The latest articles on DEV Community by Ashwin (@ashwin_barathelumalai_1ac). https://dev.to/ashwin_barathelumalai_1ac https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3922717%2F6114a1b5-096b-41e7-8167-6d9e33562f4f.png https://dev.to/ashwin_barathelumalai_1ac en Ashwin Sun, 10 May 2026 02:56:53 +0000 https://dev.to/ashwin_barathelumalai_1ac/i-keep-getting-rejected-from-tech-conferences-so-im-building-something-about-it-need-honest-34gj https://dev.to/ashwin_barathelumalai_1ac/i-keep-getting-rejected-from-tech-conferences-so-im-building-something-about-it-need-honest-34gj <p>Average conference acceptance rate is 12%. Most rejections aren't about the idea — they're about how the abstract is written.<br> Building Speakura to fix this. Paste your CFP, get a score, get a rewrite tuned to your target conference.<br> No product yet. Just validating. 60 seconds if you've felt this pain:<a href="https://ashwinbarat192007-svg.github.io/speakura/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ashwinbarat192007-svg.github.io/speakura/</a></p> startup product agents machinelearning