How I Mistakenly Ended Up in Tech

I didn't grow up thinking I'd be in tech.
In fact, tech wasn’t even on my radar.

Growing up, I wasn't the kid tearing apart computers or writing code in middle school. I was just curious. I liked solving problems, making things, and figuring out how stuff worked — but I didn't have a name for that. I didn't know “engineering” or “computer science” were things real people did. Especially not people like me.

I still remember the first time I opened up a drag-and-drop game maker when I was maybe 12. I didn't even know it was “coding.” I was just trying to build a game like the ones I played. I got obsessed — not with the code, but with the feeling of bringing something to life. It never occurred to me that this counted as tech. I just liked making stuff.

For years, I kept stumbling into tech without realizing it. I joined a robotics team because a friend asked. I built a website for a school project because I wanted it to look better. I learned Python during lockdown out of boredom. None of it felt “technical” at the time — it just felt like creating, like learning how to make the ideas in my head real.

But eventually, I started noticing a pattern. All the things I loved doing — solving problems, building tools, improving systems — were somehow... tech. It wasn't until people around me started calling me “technical” that I even saw it. I still hesitate using that word to describe myself. Sometimes I feel like I just took a wrong turn, and now I'm deep in this world of startups, code, and software, trying to figure it out as I go.

And honestly? I like it here.

Tech became the language I used to express my ideas. It gave me superpowers. It helped me go from “I wish this existed” to “I built this.” I didn't plan to end up here, but looking back, it makes sense. I may not have grown up dreaming of a tech career, but I grew up dreaming of impact. And tech just happened to be the path that let me chase that — faster, louder, and with more reach than I ever imagined.

So no, I didn't set out to be in tech. But I kept following my curiosity. I kept building. And somehow, I ended up exactly where I was meant to be.