Self-taught developer who learned to code by building a fintech startup — happy to answer questions

Hey Product Hunt 👋

I'm Marco, founder of Valtiqo. I wanted to introduce myself properly.

I'm self-taught — I never went to university for coding. I learned by building. Over the past year I've built algorithmic trading bots, crypto infrastructure tools, and most recently Valtiqo — an AI-powered crypto card.

The thing that pushed me to build Valtiqo was simple frustration. I hold crypto and I couldn't spend it without jumping through 5 hoops. I looked at what existed and nothing was built for people who actually live in crypto.

So I built it myself. Mobile app, web app, backend, brand — solo, in weeks.

Today we launched on Product Hunt and it feels surreal.

Happy to talk about:

• Building solo as a self-taught developer

• The crypto card space and why it's broken

• What it's like raising pre-seed as a first time founder

What's the hardest part of building solo that you've experienced? 👇