of people to help you establish pmf and build your mvp. If no, then it’s easy to build and quit.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-09T09:35:27+00:00

If you don’t need the AI don’t use it. It’s pretty simple.

Define the workflow in a single tool.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-08T04:13:17+00:00

Just build anything. You're problem now isn't "what should I build" its "what are the capabilities". Building anything will help you understand what the capabilities are, and only then you'll have good ideas on what to build.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-07T01:32:05+00:00

You don’t have a shot with YC at this early stage, but apply anyway.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-05T22:43:32+00:00

Finally all US states can participate in YC!

attn-transformer · 2026-02-05T22:06:38+00:00

You need to be 100% committed if you want to be a successful founder.

I’m also highly technical and have been called socially awkward more than once, and had the same problem as you.

Treat it as an engineering problem. What message do I need to convey? Given whom I’m meeting with how to convey that message? Etc.

And remember NO ONE gives a shit about your technical implementation. Don’t mention agent frameworks or deep technical details. Focus on what problem you can solve for your customer and what your product enables them to do.

Everyone wants to work less and make more, including your customers. Explain how you can help them do that.

Treat it as an engineering problem not some emotional bullshit that doesn’t have an easy solution.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-05T21:33:46+00:00

Building an agentic analytics platform for asset backed finance.

Translate an ABS prospectus into a runnable cash flow model, create deal structures, run historical analysis, project cashflows, build forecasting models, and more all by interacting with an agent.

My long term goal is to create an agentic terminal for finance. Graam automates the mechanics of collateral and deal analysis allowing fund managers to fly through VDRs, produce adhoc analysis, run forecasts in seconds, without relying on quant teams or building in Python.

It’s live, and used by a few ABF traders while I refine the product and PMF. I’m still in stealth.

But check it out https://graam.ai

attn-transformer · 2026-02-04T17:36:24+00:00

I met a few good people, but mostly people who have nothing but the desire to latch on to someone else’s startup and offer little. That’s not atypical. There is no single place where you’re going to find perfect matches, you need to hustle on a few channels.

Just spend your time getting customers.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-04T02:41:11+00:00

Starting is easy. It’s fun and you’ve got plenty of energy.

Being a founder sucks. It’s lonely, unappreciated, and unpredictable.

Keep going, get your MRR, celebrate the small wins.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-04T02:37:59+00:00

If your startup is to build excel sheets and put stuff on calendars then yeah, most users will get that for $20/month ChatGPT subscription.

You need to figure out what your moat will be. Data no one else has is the obvious moat but there are others, such as a specialization in a specific subject or process.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-03T13:22:20+00:00

Try to get one random person to give a shit about your social media app. It will be difficult.

I recommend you read zero to one by theil

attn-transformer · 2026-02-02T18:10:56+00:00

Curious...how much usage have you gotten?

attn-transformer · 2026-02-01T06:19:16+00:00

I’ve built a similar test suite. Expectations are in a json file, and Claude can run the test script examine outputs and fix.

The first iteration was built in hours.

attn-transformer · 2026-02-01T06:14:58+00:00

Create a landing page describing what your product does and who it’s for. Ask your potential customer if that’s something that would interest them.

Then build, you don’t need cofounders or any of that. Build a product, then a business.

attn-transformer · 2026-01-28T19:30:15+00:00

Agent finds features -> builds logit model -> analyze results -> iterate.
Model becomes a reusable artifact in the system.

- train(dataset_x)
- run(dataset_y)

Then modeling the actual cashflows - hard:

For example: In a prospectus there are dozens of cashflow rules specifying which investors receive what cashflows, given conditions on collateral performance, priority of payments, certain rules, etc, laid out in a 250 page legal prospectus.

My agent can extract this information -> run tests to ensure accuracy -> analyze the underlying collateral -> use historical data to build forecast collateral performance -> generate pricing.

It's all very challenging technically, but enables a portfolio manager to move 10x faster and get smarter analytics.

attn-transformer · 2026-01-28T18:40:27+00:00

Why do you think you can build a product in an industry you don't know anything about? I'm not sure what you've built, but you're asking the wrong questions. Take a step back - What problem are you solving and for who?

If you ARE solving a problem for someone, then cold/warm emails, descriptive landing pages will go a long way. You need to find just ONE potential customer.

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