Get live statistics and analysis of Dhilip Subramanian's profile on X / Twitter

Today’s view from my office . Wellington, New Zealand

My second day walking in Buenos Aries

Just found out about a great upgrade to the Apify node in n8n! Now you can run any Apify Actor via a tool call inside the AI agent node. Helping my HR consultancy client build their custom agent with this powerful tool.

Just gave clients early access to my construction MVP — they’re testing and giving feedback! - Easy login - Nice dashboard - Results are detailed But they said: - Dashboard feels a bit cluttered - PDF with edge diagrams would help - More upload options for data formats needed Still, it’s a great start! Solving real problems and getting real feedback. First time building a product, so would love your thoughts and advice

Clients don’t hire you just to write code. They hire you to understand the business and deliver solutions that work. My edge as a consultant? Staying technical. If you can’t speak the language of the stack, you can’t lead, price, or earn trust.

This is how walking in Buenos Aries looks like

From a small Indian town with no real exposure… To 33 countries across 5 continents. Travel taught me more than any degree — mindset, simplicity, connection. It even helped me build a 6-figure consulting career with zero personal brand. Real > digital.

When is automation worth it? Not always when a task is: – Repetitive – Time-consuming – Manual But when it’s: – Draining – Interruptive – Keeps you from higher-value work Trade time for clarity, not just convenience.

It’s not a “small task.” It’s the first brick in a long-term build. Some of my longest client relationships started with a 1-line requirement. Don’t underestimate the power of a PoC.

Jetlagged but coding. Travel fuels the hustle, not the brakes. Who’s building mid-adventure?

Here’s my vibe-code flow: •Spin up a frontend fast with Lovable •Pull it into VS Code •Let an agent scan the repo and auto-generate docs with diagrams •Before coding features, have the agent write a mini-PRD •Then build step by step Less chaos, more context. What’s your vibe-coding process?

When is automation worth it? Not always when a task is: – Repetitive – Time-consuming – Manual But when it’s: – Draining – Interruptive – Keeps you from higher-value work Trade time for clarity, not just convenience.

Just found out about a great upgrade to the Apify node in n8n! Now you can run any Apify Actor via a tool call inside the AI agent node. Helping my HR consultancy client build their custom agent with this powerful tool.

Just gave clients early access to my construction MVP — they’re testing and giving feedback! - Easy login - Nice dashboard - Results are detailed But they said: - Dashboard feels a bit cluttered - PDF with edge diagrams would help - More upload options for data formats needed Still, it’s a great start! Solving real problems and getting real feedback. First time building a product, so would love your thoughts and advice

Jetlagged but coding. Travel fuels the hustle, not the brakes. Who’s building mid-adventure?

Met a client 7 months ago and shared a proposal for setting up their Snowflake warehouse. Then… radio silence. Last week, they finally said yes. But my pricing has changed since then. Now I’m honoring the old rates. Fair? Yes. Avoidable? Also yes. Next time: proposal expiry clause included.

“If you’re excited about an idea, and don't execute it, and then somebody else does it, it means it was simply the idea's time.” - Rick Rubin In today’s AI world, this hits even harder. The timing is often bigger than the individual. Build it.

My two favorite AI agent frameworks right now: LangGraph -> flow control, memory, retries CrewAI -> agent roles, teamwork Logic vs collaboration. I use both — depending on the job.

Clients don’t hire you just to write code. They hire you to understand the business and deliver solutions that work. My edge as a consultant? Staying technical. If you can’t speak the language of the stack, you can’t lead, price, or earn trust.

Me: I just want good health, 8 hours of sleep, some money to see the world, a small home, and to do what I love. Friend: That’s ambitious. Me: Bro… I didn’t ask for a spaceship.

From a small Indian town with no real exposure… To 33 countries across 5 continents. Travel taught me more than any degree — mindset, simplicity, connection. It even helped me build a 6-figure consulting career with zero personal brand. Real > digital.

Consulting is a rollercoaster. One month it’s marketing data, the next it’s building AI pipelines. New tools, new problems, new lessons — every week. It can be draining. But it’s also the kind of chaos that keeps you growing.