Amanda

I do IT right :)

[Dr. C @chao_mbogho]

9 years, 8 months & 6 days ago I sent out this mail. We've just launched our 10th cohort & @KamiLimu celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
I'm glad I didn't quit the many times I almost did. Now proud to say the org has outgrown me & its vision scaling across multiple hands.

[Hridoy Reh @hridoyreh]

📂 SaaS
┃
┣ 📂 Idea
┃ ┣ 📂 Problem Discovery
┃ ┣ 📂 Market Research
┃ ┣ 📂 Niche Selection
┃ ┣ 📂 Competitor Analysis
┃ ┗ 📂 Opportunity Mapping
┃
┣ 📂 Validation
┃ ┣ 📂 Customer Interviews
┃ ┣ 📂 Landing Page Test
┃ ┣ 📂 Waitlist
┃ ┣ 📂 Pre Sales
┃ ┗ 📂 Demand Testing
┃
┣ 📂 Planning
┃ ┣ 📂 Product Roadmap
┃ ┣ 📂 Feature Prioritization
┃ ┣ 📂 MVP Scope
┃ ┣ 📂 Tech Stack
┃ ┗ 📂 Development Plan
┃
┣ 📂 Design
┃ ┣ 📂 Wireframes
┃ ┣ 📂 UI Design
┃ ┣ 📂 UX Flows
┃ ┣ 📂 Prototype
┃ ┗ 📂 Design System
┃
┣ 📂 Development
┃ ┣ 📂 Frontend
┃ ┣ 📂 Backend
┃ ┣ 📂 APIs
┃ ┣ 📂 Database
┃ ┣ 📂 Authentication
┃ ┗ 📂 Integrations
┃
┣ 📂 Infrastructure
┃ ┣ 📂 Cloud Hosting
┃ ┣ 📂 DevOps
┃ ┣ 📂 CI CD
┃ ┣ 📂 Monitoring
┃ ┗ 📂 Security
┃
┣ 📂 Testing
┃ ┣ 📂 Unit Testing
┃ ┣ 📂 Integration Testing
┃ ┣ 📂 Bug Fixing
┃ ┣ 📂 Performance Testing
┃ ┗ 📂 Beta Testing
┃
┣ 📂 Launch
┃ ┣ 📂 Landing Page
┃ ┣ 📂 Product Hunt
┃ ┣ 📂 Beta Users
┃ ┣ 📂 Early Adopters
┃ ┗ 📂 Public Release
┃
┣ 📂 Acquisition
┃ ┣ 📂 SEO Wins
┃ ┣ 📂 Content Marketing
┃ ┣ 📂 Social Media
┃ ┣ 📂 Cold Email
┃ ┣ 📂 Influencer Outreach
┃ ┗ 📂 Affiliate Marketing
┃
┣ 📂 Distribution
┃ ┣ 📂 Directories
┃ ┣ 📂 SaaS Marketplaces
┃ ┣ 📂 Communities
┃ ┣ 📂 Partnerships
┃ ┗ 📂 Integrations
┃
┣ 📂 Conversion
┃ ┣ 📂 Sales Funnel
┃ ┣ 📂 Free Trial
┃ ┣ 📂 Freemium Model
┃ ┣ 📂 Pricing Strategy
┃ ┗ 📂 Checkout Optimization
┃
┣ 📂 Revenue
┃ ┣ 📂 Subscriptions
┃ ┣ 📂 Upsells
┃ ┣ 📂 Add-ons
┃ ┣ 📂 Annual Plans
┃ ┗ 📂 Enterprise Deals
┃
┣ 📂 Analytics
┃ ┣ 📂 User Tracking
┃ ┣ 📂 Funnel Analysis
┃ ┣ 📂 Cohort Analysis
┃ ┣ 📂 KPI Dashboard
┃ ┗ 📂 A/B Testing
┃
┣ 📂 Retention
┃ ┣ 📂 User Onboarding
┃ ┣ 📂 Email Automation
┃ ┣ 📂 Customer Support
┃ ┣ 📂 Feature Adoption
┃ ┗ 📂 Churn Reduction
┃
┣ 📂 Growth
┃ ┣ 📂 Referral Programs
┃ ┣ 📂 Community Building
┃ ┣ 📂 Product Led Growth
┃ ┣ 📂 Viral Loops
┃ ┗ 📂 Expansion Strategy
┃
┗ 📂 Scaling
┣ 📂 Automation
┣ 📂 Hiring
┣ 📂 Systems
┣ 📂 Global Expansion
┗ 📂 Exit Strategy

[TechSistersKenya @TechSistersKE]

#Latitude59 Kenya 3rd Edition is all about being BOLD and so are we.

