2025 was an interesting year. I shipped projects, did a LATAM tour, and spent long nights building things that barely made it to production.
I feel that 2025 was a checkpoint in my professional life.
I'm writing this as a "hello world," because 2025 quietly changed how I think about building, ambition, and myself. Before moving forward, I wanted to pause and articulate what actually stayed with me—and how my past mistakes have shaped me into who I am today.
2025 was a year of understanding
From the outside, 2025 was chaotic for me. From the inside, it was a decisive year where I found myself.
It compressed:
- Years of intensive startup lessons into months
- Meeting people and celebrities in Silicon Valley I would have never imagined meeting
- Building my confidence through shipping and meeting new people in the tech ecosystem
I stopped seeing building as a way to prove to myself that I could get a job as a software engineer—and started seeing it as a way to discover how technology can truly solve people's problems, and how I want to contribute to the industry.
What building my last startup actually taught me
Speed isn't the same as progress.
I did learn how to ship fast and talk to users. I also learned that velocity without direction creates noise, not leverage. Shipping is a skill. Knowing what not to ship is an even higher priority.
The community you belong to and your network matter more than you think
Some of my biggest learning experiences didn't happen behind my computer screen—they happened in real conversations, in different countries, with founders and software engineers around the world. The right rooms don't just open doors; they raise your bar and change how you think about every aspect of your life.
As Naval once said:
"Success is a lagging indicator of the right choices made consistently over time."
Choosing clarity—and having a clear direction of what and where you want to be—will literally change your life in ways you would never have imagined.
Be careful with burnout. It will literally kill your company.
There's a belief that hard work will pay off. To an extent, that's true. However, you really need to be careful with burnout, which is something that happened to me.
I felt really tired. I felt like I was on autopilot. I wasn't enjoying what I was doing.
Taking breaks, going to the gym, and having a hobby will literally make a difference in your professional career.
This is how I want my 2026 to look
I don't want to repeat the same things I did in 2025. In fact, I really don't want 2026 to look exactly the same as 2025. I want it to be better.
My focus for this year is simple:
- Build my professional career as a tech founder/software engineer
- Meet and explore new tech hubs around the world, especially in Europe and the US
- Expand my professional network
- Participate in a podcast and share my learnings and experiences
- Get my O-1A visa and move back to the US
I want to be part of a game-changing team where I can grow both as a person and as a teammate.
I want to choose depth in the impact I'm making over speed of execution—even though both are equally important.
Why I started blog posting
I want to start 2026 by documenting what's happening in my life with honesty and transparency.
I've seen many outstanding tech founders in the community do the same—so I'm joining this movement.
That being said, hello world.