Michino
@cyrilmichino
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Data nerd building startups. Founded @zinduaschool & @chaptrglobal. I tweet about tech #DataScience #AI #Programming & startups #FounderJourney #Operations
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined March 2016
For 5 years, I’ve built in silence. No hype, no viral moments—just relentless execution. Scaling from solo effort to 20-person team; from a rough idea to a company with product-market fit & breakeven. Today—I want to share 7 lessons I wish I learned sooner https://t.co/c7CjwWsg4E
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How to win at life 1. Commit to doing a hard thing 2. Do the hard thing 3. Feel good about doing the hard thing 4. Become someone who enjoys doing hard things
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You became a founder. You quit your job, raised a little money, and everyone called you “brave.” You pulled all-nighters, pitch the dream, and told yourself you’re one launch away. Then a year passes. No traction. No salary. Your co founder quit. Your girl friend left you for
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Software engineering isn’t going away. At Lovable, we’re hiring as many extraordinary engineers as we can, and we’re not slowing down.
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The older I get, the more I realize…waking up early, being married, going to church, reading books, going to bed at 10pm, drinking less, and staying home more is actually amazing.
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🤖 From data to dialogue — and beyond! @cyrilmichino shares practical insights from building AI tutors while diving deep into Optimizing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) ⚡ Catch it live at #DevFestNairobi2025 🚀 #DevFest2025 #GenAI #RAG #AITutors #AI #DevFestNairobi #DevFest
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You can’t build in public if you’re afraid of being ignored. It's a tough community.
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Pleasure speaking at #DevFestNairobi2025 today. Thanks to @GDG_Nairobi for the opportunity. Slides and code demo loading (DM or reply to get these or watch out for the DevFest repo)
Cyril Michino, cofounder @ZinduaSchool ,brought the heat AI/ML Codelab: Optimising AI with RAG Practical Insights from Building AI Tutors. From retrieval to reasoning, this was next-level learning.
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Cyril Michino, cofounder @ZinduaSchool ,brought the heat AI/ML Codelab: Optimising AI with RAG Practical Insights from Building AI Tutors. From retrieval to reasoning, this was next-level learning.
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I’m crying not a single outfield Liverpool player could outperform Deji 😭😭
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Curious about AI but not sure where to start? Join us TONIGHT and hear directly from AI builders shaping the field. They'll share their starting point, essential tools, and how you can start building.The future is AI-driven. The time to start is now! RSVP: https://t.co/J6Q2iKUfAh
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My classmates just discovered Claude exists, and they think it's revolutionary😭 The gap between tech Twitter and "normal" tech people is absolutely insane!
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@hthieblot be careful about being overly optimistic about an idea. the risk with optimism is that it creates attachment and attachment to the wrong idea is dangerous. instead of being optimistic about the idea, you should be optimistic about your and your team’s ability to figure things
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"My startup will be successful when I finish this one last feature"
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Last week @AfrinovationF, @ZinduaSchool was honored to be a strategic partner. I talked AI in Africa, ran a technical workshop on AI Agents for Enterprise, and had honest conversations about reimagining tech education. Some reflections: 🧵 1/ On AI in Africa: The consensus?
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*open app* "We've just raised a $50M pre-seed to help your toaster talk to your microwave." "We just raised a $230M pre-pre seed to agenticly agent your AI agents." "I'm 4 and I just dropped out of preschool to go all-in on AI -enabled candles." *close app*
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