hi, i'm deonna.
i'm a senior engineer. for 10+ years i've shipped software at netflix, block (cash app), and instacart, the kind of apps a lot of people use without thinking about who built them.
shipped at Netflix · Block / Cash App · Instacart
somewhere along the way i realized the thing that used to take a whole team and a whole quarter, i could now build in an afternoon. not because i'm special. because the tools changed. the wall that used to keep people out is gone, and most people just have not been told yet.
so that is what i do here. i build real things in public (ai apps, automations, tools) and i show you exactly how, with the receipts. no gatekeeping, no hype, no pretending it is harder than it is.
i also forge metal, which is honestly the same thing: take something raw, apply heat and a little intention, and make a thing that did not exist this morning. i like making things by hand. and with ai.
the mission
help 1 million people become ai-native builders.
the goal is simple and a little audacious: help 1 million people become ai-native builders, in a way that actually serves the people around them.
you don't have to be an insider.