We’re inviting the entire TSK ecosystem - Tech Sisters, allies, partners, friends & supporters to join us

https://t.co/mImI1GUNmx
𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝘅𝗟𝟱𝟵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟴𝟬% 𝗢𝗙𝗙 💜

[KamiLimu @KamiLimu]

WHOLE, The KamiLimu Magazine Issue 2 is now LIVE!
This interactive issue celebrates the slow but steady power of community building and meaningful contributions by our people.

💫 Our cover story features alumnus @kendyjaky, a computer scientist whose journey from whispered beginnings to global stages reminds us what it means to grow audaciously and give generously.

🧩 inside: interactive games and deeply human stories from four alumni across the years, two current mentees - and a tribute to Timothy Kamau, whose light and story we remember with intention.

Read, play, and share the WHOLE experience.

🔗https://t.co/ya6g8rP6YH

[Absa Bank Kenya @AbsaKenya]

And just like that - our top 3 teams at the 2025 #GirlCodeHackathon - Kenyan edition have been crowned!

[KamiLimu @KamiLimu]

Step Into the KamiLimu Experience! Join us for a free, peer-led training experience by our Cohort 9 mentees. Get practical insights on what it really takes to grow from campus to career. Don’t just hear about it, be part of it! Register using this link: https://t.co/i7iMbVf4co

[Dr. C @chao_mbogho]

Hi.👋🏾

In July I led the launch of something cool, our first @KamiLimu magazine - an interactive experience, incl games that I co-designed with @themadbit

Now at over 60k total page reads, I invite you to indulge.

Issue 2 out this Saturday. ✨

https://t.co/yW9Lh18W9X

[KamiLimu @KamiLimu]

“If I could be any fictional character, I’d be Marinette from Miraculous Ladybug—but in a techy new world I call Nafasi.

For Nafasi, the sky is made of memory literally. Billions of glowing, color-changing crystals float above us, each holding someone’s personal data. Everyone owns their own crystal, and data hoarding? Totally cancelled. My Lucky Charm? It would be like a magic highlighter for data showing exactly where your info goes, who’s using it, and why. You’d see beautiful glowing patterns in the air, like digital fireworks that make privacy actually visible.

In Nafasi, our digital selves are part of who we are—not just stuff to be bought or sold. And just like Marinette, I’d fight to protect them with style, smarts, and maybe a sidekick or two.”

Our #menteeoftheday today is Gwendolyn Wilkista currently pursuing https://t.co/U8z0K3pgHw Mathematics and Computer Science at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. At KamiLimu, she is specializing in Cloud Engineering.

[Amanda @ama_lyn_]

Tackled a Bash piping exercise:
ps aux | grep 'bash' | wc -l

I used Napkin AI to help visualize the process. It broke down each command and illustrated how the data moves from one stage to the next, making it easier to see the pipeline’s flow.

#ALX_PD @alx_africa

[Amanda @ama_lyn_]

I took the Learning Style Quiz found out I’m a Visual-INFJ learner✨

That means I learn best through images, and structured visuals… paired with my INFJ tendency to reflect deeply, organize meaning, and quietly connect ideas.

#ALXFE @alx_africa

[Amanda @ama_lyn_]

The temptation to ask AI everything is real!!

But if you're just starting out, mute AI.
Try first
Break things
Google

Then bring AI in, not to replace your learning, but to deepen it.

#ALXPD @alx_africa

[Amanda @ama_lyn_]

I visualized it.
I worked for it.
I believed in it.
I manifested it.

#ALXSE #ALXPD #VisionBoard @alx_africa

[KamiLimu @KamiLimu]

Cohort 9 is here! 🎉

On Saturday, in partnership with @positivesumA and @iHub, we officially launched our 9th cohort, which includes 40 tech-aligned students students from 15 Kenyan universities!

Over the next eight months, under the guidance of our industry mentors and company partners, they will be upskilled across six areas - personal development, professional competence, responsible innovation, technical skills, scholarship excellence, and community engagement.

Featuring: Hawatif Abdisalam (UoN), Victor Githae (Karatina University), Gwendolyn Amanda (JKUAT), Andrew Kiptoo (Multimedia University).