Meeting the CEO of Insecta Studios
I met the CEO of Insecta Studios on May 19th. I don’t know the exact time but I think we got there by 5:30 pm. Then we waited for him because he went out for a while. I think around 7 pm he came back and came to meet us.
Yes, us. Nnamdi and I. He asked us about the Hackathon we participated in and how it went. There was this striking question he asked, “What do you think made you not get the first position?”
And when I thought of it. I realized that the judges might have probably not understood our solution. This was because I remembered a young lady asked me to explain our idea again for her to understand. Yes, that was it. “I felt like it was too technical for them to understand. Or maybe we just didn’t break it down to their level,” I said to him.
I continued with an explanation. You know I like stories 😂. Our conversation ignited questions and I started revealing myself. I told him I didn’t want to have it as a startup and when he asked why, I explained how I was already working on a startup as part of the management team and it was overbearing.
He got to know that I had spread out knowledge in Tech😂. He was surprised at how I went from Marketing to UI/UX to AR/VR to Metaverse to a little bit of Blockchain to Artificial Intelligence and he just didn’t understand how I knew so much within a short period of time that I started in the Tech space.
And it occurred to me at that moment. I was grateful for the confusion I had a few months back. Yes, I was confused about what to niche down on and it was more frustrating when people could also see that confusion. I remember a statement from a lady, “what are you even doing exactly because I see you everywhere.”
That statement broke me and it drained me for weeks that I didn’t know what I was doing. Or maybe I did but I couldn’t stay in one place. It was depressing and I had to get a psychologist at some point. It helped a bit but not for long. I was still struggling with my depressing state. Until I had to call myself out and said to myself, “enough of the search, let’s explore.”
If you recently asked me what I do, you will notice that I always say, “I’m exploring.” I’m not looking for a job. I don’t even accept jobs anymore. Instead, I go with gaining experience in fields I’m interested in, mostly unpaid.
Mr. Anthony was impressed at how knowledgeable I am. I wouldn’t have been this way if I didn’t read vast and if I brooded in the confusion I was in.
The truth is, I don’t even know where I will end up. Like I’m very clueless. But I think I feel a lot happier now. Gaining knowledge makes me happy and I think that’s all that matters. Money matters too though but we will get to that stage.
You could be focused already, or maybe confused like I was. Whichever way, just know that you’re not alone and don’t even think of jumping the process. Right now, I’m not even in a rush. Maybe because I still have a dad and a brother that foot my bills. Circumstances are different.
But hey, whatever the case, don’t be discouraged. If you brood on that issue for a while, you’re just wasting time and not moving forward. A single step is not too small. What matters is, that you’re moving.
Mr. Anth commended my speaking skills. Seriously, I didn’t know I was a good speaker. He also commended me for how I could actually maintain a conversation. We talked from 7 pm to 9:30 pm and we still had a lot to talk about but Nnamdi and I had to head home because it was getting late. We snapped a few pictures. I will frame that one too. Lol.
And guess what? Mr. Anth asked me about the requirements to develop an AR app. And I remembered a course I registered for but didn’t take. Well, time to research a bit deeper into AR development and have another engaging conversation with Mr. Anth.
Also, check out raknida.com. Mr. Anth has an inspiring vision to merge Art with Tech.
