Notes on scams, AI and starting over.

Short, practical posts on what I'm building and what I've learned along the way.

Featured · July 2026

Start here: nine months, two apps, zero users

The whole arc in one post — a seizure, a job I couldn't go back to, an AI bootcamp, and two apps on Google Play. The blog picks it up month by month from October 2025.

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Oct 2025 The day everything stopped I came home from three weeks Interrailing across Europe. Twenty-four hours later I had a seizure — and the job I loved was gone, through no fault of my own. → Nov 2025 Signing on The Universal Credit claim, the identity hit of the job centre — and an ex bus driver of a work coach saying "give it a go, if you don't like it, no worries." → Dec 2025 The waiting month Recovery, doubt, Christmas with no job. The honest limbo post — because most people reading are living in one. → Jan 2026 First day back in a classroom Starting the Breakthrough course knowing nothing about AI — what surprised me, and what scared me. → Feb 2026 86 out of 100 Finishing the Breakthrough course — what I built, what clicked, and the moment I realised this could be more than a course. → Mar 2026 Building my first app The gap between finishing a course and shipping something real — review processes, edge cases, and deciding what SniffCheck refuses to do. → Apr 2026 Toolwise, Salon and Spotters UK Toolwise designed and built, both apps submitted to Google Play — and two new prototypes born, one from a conversation with my mum. → May 2026 Two apps live on Google Play (and my first hackathon) SniffCheck and Toolwise granted Play Store access — then straight into Vibe Coding Games, World Cup Edition. → Jun 2026 The score, the feedback, and Brighton The showcase, the score — 15.5 out of 30 — the feedback I asked for anyway, and then finalist in Brighton. → Jul 2026 Nine months since the seizure Where I actually am: two apps live, a finalist certificate, no users yet, and marketing as the next mountain. No tidy bow — the story continues monthly from here. →

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