I'm Turning 24

Today I'm turning 24.

I started my 23 by resigning from my full time job and finishing my degree. Two decisions that, on paper, were supposed to bring certainty. Instead, they marked the beginning of the most uncertain year of my life.

This past year was intense in ways I couldn't have predicted.

I lived four months in Switzerland and got to know the European startup ecosystem. I spent two months in San Francisco at Founders Inc. I traveled, met people from all over the world, and learned from founders, investors, and builders I never imagined I'd cross paths with.

More than anything, this year gave me perspective.

And if I'm honest, there's one thing I regret.

Not starting earlier.

Not because I didn't have ideas. But because I was scared.

• Scared of failing.
• Scared of leaving the safe path.
• Scared of ending the career I studied for.
• Scared of what people would think if I tried and it didn't work.

For a long time, fear looked like responsibility. Like being smart. Like waiting for the right moment. In reality, it was just postponing the hard parts, and spending time building someone else’s dream instead of my own.

Fear doesn't disappear when you wait. It just changes shape.

What I've learned is that fear doesn't go away when you feel ready. It simply moves around. The real decision is not how to avoid fear, but what is worth facing it for.

At some point, I realized I didn't want to look back and wonder what if. I didn't want to spend years optimizing for safety while postponing the things I actually cared about building.

So I started Roomix.

Roomix is my attempt to fix how people search for a home. Today, real estate search is dominated by ads and pay to rank models that decide what you see. I believe finding a place to live should be driven by relevance and quality, not by who pays more.

We launched a few months ago. With no marketing team and very little capital, tens of thousands of people now use Roomix every month to search for a home. That does not mean everything is solved. It means the problem is real and worth committing to.

Building something new also means accepting uncertainty. About the product. About the market. And sometimes, about the people taking the journey with you. Not everyone is willing to take the same bet, and that is okay.

Entrepreneurship, at least in my first years, has not been about certainty. It has been about choosing conviction over comfort. About starting before the path is obvious. About continuing even when things are not fully clear yet.

If there is one thing I would tell my younger self, it is this. Do not wait to feel ready. Start earlier. Start scared. Learn faster.

Failing is inevitable. Regret does not have to be.

So yeah, today I'm turning 24.

I'm still learning. I'm still building my own dream. I'm just getting started.