Richard Smith

Independent builder and OPC operator. Currently building SoloVault — a platform that helps solo founders discover what to build by turning weak market signals into validated startup ideas.

yokohama Joined on May 13, 2026

Richard Smith

Jul 9

Docs built for humans, broken for AI agents

#agents #ai #llm #rag

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Richard Smith

Jul 7

I Think There's a Product in This: Triage for AI-Generated Code

#ai #automation #llm #productivity

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Richard Smith

Jul 5

Found a gap in the bookkeeping automation chain

#discuss #automation #fintech #webscraping

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Richard Smith

Jun 25

The Neat Trick That Made AI Write Code Our Team Actually Wanted

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Richard Smith

Jun 23

The AI Window Is Open. It Won't Stay That Way Forever.

#ai #softwaredevelopment #startup

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Richard Smith

Jun 23

Don't Build Your AI Business on Borrowed Land

#discuss #ai #llm #startup

1 min read

Richard Smith

Jun 23

Don't Build Your AI Business on Borrowed Land

#discuss #ai #llm #startup

1 min read

Richard Smith

Jun 21

Why I Keep Exploring Startup Ideas (And When I Finally Commit)

#discuss #productivity #sideprojects #startup

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Richard Smith

Jun 18

What happens when your potential customers can suddenly build what you're selling?

#discuss #agents #ai #startup

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Richard Smith

Jun 17

The AI Revolution Is Quiet, and That Should Excite Founders

#agents #ai #startup

1 min read

Richard Smith

Jun 16

AI is moving from simulation to the physical world. Here's what that means for builders.

#ai #automation #openai #startup

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Richard Smith

Jun 15

Why I Stopped Chasing "Fundable" Ideas

#discuss #devjournal #sideprojects #startup

1 min read

Richard Smith

Jun 15

What SpaceX's IPO Rule Exemptions Signal for Founders

#discuss #news #startup #watercooler

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Richard Smith

Jun 15

I Spent Two Months Using Claude Code Wrong

#ai #claude #productivity #tooling

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Richard Smith

Jun 15

I shipped 10 builds last week without touching a laptop.

#ai #automation #productivity #saas

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Richard Smith

Jun 15

Why we open sourced our Slack agent (and what we learned about the AI coworker space)

#showdev #agents #ai #opensource

1 min read

Richard Smith

Jun 11

What Watching AI Agents Do Made Me Rethink What to Build

#agents #ai #startup #vibecoding

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Richard Smith

Jun 1

I found my last startup idea by accident, and I'm not sure it counts

#discuss #productivity #sideprojects #startup

1 min read

Richard Smith

May 28

Hit 73% accuracy on the classifier, which is probably fine for now

#ai #devjournal #machinelearning #nlp

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Richard Smith

May 28

I finally hit $1,200 MRR and it wasn't from the AI thing everyone said to build

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Richard Smith

May 28

spent 6 weeks building a prototype and still can't figure out my data pipeline

#ai #dataengineering #python #sideprojects

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Docs built for humans, broken for AI agents

Want to connect with Richard Smith?

I Think There's a Product in This: Triage for AI-Generated Code

Found a gap in the bookkeeping automation chain

The Neat Trick That Made AI Write Code Our Team Actually Wanted

The AI Window Is Open. It Won't Stay That Way Forever.

Don't Build Your AI Business on Borrowed Land

Don't Build Your AI Business on Borrowed Land

Why I Keep Exploring Startup Ideas (And When I Finally Commit)

What happens when your potential customers can suddenly build what you're selling?

The AI Revolution Is Quiet, and That Should Excite Founders

AI is moving from simulation to the physical world. Here's what that means for builders.

Why I Stopped Chasing "Fundable" Ideas

What SpaceX's IPO Rule Exemptions Signal for Founders

I Spent Two Months Using Claude Code Wrong

I shipped 10 builds last week without touching a laptop.

Why we open sourced our Slack agent (and what we learned about the AI coworker space)

What Watching AI Agents Do Made Me Rethink What to Build

I found my last startup idea by accident, and I'm not sure it counts

Hit 73% accuracy on the classifier, which is probably fine for now

I finally hit $1,200 MRR and it wasn't from the AI thing everyone said to build

spent 6 weeks building a prototype and still can't figure out my data pipeline