Albert
@AlbertSalgueda
building autonomous companies @altan_ai
We skipped the traditional office and built a hacker house instead. Why? Because we wanted @altan_ai to be more than just another startup. We aimed for a vibrant community, a movement. Tristan and I rented a house where our team lives, works, and innovates together 24/7. No…
PMF is that rare intersection between what you love building and what people beg to pay for. It's brutally hard to find when your goal is building a generational company.
I’m raising my kids on the ancestral diet I grew up in: math, code, and anime
AGI is going to be achieved by a product, not necessarily a “model”.
I’ll be in San Francisco June 13–19 for @ycombinator ’s AI Startup School! Excited to connect with fellow builders, researchers, and founders in the Bay Area. if you’re working on anything related to agent-based systems, or AI for science, I’d love to connect. DM me to grab a…
For all the morons who say capitalism doesn’t work
even if we push natality above 2.1 now — which trends don’t support — deep consequences are already locked in for the next 30 years. pension systems will collapse, and civilization risks self-destruction. easy fix: have children.
Something seismic is happening across the globe: birth rates are collapsing to levels not seen in modern history. This isn’t just a blip-it's a profound shift affecting nearly every developed nation. But why is this happening, and what does it mean? Let’s break it down:
soon, we’ll automate coding. but coding isn’t the main point—it’s just how we tell computers what we want. the real skill is being able to understand and solve problems. that’s what matters most.
exactly what we’re solving at @altan_ai
The reality of building web apps in 2025 is that it's a bit like assembling IKEA furniture. There's no "full-stack" product with batteries included, you have to piece together and configure many individual services: - frontend / backend (e.g. React, Next.js, APIs) - hosting…
blackjack.altanlabs.com you can finally impress your friends with your ‘skills’ without actually losing your rent 🤓
Starting a SaaS with friends is amazing. • You push each other forward • You celebrate wins together • You suffer through marketing together • You debate whether dark mode should be default😂
SaaS difficulty levels: • Coding – Normal • Debugging – Hard • Naming the startup – Nightmare • Marketing – FINAL BOSS💀
Building a SaaS is just: • Learning backend • Learning frontend • Learning marketing • Learning design • Learning how to cry silently at night Finally ship it half broken🫣