From Idea to Stage: Presenting TechBit

2025-10-03

100+ days alone. No slides, no users—just raw code and conviction.

At some point, every builder faces the same moment: stepping out of the shadows and putting their work in front of people who could either dismiss it… or validate it.

For TechBit, that moment came through a series of presentations that tested not just the product, but my belief in why it matters.

🚀 The First Leap: Paatch × v0 Community Demo

The first time I presented TechBit publicly wasn't in a polished boardroom. It was at a Paatch × v0 community event, standing in front of a room full of makers and product people who can smell BS from a mile away.

After 80+ days of building solo, I walked in with no fancy deck—just the raw product, a live demo, and the story of why it matters: surfacing authentic user pain points from social platforms.

The questions came fast:

  • How do you filter out the noise?
  • What's your false positive rate?
  • How is this different from social listening tools?

Each one forced me to articulate product choices I had made at 2 AM. Suddenly, the dual-LLM validation system I'd engineered wasn't just a technical trick—it was the reason TechBit solved what others couldn't.

What surprised me most? People immediately grasped the core problem:
👉 Product teams waste thousands of hours trying to discover what users actually struggle with—while those struggles are hiding in plain sight.

🎯 Raising the Stakes: AI Collective × Windsurf × Mistral

The next stage was bigger. Hosted by The AI Collective, with Windsurf and Mistral AI in attendance, this was no casual meetup—it was a room of serious AI builders and investors.

I showed TechBit tracking pain points for AI products specifically, proving how even advanced companies miss critical feedback that could reshape roadmaps.

Then came the question that shifted the energy in the room:
"How long did it take your team to build this?"

When I replied, "It's just me—nights and weekends, 100 days straight", the conversation changed.
No longer "interesting product"—suddenly it was "have you thought about raising capital?"

🏛 The Pluto House Journey: Validation Through Selection

In between events, TechBit caught the attention of Pluto House, the AI founder accelerator in Paris. After multiple rounds—including a technical assessment with Yiyang Lu—I dove deep into TechBit's architecture.

We explored:

  • The ensemble ML approach (multiple models, 70% agreement threshold)
  • Platform vision—how TechBit could evolve from a tool into a decision-making layer for product teams

While I wasn't selected for the final cohort (fit and balance reasons), the process was validation in itself. These were seasoned founders who've seen countless AI products—and their feedback sharpened TechBit's positioning in an increasingly crowded AI landscape.

One piece of advice stuck with me:
👉 "Keep pushing. Keep questioning. Keep making weird things real."

⚡ Beyond Presentations: Building Real Automation

Validation is great, but real users transform a project into a product.

The #1 request I kept hearing? "Can TechBit monitor Reddit in real time for specific companies or keywords?"

So I built it:

  • Monitors Reddit for chosen keywords/company names
  • Analyzes sentiment + urgency
  • Categorizes issues across 14 dimensions
  • Prioritizes based on impact
  • Delivers insights directly to product teams

This automation became so effective that I entered it in the Make × Paatch AI Agents competition—and it placed 2nd out of 350 participants, built in just 90 minutes.

💡 What I Learned About Building in Public

Three lessons stuck with me through all of this:

  1. The gap between building and presenting is huge.
    What feels obvious after 100 days in your head is not obvious to others. You need to bridge that gap fast.
  2. Good product decisions survive scrutiny.
    If you can clearly answer "why did you build it this way?"—you're on track. If you stumble, that's your next area to fix.
  3. Solo builders need community touchpoints.
    Isolation breeds doubt. But community interaction? It fuels weeks of momentum.

🔮 What's Next for TechBit

Today, 250+ users rely on TechBit to uncover real pain points. But this is just the beginning.

The roadmap ahead:

  • Expanding beyond Reddit to capture a broader spectrum of user struggles
  • Enhancing AI analysis to suggest not just problems, but potential solutions
  • Building integrations with PM tools to close the loop between insight → action

The builder's journey isn't just writing code—it's standing in front of people who could tear it apart and saying:
👉 "This matters. This solves a real problem. And I'll keep building until it changes how product teams work."

🙌 Join the Journey

TechBit continues to evolve based on feedback from builders, PMs, and founders.

If you're curious about how authentic user pain points could reshape your roadmap:
👉 Try it at techbit.live

👉 Or follow along on LinkedIn

Your feedback isn't just welcome—it's what keeps this alive.