From Game Dev Dreams to Helping My Friends Find Laptops: My Unexpected Journey

I started programming at seventeen, mostly just messing around making video games for fun (and, let’s be honest, breaking stuff more often than not). A few months in, I got hooked on web development because I wanted to build products people actually wanted to use—totally inspired by those startup folks who seemed to whip up cool projects out of thin air.

At first, I tried launching my own projects, but… let’s just say it didn’t go as planned. I had zero real-world experience and spent more time Googling “why doesn’t my code work” than actually building anything useful.

That’s when I realized: maybe the best way to learn wasn’t by going solo, but by working with people who actually knew what they were doing. So at nineteen, I landed my first freelance gig, and soon after, I went full-time at a software company. That’s where I really started leveling up—working alongside smart devs, shipping real projects, and finally understanding how the pieces fit together.

These days, I still work with design and marketing companies as a developer, and I keep freelancing on the side. That’s how Find Me A Laptop was born—after watching my friends lose their minds trying to pick the right laptop from a million options. https://findmelaptop.com

Now, my mission is to make that process way easier for everyone, combining everything I’ve learned along the way and sharing the journey (with all its ups and downs) on social media and short-form videos on Instagram and YouTube.

If you’ve ever tried to build something from scratch, you know the struggle—and the fun—never really ends!