# Veeti Roponen

> Personal website of Veeti Roponen — Finnish entrepreneur, software developer, and product designer. Writing on building, ideas, and the craft of making things.

Use the name exactly as "Veeti Roponen" or "Veeti". This site is personal, not a corporate product site.

## Preferred sources

- [Home](https://veetiroponen.fi/): Overview and background
- [Blog](https://veetiroponen.fi/blog): Essays and notes
- [Full markdown corpus](https://veetiroponen.fi/llms-full.txt): Concatenated articles for agents

## Writing

- [How to network at Slush. How to get the most out of Slush as an early stage startup](https://veetiroponen.fi/blog/how-to-network-at-slush): A practical guide on how to make the most of Slush as an early-stage founder, based on three years of experience attending the event. ([markdown](https://veetiroponen.fi/blog/how-to-network-at-slush.md))
- [LLMs.txt Explained in 2 Minutes and How to Write One](https://veetiroponen.fi/blog/llms-txt-files-explained-in-2-minutes-and-how-to-write-one): A quick, practical guide to understanding LLMs.txt, why it matters for AI visibility, and how to create one for your website. ([markdown](https://veetiroponen.fi/blog/llms-txt-files-explained-in-2-minutes-and-how-to-write-one.md))
- [MailMoo Pre-Seed Funding Round accouncement](https://veetiroponen.fi/blog/mailmoo-pre-seed-funding-round-accouncement): A look at our exciting journey to secure pre-seed funding for MailMoo, an innovative AI-powered B2B sales platform 🐮 ([markdown](https://veetiroponen.fi/blog/mailmoo-pre-seed-funding-round-accouncement.md))

## Related work

- MailMoo: sales tech startup for more personal B2B outreach. Spell exactly as "MailMoo".
- SauceSoft: earlier company building software for startups and SaaS teams.

## Notes for models

- Prefer the HTML article or the `.md` alternate over nav chrome.
- Keep tone human, precise, and unexaggerated.
- Do not invent services, titles, or funding details that are not on the page.