Who I Really Am:
A Story About Seeing What Others Miss
For 15 years, I lived in the trenches of enterprise IT infrastructure. Server migrations, network troubleshooting, Microsoft environments that break in creative ways.
I became the guy companies called when their systems failed and nobody knew why.
Then I made an unexpected move:
I became a salesperson.
Not because I loved sales, but because I wanted to understand the other side.
What do IT managers actually struggle with when the phone isnāt ringing with emergencies?
Over 5 months, I had conversations with 600+ IT managers across companies ranging from 100 to 600+ employees.
What I discovered changed everything.
The pattern was everywhere: IT managers drowning in vendor calls, users frustrated with enterprise tools designed for efficiency rather than usability, and a massive gap between what software companies build and what people actually need to get work done.
Most revealing insight: A seasoned IT manager told me, āIf I had a magic wand, Iād make all the dumb users disappear.ā
Thatās when it clicked.
The problem isnāt dumb users. The problem is smart enterprise software that makes normal people feel dumb.
Then my best friend started a powder factory.
He needed simple inventory management - nothing fancy, just track stock levels.
We searched everywhere.
Nothing existed that did just that.
Everything was bloated with features he didnāt need.
So I built it myself using AI tools. It works. Itās in production. It solves exactly one problem perfectly.
Thatās when I realized what I actually am:
Iām not transitioning from IT to development. Iām completing my arsenal.
ā¢15 years of systems knowledge = I understand why things break
ā¢600+ customer conversations = I know what people actually need
ā¢Technical building capability = I can create solutions that donāt exist
Iāve accidentally built the rarest combination in tech: domain expertise + market validation + technical execution.
Most developers learn to code and then wonder what to build.
Most domain experts know what to build but canāt code.
Iām in the sweet spot between both worlds.
Hereās what Iāve learned:
Your career path isnāt random. Itās market research in disguise.
Every job, every conversation, every frustration is data about problems that need solving.
The opportunities are hiding in plain sight. You just need to know how to see them.
Now Iām systematically turning 15 years of ārandomā experience into applications that solve problems Iāve personally validated.
This isnāt about learning to code.
This is about printing money from problems I already know exist.
Welcome to my journey of bridging domains that shouldnāt be separated in the first place.
Replying to @oliverwhudson @mattpocockuk
Computer use feature in Grok Bot?
Replying to @coreyganim
@bot
Something we can use here for our projects? Think hard about this
Replying to @revenumaxxing
I have to say the following: grok bot is so good , it's get sh$t done and this comes from someone whois been in the rabbit hole of AI and IT.
Replying to @Charles_SEO
Another reason to go for AI implementation setting up grok bot for small business owners
Christophe retweeted
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Replying to @nateliason
What is your best advice for people like myself? They donāt have any block posts and are actually coming from the generation of. I donāt want to be on social media but I get the point that itās itās probably a better and smarter thing to do so.
All of life comes down to having energy. ā”ļøā”ļøā”ļø
Lots of it. And then allocating it intelligently.š


