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I've been obsessed with the internet since before it was cool.

I build things. I break things. I write about what I learn. Some of those things turned into companies I sold. Most turned into expensive lessons I pretend were intentional.

Currently building AI agents to automate myself out of a job. It's going disturbingly well.

Hey, I'm AQ.

The short version.

Karachi. 2003. Classmates traded cricket cards. I traded HTML tags. My first Google Adsense dollar proved you could build something from nothing and get paid for it. I've been chasing that feeling ever since. Probably always will.

I dream about marketing problems. Some might say that's sad. I say it's a competitive advantage.

Built companies. Sold companies. Broke things that weren't supposed to break. Fixed things nobody asked me to fix. The tools change every year. The fundamentals never do. And the people who think AI will replace marketers are the same ones who thought social media was a fad.

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The lineup

Companies I've built, sold, worked for, or convinced to let me near their marketing budget.

Visa
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Jumeirah Group
Landmark Group
Rocket Internet
Cloudways
HostPapa
Rocket.net
BionicWP
Bionic Talent
Painter Marketing Pros

Right now

Building AI agents designed to make my own job obsolete. Going great so far.
Day job Dir. of Technology @ Painter Marketing Pros. Yes, painters. No, I don't paint.
Thinking about What happens to marketers when the AI is better at marketing than they are. Asking for a friend.

Writing

I write to think. Sometimes those thoughts turn out useful. Mostly it's me losing arguments with myself at 2am.

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Inside my brain

Live stats from what I'm reading, saving, and building. Updated every few hours.

Last 7 days

52h 29m at the desk
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23h 31m deep focus
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19h 59m in meetings
26 code commits
38 github PRs
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