Will I get from a to b ?

[Israel_Emmanuel]

I’m Emmanuel, 22 years old, and my entrepreneurial journey began long before I even realized it. As a child, I started small businesses around chicken eggs. I built a large enclosure for several hens and studied how egg incubation worked, because I wanted to create my own electronic incubator. That early curiosity for solving problems and building systems set the foundation for everything I do today.

At 16, my journey took a new turn. I was a young Bible teacher, instructing adults in religious studies, when I had a dream of a computer from the future, powerful, intelligent, and capable of self-control. The details are personal, but the vision shook me and pushed me to leave religion behind, pursuing a path of creation, independence, and big ideas.

When I first read MJ DeMarco, it was all total bullshit to me. I was blind with religion at the time. Philosophy opened my eyes after. Over the past three years, I have been studying DeMarco, two years focusing on The One Thing, and the last year diving into The Design of Everyday Things by Norman. These books are bilble for me. I read them almost everyday. Each of these works shaped the way I think about business, focus, and design.

At barely 20, I started my current project. Before that, I had tried two other business projects, but they lasted only 2 to 3 months each. The first was promising, but it did not align with CENTS principles, so I gave it up. The second, in dropshipping, was too small to match my vision. Because I didn't really see the problem I was resolving. My dream has never been about millions. It has always been about building something worth billions. So why not resolve a problems that worth billions.

When I committed to my current project, I sacrificed almost everything else. I did not even learn how to drive. Every ounce of energy went into building. In my first year, I cried more than once. After months of coding and long hours, I still could not solve the need I was chasing. But each time I broke down, I stood back up and kept going.

Now, this December, my platform will finally go live. Over the past two years, I have cut out social media, invested thousands of hours, and sharpened my skills in web, mobile, and desktop development, design, and more. I have already found people willing to pay for what I have built.

The biggest secret I discovered is that most of the needs that your direct competitors are trying to solve are already being addressed in a different way by indirect competitors. The giants ignore this entirely, and that is exactly where my opportunity lies.

Something happened to me along the way. I can see opportunities everywhere now. Once your mind starts looking for problems, you realize the world is full of them. But I have learned that the real challenge is not spotting opportunities. It is the discipline to pursue only one enterprise with everything you have.

I do not watch motivation videos. For me, they are useless. Motivation is for people without raison d'être (sorry for my French). I have learned that lasting success comes from discipline, focus, and having a clear reason to act, not temporary emotional boosts.

I used to read philosophy extensively, but I have found that 80 percent of it is garbage. I like stoicism, but stopping desire is a crime in entrepreneurship. I prefer facts combined with imagination. Over time, I have created my own belief system, one that guides my actions and fuels my ambitions.

I am materialistic but trust in an impersonal God. I am vegetarian because I love animals. I do not believe we need to eat them when other options are available. These values shape my life as much as my ambitions do.

Looking further ahead, after I make my first billions, my plan is to launch a business in artificial intelligence for everyday use and computers. That is where I will begin creating the computer from my dream. Beyond that, my ultimate goal is to make Mars habitable. I know it sounds crazy, but that is not my problem. I am focused on building the impossible.

When I reach my first millions, I plan to go to university to pursue a doctorate, partly to prove my father wrong about me.

I know the competition is massive. I know the probability of failure is high. I live with that fear every single day. But I have also learned that fear can be fuel. And with that fuel, I am ready to take on giants.

I believe process is the key.

I made other success in other areas in my life. But I don't think it's necessary to say all here.

 

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