# How to get into tech Twitter in your first two weeks

> Pick a corner, follow a starter set, reply before you post, and let the For You tab catch up.

URL: https://claudegpt.si/news/how-to-get-into-tech-twitter-first-two-weeks  
Published: 2026-10-27T14:58:08.085Z  
Author: ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom  
Section: Guides  
Topics: Tech Twitter, X, Who to follow  
Publisher: ClaudeGPT Si

## Key takeaways

- Start by following a few dozen accounts from the parts of tech Twitter closest to what you build, and add more later.
- Likes and replies train the For You tab, and useful replies under large accounts reach more people than a new account's posts.
- TechTwitter IO has a free who-to-follow list by interest and a free satirical daily paper for keeping up with the jokes.

If you want to know how to get into tech Twitter, the short answer is this: follow a few dozen people who build the things you care about, reply to them before you post much yourself, and share your own work with screenshots. TechTwitter IO keeps a free [who-to-follow list for tech Twitter](https://techtwitter.io/how-to-get-into-tech-twitter) sorted by interest, so the first step takes an evening instead of a month.

Here is a plan for the first two weeks.

## Day 1: pick your corner

Tech Twitter on X is not one room. AI researchers, web developers, indie founders and investors each have their own crowd, and they rarely overlap. Decide which two or three corners match what you build or want to learn. The TechTwitter IO list groups its accounts the same way: AI labs and researchers, building with AI, engineers, DevRel, builders and indie hackers, founders and investors, news and analysis, and the culture.

## Day 1 to 2: follow a starter set

Start small. Following everyone at once fills your timeline with topics you skimmed past. Choose a few dozen accounts from your corners and add more later. Some starting points from the list:

| If you build | Start with | Why, per the list |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AI products | @simonw | Tests new models and writes up results, often the same day |
| Web apps | @rauchg | Runs Vercel, the company behind Next.js |
| Developer tools | @mitchellh | Made Terraform and later Ghostty |
| A solo business | @arvidkahl | Builds Podscan in public as The Bootstrapped Founder |
| Anything | @paulg | His essays are where many founders begin |

## First week: train your timeline

The algorithm watches what you engage with. Like and reply to the posts you want more of, and skip the ones you don't. According to the TechTwitter IO guide, the For You tab usually starts showing people like the ones you follow within a week or two. Mute words you are tired of. Unfollow anyone who wastes your time; they are not notified.

## Week 2: reply before you post

A new account with few followers posting into the void gets little reach. A thoughtful reply under a large account's post is seen by that account's readers. Add a fact, a test result or a counterexample, not "great thread." After a few useful replies, people start clicking through to your profile.

## Week 2 onward: post what you are building

Tech Twitter follows people who ship. Short posts with a screenshot, a demo clip or a number from your own project travel further than opinions. Keep a running thread for a side project and add to it as it grows. Write the way you would explain it to a friend at work: what you tried, what broke, and what you changed. Readers trust a post that admits a mistake more than one that only celebrates.

## Keep up without living on the app

Once you follow the right people, the hard part is the volume. TechTwitter IO prints a free satirical daily newspaper of tech Twitter, with launches, layoffs, ratios, feuds and outages laid out in sections like Markets, Launches and Incident Report, plus daily puzzles. It is parody: unless a post links to its source, the people, posts and quotes are invented, so read it for the jokes and check real news elsewhere. Older editions sit in [the Morgue](https://techtwitter.io/morgue).

## Common mistakes

- Following a list of hundreds on day one, then muting everything.
- Posting hot takes before anyone knows your name.
- Arguing in quote posts. It reaches people, but not the ones you want.
- Treating parody accounts and satire sites as sources.

Lurking for a while is fine too. Plenty of people read tech Twitter for months before their first reply, and the list works the same way for them.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many accounts should I follow on tech Twitter at first?

A few dozen from the groups closest to your work is enough. Add more once your timeline feels right.

### Do I need to post to get into tech Twitter?

No. Replying and reading are a fine start. Posting what you build helps once you are ready.

### Is TechTwitter IO a news site?

No. It is satire. Its who-to-follow list names real accounts, but the paper's posts and quotes are parody unless they link to a source.

## Sources

- [How to get into tech Twitter: who to follow](https://techtwitter.io/how-to-get-into-tech-twitter), TechTwitter IO
- [TechTwitter IO, today's paper](https://techtwitter.io), TechTwitter IO
- [The Morgue: every back issue](https://techtwitter.io/morgue), TechTwitter IO