# Building with Laravel for Impact. The Artisan of the Day Is Hugo Monteiro.

DevFeed: [Building with Laravel for Impact. The Artisan of the Day Is Hugo Monteiro.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-with-laravel-for-impact-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-hugo-monteiro-3603.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/building-with-laravel-for-impact-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-hugo-monteiro>)

Author: Ana Tavares

Published: 2026-01-02T14:12:31Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Laravel Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/laravel-blog.md>)

Topics: [Laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/laravel.md>), [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laravel.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>)

## AI overview

Hugo Monteiro's journey from early computer experiences to co-founding Spotahome illustrates how Laravel can support purposeful, fast-moving product development. He discusses working on tools with direct user impact, Spotahome's internal applications, and a stack combining Laravel Cloud, Filament, Inertia with React, and PostgreSQL.

## Source excerpt

Hugo Monteiro, co-founder of Spotahome, builds internal Laravel systems and encourages developers to learn, connect, and create with purpose.