Scratching at the Glass Door of Google I/O: A Founder’s Fable

Why Sometimes You Have to Build Your Own Room

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There are a thousand ways to dream about the future.
Some people want to open a bakery. Others imagine running a clothing brand, managing property, or setting up a quiet little shop that lets them stay close to home.

But me? I’ve never wanted to trade in things — I’ve always wanted to build ideas. Specifically, I’ve set my sights on technology. Not just any tech, but the kind that makes learning more human, more inclusive, and more borderless.

That’s what led me to create LearningBoard — a digital platform designed to make education easier to deliver across borders, bandwidths, and barriers. It’s not flashy. It’s not viral. But it’s mine. Built with my own hands, using AI to solve real teaching problems in under-resourced classrooms. That puts me in a small, stubborn category of people the tech world calls founders.

A founder isn’t just someone who starts a company. It’s someone who creates something from nothing. Who sees a gap — and instead of waiting for someone else to fix it — tries to fill it themselves. There’s no guidebook. No guaranteed applause. Just grit, vision, and the quiet, constant fear that maybe no one will care.