Hi there!
Two years ago, when we started Error Makes Clever with just 4 students in a 400 sq. ft. building, I faced this problem.
Where will my students access their course videos? Where will they take quizzes? Where will they track their progress?
We tried every platform out there. None of them felt right.
Some were too complicated. Some didn't have the features we needed. Some just felt wrong for our students.
So we decided to build our own learning management system.
At first, it was just for us. Just to solve our problem. Just to help our students learn better.
But then something hit me.
We built Error Makes Clever to enable students to become great developers and IT professionals. In 2 years, we trained 8000+ students directly and impacted 2 million+ students globally through our content.
That's when the question came. Why can't everyone do this?
Not everyone has the technical skills to build what we built. Not everyone has the resources. Not everyone knows how to scale online education.
What if we could help them? What if we shared everything we learned? What if we gave them the same tools we use?
That thought turned into late nights. Those late nights turned into months of work. And those months turned into a product.
We're launching LectureHead in the last week of February.
For the past few weeks, I haven't been fully present at Error Makes Clever. My team handles almost everything now. I've been locked in, building this product.
And we're not just launching it quietly. We're doing it with a grand event. More on that next week.
But let me tell you about last week. It was one of the most productive weeks I've had in months. And also one of the worst.
The Productive Part
1. I Organized My iPhone
I recently switched to iPhone 17. For weeks, it just sat there like any other phone. I used WhatsApp, checked emails, scrolled Instagram. The usual.
Then last week, I decided to actually use it the way it's meant to be used.
I set up my calendar properly. I started using the Reminders app for tasks. I synced everything.
Before this, I was jumping between Teams for work, WhatsApp for quick notes, Google Keep for random thoughts. It was chaos.
Now everything is in one place. My phone knows what I need to do, when I need to do it, and reminds me.
Simple change. Huge difference.
2. I Started Reading New Books
Three books, actually. Each one for a specific reason.
First, "Obviously Awesome" by April Dunford. I bought this to learn how to position LectureHead better. How do I explain to someone what makes it different? How do I make them see why they need it?
Second, "Make Websites Win" by someone whose name I can't spell. This one's about conversion. The product is about helping educators sell better, so I need to understand conversion myself.
Third, "Expert Secrets" by Russell Brunson. I've been teaching for years. I know things. But knowing and organizing that knowledge into something people want to buy are two different things.
These three books, they're not for fun. They're my homework for the launch.
3. I'm Rethinking How I Create Content
Last week, I looked at the top profiles on Instagram. The ones with millions of followers.
You know what I noticed?
They're not posting once a day. They're posting 3 to 4 times a day. Some even more.
And here I am, posting once every few days, making excuses about quality over quantity.
But here's what I realized. When you're building a personal brand, quantity matters. Not instead of quality. Along with quality.
People forget. The algorithm forgets. If you're not showing up consistently, you're basically invisible.
So I decided no more excuses. I'm going to create as much content as possible. Document everything. Share everything.
That's the productive part. But last week wasn't all wins.
The Bad Part
For 2 and a half days, I was completely down.
Sick. Hospital visits. Twice.
You know what's worse than being sick? Being sick when you have a product launch coming up. Being sick when your team needs you. Being sick when there's so much to do.
I couldn't work. I couldn't enjoy my break. I just lay there, frustrated.
But even during those days, I did what I could. Small things. Replied to important messages. Made critical decisions. Kept things moving.
Because that's what you do when you're building something. You show up even when you don't feel like it.
How I'm Entertaining Myself These Days
Someone asked me recently, "How do you relax? What do you watch?"
Right now, I'm watching White Collar on Hotstar.
And I've become a huge fan of Neal Caffrey. If you've watched it, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
The guy's a con artist, but he's so smooth about it. Every episode, he gets himself into trouble and then gets himself out with style.
If you've watched the series, reply and tell me your favorite part. I need to know if we're on the same wavelength here.
What This Week Taught Me
Building a product while running a company while creating content while being sick taught me something.
You can't do everything. But you can do what matters.
This week, what mattered was LectureHead. Everything else could wait. My team handled Error Makes Clever. My content could slow down for a few days. My body needed rest.
But the product? That couldn't stop.
Because in a few weeks, we're launching something that could help thousands of educators impact millions of students.
That's worth the sleepless nights. Worth the hospital visits. Worth everything.
Why LectureHead Matters
When we started Error Makes Clever, we were just trying to help students learn coding better.
Now, we want to help educators build what we built.
We want the teacher in a small town to have the same tools as a big EdTech company. We want the coach who's great at teaching but terrible at technology to focus on teaching while we handle the tech.
We want to multiply the impact. Not just ours. Everyone's.
That's what LectureHead is about.
And in the last week of February, you'll see what we've been building.
What's Next
This week, I'm back. Fully present. No more being sick.
We're finalizing the event details. We're polishing the product. We're getting ready.
And I'll share everything with you as it happens.
Agnel John D
