New gaming equipment

Brian

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Brian

Member since

November 2018

On-time repayments

5 installments  •  100%

About Me

Hello Zidisha Community,

I am a young man that grew up in the 'slum' of Githurai, and throughout my childhood I had always been a child that loved learning new stuff and very curious on technology. My parents were obviously unable to satisfy all my wants, but one of the biggest thing that helped shape my is the availability of a computer.

My dad was blessed to work for an advertising agency painting signs and walls for them, and that eventually grew to a point where he would afford to get an old computer (1997 PowerMac G3) for cheap to do his work from. He let me play with it occasionally, which made me learn a lot on computers and technology. From there on things spiraled and I taught myself how to edit videos, and become making money from it while in secondary school.

Video editing has been my occupation for the last 14 years, and without the challenges I went during my childhood, to the opportunity to learn a life changing skill, I honestly wouldn't be able to be where I'm at today. I have been able to sustain my family needs without having to travel afar and being away like my father did while we were growing up, and I want to be able to build the same environment for my children, where they'll be able to thrive doing what they love.

I started a media company, and with the skills I had in video editing and videography, I also started a couple of YouTube channel as a hobby, documenting DIY projects I do as well as small projects I do for a school my parents started, and I'm growing them with my vision being creating passive income to be able to give back to the community. I also have plans on supporting two of the public primary schools in my vicinity with free internet, and have already started on the process of providing them with free computers to help give the young kids the same opportunity I had to interact with technology at an early age, to help shape their future and of the community at large.

My Business

I mainly work from home, doing video editing for clients remotely. I also built a media company that helps me get video coverage clients as well as other services. With my experience in editing, I am constantly able to get clients despite video editing being a saturated occupation lately. I am however in the process of setting up a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) in my community as there is a very high demand of quality internet with little to no fulfilment.

I chose this business from the passion I have with technology, and especially creating content that will touch people's lives either through providing them with entertainment, or encouragement. I have low costs at the moment as I am living fully off-grid and only have internet bills, as well as a long term loan I secured to help me purchase land and build a home for my family. I want the internet business to be able to provide income to do more. I intend on using the profits from my business to scale and go beyond my community, build a larger space for my growing family, and my end goal being building a school that will be technology centered as well as providing affordable education for the community, which will be an extension of my parents' school which is at the Githurai 'slum'

Loan Proposal

Add another console to boost my business and increase profits

My Videos

Sep 9, 2024: Short introduction to who i am, what my goal are

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1.00

Date disbursed

Nov 9, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

1 week

Lenders

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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  • Brian    Oct 10, 2024

    Thank you Paul, Christelle and Jemila for making my project possible. This will help me buy the monitor I need to boost my services. I will update you on the progress.

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  • Brian    Oct 1, 2024

    Hello everyone, as I shared before, I managed to buy the mouse and after using it for the last few days, my output has been significantly improved! Work that took me 72hrs to complete now takes me about 45-60hrs, which is a significant improvement! Thank you for supporting my vision.

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  • Brian    Sep 28, 2024

    Here's a photo of the mouse. As you can see, it has more buttons than the one I currently have which will help a lot speed up my work, and has a higher quality cable which will ensure it remains functional for a long time.

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  • Brian    Sep 28, 2024

    Thank you all for the support, I have bought the mouse, and this will be a significant boost to my workflow!

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  • Brian    Sep 18, 2024

    Thank you all for backing this project. I will buy the mouse, and that will significantly improve my workflow and hence increase my income.

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  • Jan OW    Sep 13, 2024

    You need the right tools. :-)

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