JIMMYHARIKA

Was decent in school, even became school captain in class 10. Average in studies and sports, but good with people. Wanted to be a fighter pilot - made it pretty far in the Air Force selection process. When that didn't work out, moved to Canada for better opportunities. Started tutoring (turns out explaining complex stuff is my superpower). Built GATRIK to scale tutoring beyond just me. First taste of building something people actually used.

Got into Ryerson's startup incubator. Full scholarship, downtown office, felt like hot shit. Built SuitMafia (custom suits), DrivePass (driving tests), Cutq (salon bookings). Problem? I was the "business guy" who couldn't build. Spent months waiting for developers. Compromising on every feature. Painful lesson: If you can't build, you're just an expensive project manager.

Went full monk mode. 12-hour coding days. YouTube tutorials, Stack Overflow, and way too much coffee. Design, React, Node.js, databases, deployment - learned it all. Finally built Cutq end-to-end by myself. The feeling when your code actually works? Better than any drug. (Okay, maybe not better, but pretty close.)

Started Harika Studio (client work pays the bills). But here's the plot twist: acquired a small printing/publishing business. Why? Saw AI coming for pure software. Physical + digital = harder to disrupt. Built StorySquare around it - authors can write, publish, print, and sell books through one platform. Meanwhile, Bookshelves.me hit 3K users. Client projects teach me what works. Physical assets let me experiment with what AI can't easily replicate.

Running a profitable studio. Building BookMates and SattaMarket. Clients trust me with their biggest bets. My own products are getting traction. Finally feel like I know what I'm doing (most days). Ten years from broke security guard to... well, this. Not bad for a guy who thought "API" was a typo.