Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

Software Engineer | Ex–Employee of the Year Breaking down engineering & founder lessons Helping builders turn grit into leverage Joined March 2025

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

a day ago

Everyone praises work-life balance. But here’s the catch: The people saying it already made it. Before that? 80–100 hour weeks, non-stop.

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 days ago

Smart people attract smart people. Without a cause worth believing in as your company’s core offering, failure is baked in from day one.

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 days ago

stop wishing. stop doubting. stop stalling. start building.

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Working on AOSP sounds cool… until reality hits: - No remote, you’re stuck onsite with hardware - No docs, just millions of lines of code - Builds take forever + risk of bricking - Pay? Same as mobile app dev Why do the hardest jobs pay the same? 🤔

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

3 days ago

Rough morning. Overslept, had a petty argument with my wife. Then she cracked an egg for breakfast and found this surprise. We both lit up instantly. Funny how the smallest things can ruin our mood... but they can also save it. ✨

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

3 days ago

This is my highest follower count in a day, will be pushing to beat this! Lock-in!

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

4 days ago

AI makes it easy to build mediocre solutions: One-shot prompts - Blind copy-paste - No edge case checks - Zero tradeoff analysis - Insecure code But AI also makes it easier to build great ones— if you actually understand the problem.

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

5 days ago

I used to think successful founders were just lucky. Then I realized something: Every 'lucky' person I met had failed 10x more than me.The difference? They saw each failure as data, not defeat. Your next failure isn't proof you're not cut out for this. It's proof you're one step…

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

a week ago

Yesterday I was stuck on a bug for hours. Frustrated. Defeated. Asked my wife to make instant noodles. Ate. Rested. Tried again. Fixed it. A few years ago, that bug would've wrecked me for days. Now it’s just another challenge. That’s growth. That’s reinvention.

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

a week ago

Breaks aren’t wasted time. They’re fuel for peak performance.

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 weeks ago

Most people coast on Fridays. I don’t blame them—TGIF. But I treat Fridays as the home stretch. Learned it from @NickSymmonds: in every race, the last part is when champions push hardest. That’s why my most productive day of the week? Friday. How do you run your home stretch?

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 weeks ago

Trust the process. Stay committed. Be amazed by your progress.

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 weeks ago

Coffee + flow state + the right playlist = SaaS magic ☕✨ My daily jazz vibe → youtu.be/IcHzdeFmPzk?si… Try it: 1. Open IDE 2. Hit play 3. Sip coffee Flow unlocked 🚀

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 weeks ago

Overnight success is a myth. They’ve been grinding days, months, years—before that “overnight.”

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 weeks ago

Ladies and gentlemen, a prime example of reinventing yourself.

Kr$na @krishdotdev

2 weeks ago

Ladies and gentlemen, a prime example of reinventing yourself.

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 weeks ago

In the middle of a demo, the app crashed. I stayed calm, narrating the bug while patching it live. Audience saw a hero moment. I saw muscle memory from countless battles with the codebase… fueled by unpaid OT hours. 🙃

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

2 weeks ago

Me: “This new screen? Couple days, tops.” UI: ✅done. ViewModel: ✅done. Integration: opens Pandora’s file 👹 One class juggling app state, navigation, and BLE like a circus clown on fire. Guess who’s refactoring tomorrow? 🙃

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

3 weeks ago

Last night’s demo: showed version A ✅ then version B… except version B was just version A in disguise with a new filename 💀💀 Am I cooked? 😅

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Paul De Silva @paul_ds_dev

3 weeks ago

We love reading books, watching podcasts, and scrolling through wisdom-packed threads. But unless you apply it, it doesn't stick. Knowledge is potential energy. Action is the spark. Repeat that action, and it becomes you. Close the book. Act. That's when the magic happens.