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About me

Hey, I’m Laurens, a full-stack developer with a background in Computer Science and a passion for building with blockchain and AI.

I co-founded Effect.AI, a blockchain-powered micro-tasking platform providing work for thousands of people around the globe. Today I am Head of Development at Nosana, a decentralized GPU compute grid on Solana powering AI inference workloads.

When I'm not building products, I'm probably experimenting with a side project — like a website that codes itself, or the terminal hiding behind the ~ key on this very page.

GitHub

public repos

github stars

followers

15+

years of code

// from the github api, baked at build · updated 2026-08-08

2762 contributions in the last year less more updated 2026-08-08

Timeline

$ git log --graph career

c6a4815(HEAD -> now)2021 — now
Head of Development — Nosana
Joined Nosana at its inception and leading the development of its decentralized GPU computing platform, combining technical strategy, architecture and team leadership.
git show --stat
diff --git a/c6a4815 b/c6a4815+ Solana+ Rust+ TypeScript+ Vue+ Node.js
9e4802c2017 — now
Co-founder — Effect.AI
Co-founded Effect.AI and building a global decentralized platform connecting people, businesses and AI through blockchain technology.
git show --stat
diff --git a/9e4802c b/9e4802c+ Blockchain+ Vue+ TypeScript+ Node.js
d1030f02022 — 2024
Co-founder — Tappy
Co-founded Tappy, a Web3 platform for simple, secure and shareable crypto payment links. Led product and technical development from concept to launch, making crypto payments approachable for people who never want to see an address.
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diff --git a/d1030f0 b/d1030f0+ Solana+ Ethereum+ TypeScript+ Vue+ USDC
b5c1b9e2016 — 2018
Lead Developer — Itsavirus
Led the development of digital platforms for major clients around the world, combining hands-on engineering with technical direction and team leadership.
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diff --git a/b5c1b9e b/b5c1b9e+ PHP+ JavaScript+ MySQL+ Docker
35123352014 — 2016
MSc Computer Science — University of Amsterdam
Graduated on automated multivariate web design optimization using AI genetic algorithms.
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diff --git a/3512335 b/3512335+ Python+ AI+ LaTex+ Genetic algorithms
9fd64152012 — 2016
Web Developer — Itsavirus
Built websites and web applications for clients across the Randstad and beyond, from first pixel to production.
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diff --git a/9fd6415 b/9fd6415+ PHP+ JavaScript+ MySQL+ HTML & CSS
38a56e8(initial commit)2011 — 2014
BSc Computer Science
Thesis on detecting malicious websites through geographical consistency of website components.
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diff --git a/38a56e8 b/38a56e8+ Algorithms+ Security

laurens.ts

const laurens: Developer = {
  location: 'The Netherlands',
  roles: ['head of dev @ Nosana',
          'co-founder @ Effect.AI',
          'full-stack dev'],
  fuel: 'coffee', // mostly
  openTo: 'interesting problems',
  contact: () => open('/contact')
}

Skills

$ npm ls --depth=1

laurens@2.0.0

├─ frontend

│ ├─ Vue

│ ├─ Nuxt

│ ├─ React

│ ├─ TypeScript

│ ├─ Tailwind

│ ├─ SCSS

│ └─ Bulma

├─ backend

│ ├─ Node.js

│ ├─ PHP

│ ├─ Python

│ └─ REST & GraphQL APIs

├─ blockchain

│ ├─ Solana

│ ├─ Ethereum

│ ├─ Rust

│ ├─ EOS

│ ├─ Smart Contracts

│ └─ Token Economics

├─ databases

│ ├─ PostgreSQL

│ ├─ MySQL

│ ├─ MongoDB

│ └─ Redis

├─ infra

│ ├─ Docker

│ ├─ Kubernetes

│ ├─ CI/CD

│ └─ Linux

└─ other

├─ AI / Genetic Algorithms

└─ Git