New tool this week: Airtable.
First assignment looked simple; import a sales dataset but the real test was getting every column’s field type right (dates, prices, phone numbers, URLs), since a sloppy import breaks everything you’d want to build on top later.
Then had to build two formula fields from scratch:
→ Extract First Name from a Full Name field
→ Calculate Total Amount from Quantity × Unit Price
Just documentation and problem-solving. (Practice assignment, sample sales data only.)
Automation isn’t about the tool. It’s about understanding the operation well enough to know what should never require a human to remember it.
Built this skillset through hands-on training at @wittyautomation with @FikeDove.
Found this Upwork job posting: a property management company running everything on scattered spreadsheets and group chats. No clean view of leases expiring, overdue payments, or maintenance issues about to become emergencies.
4. Bookkeeping board: payments tied to the right property.
Then automated the boring parts: emergency alerts fire instantly, completion dates log themselves, payment confirmations notify accounting automatically.
Anyone can map a process where everything goes right. The real skill is designing for what happens when it doesn’t.
Proud of this one. Grateful for coach @FikeDove pushing us to think, not just build.
1. A gatekeeper check right after form submission. Incomplete info stops the process immediately instead of moving forward broken.
2. A 3-day silence check after the follow-up email. If they reply, notify the team. If they don’t, tag them cold and move them to a nurture list.
Somebody's life right now.
You've finished university and you're looking for how to leave Nigeria.
You hear learning French helps, you start learning French.
Your friend tells you German is easier, you start learning Guten Morgen.
Another person says a master's will boost your points, you apply to Miva.
All this while, you still need IELTS Academic or General.
Then someone tells you to get work experience.
Another person says learn a tech skill.
Another says get a professional certification.
At this point, you're not even living anymore. You're just gathering requirements.
When can one actually rest?
A marketing agency's lead process looked like this:
Form gets submitted → someone manually checks if it's a new lead → figures out which service they want → decides what email to send → (sometimes) tells the team.
Multiply that by every lead. Things get missed.
Here's the process I mapped instead:
→ New lead comes in → Check: existing or new? → Tag by service (Social Media / Website / Paid Ads) → Auto-send the right follow-up → Notify the team instantly