Rafal Manka

I'm Rafal, senior full-stack engineer based in Dubai. Rust/WASM specialist, but I ship across the whole stack — React/TypeScript/Tailwind, Kotlin/Swift for mobile, Go and Python for backend. 10+ years building production software.

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I love building tools that solve real problems. Currently focused on MyMorningBrief, an AI-powered morning podcast that turns emails and calendars into daily briefings.

StackDXB
Rental yield rankings for every building in Dubai. Built from real Dubai Land Department sales data + Ejari rental contracts . No estimates, no editorial picks. Filter by property type and bedroom count.
2026 - present$0
My Morning Brief
AI-powered morning podcast that turns your emails, calendar, and other updates into a short daily briefing you can listen to.
2025 - Present0

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I ranked every building in Dubai by rental yield using real government data

Full stack dev seeking to join as co-founder

Built a coaching + budgeting platform. Looking for the right person to take it further.

Looking for a Technical Co-Founder to build Tyle

Full stack dev seeking to join as co-founder

Rust/WASM engineer looking to join an early SaaS as technical co-founder

Forget the Millions. Focus on Your First 10 Users.

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Just discovered $5M backed VC competitor - validation or 💀?

The hidden training habits of 21 world-class performers

Solo builders how are you approaching Q4?

Forget the Millions. Focus on Your First 10 Users.

We just hit our first 35 users in week one of our beta

I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again

How do you validate your ideas?

Reasons for starting developing a new email client

Twilio made SMS API complicated. We made it 5-minutes simple.

Reasons for starting developing a new email client

From Intro to Action - My First Week on Indie Hackers

Just finished my MVP and would love feedback!