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Software architect, problem solver, builder.
I turn ideas into working systems: software, businesses, and the occasional very stubborn bouldering route.
My work is lean, impactful software that solves real problems. From streamlining a workflow to launching a product, I am driven by rapid execution, smart work, and a growth mindset. I have shipped multi-tenant platforms, payment systems, publishing pipelines and the admin tooling behind them.
Away from the keyboard you will find me climbing. The mental and physical challenge of bouldering mirrors how I approach engineering: problem-solving is a game of persistence and creativity, and I carry that mindset into everything I do.
I build in public and teach what I learn. More than two thousand developers have used my guide to ship their first product with AI tools, and I share the journey with an audience of builders across YouTube, Instagram and X.
Working principles
01
Systems before features
A feature is cheap to add and expensive to un-design. I spend the time on the data model, the boundaries and the failure modes first.
02
Ship, then learn
Real users beat every roadmap. Everything I build goes live early, gets measured, and gets better in public.
03
Persistence is a skill
Bouldering taught me that a hard problem is a sequence of small, solvable moves. I bring the same patience to a stubborn system.
04
Mind and body
Training keeps me sharp. The best architecture decisions I have made came after a session, not during a crunch.
- Name
- Nicolas Laforet
- Based in
- Strasbourg, FR
- Focus
- Systems & products
- Off keyboard
- Bouldering
- Building
- In public
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