Made by Hardikk KambojContributeFree · no sign-up

People to follow on X

Founders, builders and educators worth following and learning from. 21 picks below, plus every other category if you scroll.

Sources
141 sources
Categories
11 categories
People and accounts
38 people and accounts on X
Checked
every link checked Oct 16, 2026
Find roles firstTips and templates
  1. 1Pick where to lookSearch or filter 141 places by category, tag or city.
  2. 2Find roles firstOpen ready-made searches on the job sites startups post to first.
  3. 3Reach outCopy a cold DM or a referral ask and send it to a person, not a portal.

The list

141 places to look

Tick off what you've covered. Your checklist stays in this browser; filters live in the URL, so you can share a view.

Showing 21 of 141

People to follow on X

21

Founders, builders and educators worth following and learning from.

  • Aravind Srinivas

    @AravSrinivas

    Co-founder and CEO of Perplexity.

    AI

  • Paras Chopra

    @paraschopra

    Founder of Wingify; runs the Lossfunk AI lab.

    AIIndia

  • Harkirat Singh

    @kirat_tw

    Runs 100xDevs, a large Indian developer community.

    India

  • Varun Mayya

    @VarunMayya

    Founder building with AI from Bengaluru.

    AIIndia

  • Deedy Das

    @deedydas

    Investor at Menlo Ventures; posts on AI and India tech.

    AIIndia

  • Kailash Nadh

    @nadh

    CTO of Zerodha and a loud voice for FOSS.

    India

  • Nithin Kamath

    @Nithin0dha

    Founder and CEO of Zerodha.

    India

  • Kunal Shah

    @kunalb11

    Founder of CRED.

    India

  • Tanay Pratap

    @tanaypratap

    Mentor and educator for Indian developers.

    India

  • Arpit Bhayani

    @arpit_bhayani

    Engineering educator; systems deep dives.

    IndiaPrep

  • Gaurav Sen

    @gkcs_

    System design educator, InterviewReady.

    IndiaPrep

  • Striver

    @striver_79

    DSA prep at takeUforward.

    IndiaPrep

  • Kunal Kushwaha

    @kunalstwt

    Open source and DevRel community builder.

    India

  • swyx

    @swyx

    Popularized "AI engineer"; runs Latent Space.

    AI

  • Hamel Husain

    @HamelHusain

    Teaches LLM evals. Read him before your next AI interview.

    AI

  • Eugene Yan

    @eugeneyan

    Writes on LLM evals and production ML.

    AI

  • Jason Liu

    @jxnlco

    Creator of Instructor; RAG and AI consulting.

    AI

  • Simon Willison

    @simonw

    Daily, hands-on notes on LLM tools.

    AI

  • Gergely Orosz

    @GergelyOrosz

    The Pragmatic Engineer; tech job-market data.

    Salary

  • Garry Tan

    @garrytan

    President and CEO of Y Combinator.

    Startups

  • Pieter Levels

    @levelsio

    Proof that building in public gets you noticed.

    Startups

Tips

What actually gets replies

  1. 01

    Search the ATS, not just LinkedIn

    Most startups post on Ashby, Greenhouse or Lever before anywhere else. Use the link builder above: it searches those sites directly for your role and city.

  2. 02

    Use VC portfolio boards

    One search on Peak XV or Accel covers hundreds of funded companies. Few candidates know these exist, so competition is lower.

  3. 03

    Apply in the first 48 hours

    Set alerts for your exact title and city. Early applications get read; week-old ones sit behind hundreds of others.

  4. 04

    A referral beats a cold apply

    Ask an engineer at the company, not HR. Send the exact job link and three lines on why you fit, so forwarding it takes them ten seconds.

  5. 05

    DM the hiring manager

    Find who posted the role or leads the team. Keep it to four lines and link proof: a shipped project with a real number beats any adjective.

  6. 06

    Build in public

    A small tool with real users or eval results gives interviewers something concrete to ask about. Post what you learned while building it.

  7. 07

    Mirror the job description

    Rewrite the top third of your resume for each role using the posting's own words. ATS filters and tired recruiters both scan for them.

  8. 08

    Track everything, follow up once

    Log every application. If you hear nothing in 5 to 7 days, send one short follow-up, then move on.

  9. 09

    FDE roles hide under other titles

    Also search Applied AI Engineer, AI Solutions Engineer, Customer Engineer and Agent Engineer. In India much of this work is posted under those names.

  10. 10

    Go where builders are

    Two meetups a month. Talk to the speakers, show your demo, ask what their team is struggling with. Most referrals start this way.

  11. 11

    Know your number before the call

    Check Levels.fyi and AmbitionBox for the company and level. Give a range anchored on data, not on your current salary.

  12. 12

    Make your profiles findable

    Same name, photo and one-line pitch on LinkedIn, X, GitHub and Peerlist. Recruiters search all four.

Templates

Messages to send

Cold DM to a hiring manager

Hi {name}, saw you're hiring a {role} at {company}. I'm a {your role} with {X} years building {relevant thing}. Recently I built {project}: {one real number}. Here it is: {link}. Would you be open to a 15-minute chat, or could you point me to the right person?

Asking for a referral

Hi {name}, I'm applying for {role} at {company}: {job link}. Quick fit check: {two lines on why you match}. Resume: {link}. Would you be comfortable referring me? Happy to send anything that makes it easier.

Browse by

Category

City