Talks
Stories from the messy middle between code and business.
Teaching and speaking are where I turn years of building, operating, failing, and trying again into something useful for another person.
Chorumeet · with Mano Deyvin · Aug 11, 2024
Confessions of an “índio hacker”: (not) getting rich as a developer
Mano Deyvin invited me to Chorumeet to share what seventeen years in tech really looked like: freelancing, consulting, startups, and shipping my own products. In Brazil we joke about being an “índio hacker” — learning to do things the hardest way before you finally find the simple one.
I talked about choosing autonomy over the “safe” payroll path (and the honest late-night calls with credit-score reality), and about products like queota.club and pixta.me — small wins, expensive lessons, and what each taught me about market fit and running costs.
- —Distribution is everything — a great product still has to reach the right audience.
- —Execution beats the brilliant idea that never ships.
- —Failure is data — every miss was a chance to adjust focus and try a new angle.
Teaching
Introduction to web development — PUC, Colégio Marista
PUC — Colégio Marista · Jun 2021
My first time writing a complete course — during the pandemic, which meant remote coordination, shifting school routines, and extra friction on top of the usual curriculum work.
In two weeks I produced fifteen screenplays for the video lessons; four were written for other teachers to present on camera.