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Ezra Ravin Mateus

owner of riak33

an ember, not a flame

A quiet lab building digital products that last — slowly, intentionally, on our own terms. No investors. No debt. No one to answer to. We run our own servers. We own our own stack. We answer to customers, not shareholders.

creator of dagoan

your table is almost ready

Dagoan is a simple waitlist platform for restaurants. Diners scan a QR code, see their real-time position, and get a WhatsApp notification when their table is ready. No app. No paper list. No asking 'how much longer?'

creator of homelab

own your infrastructure and break free from the cloud

Homelab is a practical course that teaches you how to set up your own servers, run your own cloud, and break free from big tech subscriptions. No fluff. Just the essentials to own your infrastructure.

creator of os33

minimal operating system without telemetry and data tracking

OS33 is a minimal, privacy-first operating system built on Linux — no telemetry, no tracking, no surveillance. Just you and the machine. Fast, clean, and completely under your control.

my muse

inspiration and obsession

I like basketball, especially Kobe Bryant for his mentality: never bored with the basics, repetitions and obsession with craft. I also love mountains, raving to EDM music and code that doesn't track you.

my fuel

the compass, the current and the quiet fire that decides which way to walk

Relentless pursuit of independence. Not for ego. Not for isolation. Because the only work worth doing is work you truly own. Work that answers to no one but itself. Work that can't be taken away by a pivot, a policy change, or an investor cashing out.

Human civilization, not machine civilization. Technology serves people. Not the other way around. Machines are tools. Humans are the point.

Pick a fight. The best way to know what you are is to know what you're against. Complexity. Noise. Surveillance. Lock-in. An enemy gives you shape. It clarifies. It motivates.

The middleman is the enemy. Every layer between you and the work slows things down. Dilutes the vision. Adds friction. I've seen it happen — meetings about meetings, approvals for approvals, managers managing managers.

"When you don't know what you believe in, everything becomes an argument. But when you stand for something, decisions are incredibly obvious."

the ember

the burning passion and work that spreads

Repeat yourself wisely. If you're talking about something brand new, you may have to repeat yourself for years before you're heard. Pick your repeats wisely. — 37signals

Smaller revolution. Not loud. Not fast. Just the work, the people who need it, and the quiet commitment to showing up again tomorrow.

→ Speaker at ITHB — Workshop 2: Your Cloud, Your Rules (Post)

my memories

a scattered roll of moments, still developing and still finding its light