Some experiences stay with you long after you leave them.
My time volunteering in rural Kenya was one of those. It taught me about resilience, simplicity, and the quiet strength found in community. I didn’t know it then, but those weeks—sitting under acacia trees, listening to women speak about their ambitions, watching them build small businesses from almost nothing—would shape how I think about work, risk, and building something of my own.
Because at its core, what I witnessed in those villages wasn’t just survival. It was entrepreneurship.
Women creating opportunities where none seemed to exist. Adapting. Experimenting. Learning as they went. Supporting each other. Taking small, brave steps forward despite uncertainty.
Years later, in a completely different setting—behind a screen, working in hedge fund operations and later in pricing and data analytics—I found myself facing a different kind of challenge. Not one of physical resources, but of curiosity and frustration.
I kept running into the same problem.
As AI tools evolved and became capable of searching the internet, I started using them to explore ideas, track changes, and gather insights. But I didn’t just want answers once. I wanted continuity. I wanted to run the same prompts again and again—weekly, for example—to see what had changed, what patterns were emerging, what signals were worth paying attention to.
It felt like such an obvious need.
So I waited for someone to build it.
But no one did.
And eventually, I realized something that echoed what I had seen years earlier in Kenya: sometimes the gap you’re waiting for someone else to fill is actually yours to step into.
That realization led me to create PromptsPilot — a small, evolving project that reflects both my curiosity and my willingness to try something new. It’s an AI agent that searches the web on a schedule and delivers structured research reports—whether that’s tracking competitors, monitoring markets, or spotting changes across the internet.
👉 You can explore it here: https://www.promptspilot.com
This is my first time building something from scratch. There’s no playbook, no guarantees, and definitely no feeling of having it all figured out.
If I’m honest, it feels a lot like those early days in Kenya.
Unfamiliar. A bit uncomfortable. Full of questions.
But also energizing.
Back then, I learned that growth doesn’t come from staying where things feel easy or predictable. It comes from stepping into uncertainty, being willing to learn in public, and accepting that you won’t always get it right the first time.
That’s exactly where I am now.
Balancing a full-time role, building something new, and navigating the identity shift from employee to founder. It’s exciting—but also vulnerable. Putting something out into the world, knowing it’s imperfect, and asking others to try it and share their thoughts.
But if there’s one thing both journeys have taught me, it’s this:
Progress rarely starts with confidence. It starts with curiosity—and just enough courage to begin.
So this is me, beginning.
If you decide to try PromptsPilot, I’d genuinely love to hear what you think. Feedback, ideas, issues—everything is welcome. Just like those conversations under the trees in Kenya, the most valuable insights often come from simply listening.
And just like then, I know I’ll learn far more than I expect along the way.