I build technology for the world I want to live in.
I'm Dauda Kolo — a mobile app and AI engineer, founder and educator using technology to move Nigeria forward.
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Core practice
Outstanding
APTECH AI & ML performance
Top YouTube contributor
freeCodeCamp, 2024
Founder
Haqpay savings & loans
Selected practice
Work with a reason to exist.
Current role
Ghostdog Systems
Mobile App & AI Engineer
Shipping thoughtful mobile experiences and applied AI products that feel useful, dependable and human.
Founder
Haqpay
Savings & interest-free loans
A platform that helps people save consistently and access interest-free loans, without the cost of debt.
Educator
ASO Mastery
Practical app growth education
Teaching developers how to rank higher, earn discovery and grow their apps without depending on ads.
Open learning
freeCodeCamp
Top YouTube contributor, 2024
Turning experience into free, practical learning for the next generation of engineers.
What I believe
Engineering can be a form of public service.
The best technology gives people agency. It makes a difficult thing simpler, opens a door, teaches a skill or helps a good idea travel further.
That is the thread through my work — from mobile and AI systems to fintech products and open education. I want to help build a more capable Nigeria, then carry those lessons to the rest of the world.
Teaching
Knowledge compounds when it is shared.
Build a great app. Then help people find it.
A practical system for improving visibility, downloads and sustainable app growth.
Explore the course ↗02 / freeCodeCampTechnical education, made open to everyone.
Long-form video courses recognized among freeCodeCamp's top YouTube contributors of 2024.
Read the announcement ↗Field notes
Writing about building what matters.
The notebook is open.
Essays on product engineering, mobile, applied AI and building useful technology in Nigeria are coming soon.
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Have an ambitious problem worth solving?
I'm always interested in useful technology, thoughtful teams and ideas that can create meaningful change.
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