Jan Rietveld

I've been making software for about 5 years now. First at Animo, later as a freelancer with Tom.

Since 2023 I've been obsessed with AI. AI is awesome because all this time people had to adapt to systems, and now it's the other way around (as it should be). Programming was never the goal for me, just a means to an end.

I get energy from shipping and validating fast. From idea to product. See what works and what doesn't. And on to the next. People who don't do that get on my nerves fast. Oh, and software should be beautiful. I don't like ugly software.

I spend a lot of time with my family, love hiking in the mountains, and I'm fascinated by how media works. And I talk about AI nonstop. Mostly that last one, honestly.

You can find me on LinkedIn and X. Every now and then I write on Substack. You can reach me by email.

What I write

• Closing the loop
• The permanent underclass
• Vibecoding to production
• Show every journalist the door

What I make

• [2025-now] I'm building a native app with AI features for Woub.
• [2022-2025] Built a lot at Animo, like Paradym.
• [2025] Launched Revinote. Not a success. Learned a ton, though.
• [2024] Built AI news aggregators called Kort.news and VandaagAI.
• [2023] A tool that made summaries with GPT-3: Brevity.