When opportunity knocks, it rarely comes alone. And September is proof that alignment is everything.
Last month, a local business owner called me frustrated: "We're drowning in manual product listings across Southeast Asian platforms."
After a quick discovery call, I showed them something surprising. They didn't need complex automation. Just the right AI apps. Now they're creating product listings in minutes using tools they downloaded that same day. No code. No integration headaches. Just immediate results.
This is exactly the kind of transformation I help businesses achieve. While most companies think they need expensive custom solutions, the reality is simpler: the right AI tools, applied strategically, can solve 80% of your problems today.
But September had more surprises in store.
While helping that client think like a tech-enabled business, I've been deep in code for RevenueCat's Shipathon. My entry, built with KMP/Android, launches next week. The late nights debugging, the Android framework deep dives, the cross-platform challenges...
Then, in the middle of wrestling with a particularly complex Android framework issue last week, I took a break to check email.
What I found made me read the message three times: A Google interview invite for Technical Lead Manager, Android Frameworks.
The very expertise I was grinding through at 2 AM suddenly became the key to an opportunity I'd been unknowingly preparing for.
Suddenly everything connects. The business mindset from consulting. The Android expertise from the hackathon. The KMP knowledge from building cross-platform solutions. Each project was unknowingly preparing me for this moment.
Between interview prep and shipping code, I'm also building an Amadeus MCP that lets travel agents book flights through conversational AI. Because when momentum builds, you ride the wave.
Even with all this intensity, I'm still keeping limited slots open for AI discovery calls. Whether you need simple AI app recommendations (like my client's product listing solution) or want to explore advanced tools like Cursor AI and RAG based development or Android modernization, now's the time to connect.
The Compound Effect in Action
Here's what September is teaching me: Success isn't random. It's the compound effect of staying ready. Every client call, every hackathon entry, every side project... they're all rehearsals for the opportunities you can't see coming yet.
The best time to prepare for opportunity? Long before it knocks.
What foundations are you building today for tomorrow's opportunities?
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