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George Kioko

I build the data layer that AI agents run on. 45+ APIs, 10K+ runs, 500+ users. If your app needs data, I probably already built the scraper.

I built a $0.002 email validator because ZeroBounce was killing my margins on a freelance gig

I built a $0.002 email validator because ZeroBounce was killing my margins on a freelance gig

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4 days to lock in current LinkedIn scraper pricing

4 days to lock in current LinkedIn scraper pricing

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6 Apify actors I actually use myself

6 Apify actors I actually use myself

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What I shipped after the $540 silent churn postmortem

What I shipped after the $540 silent churn postmortem

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How I lost $540/month in 30 days to silent user churn (and didn't notice)

How I lost $540/month in 30 days to silent user churn (and didn't notice)

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Two APIs I Built This Week That Cost Nothing to Run

Two APIs I Built This Week That Cost Nothing to Run

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2 Users Pay Me More Than 353 Users: The Pricing Lesson That Changed Everything

2 Users Pay Me More Than 353 Users: The Pricing Lesson That Changed Everything

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The 5 APIs That Run 200+ Times Per User (And Why That Matters)

The 5 APIs That Run 200+ Times Per User (And Why That Matters)

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Google Scholar Has No API Either. Here's What 5,000 Runs Taught Me

Google Scholar Has No API Either. Here's What 5,000 Runs Taught Me

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YouTube Has No Transcript API So I Built One (150 Users Later)

YouTube Has No Transcript API So I Built One (150 Users Later)

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My LinkedIn Scraper Just Hit Top 20 on Apify — Here's How I Built It

My LinkedIn Scraper Just Hit Top 20 on Apify — Here's How I Built It

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I Built a TikTok Shop Affiliate Finder That Maps Every Creator Promoting a Product in 2 Minutes

I Built a TikTok Shop Affiliate Finder That Maps Every Creator Promoting a Product in 2 Minutes

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One API Call to Know Everything About a Company (Domain to Intel)

One API Call to Know Everything About a Company (Domain to Intel)

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TikTok Shop Affiliate Intelligence: Find Who Promotes Any Product

TikTok Shop Affiliate Intelligence: Find Who Promotes Any Product

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How to Build a RAG Pipeline from YouTube Videos (Without an API)

How to Build a RAG Pipeline from YouTube Videos (Without an API)

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Why Regex Email Validation Is Lying to You (And What Actually Works)

Why Regex Email Validation Is Lying to You (And What Actually Works)

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I Built an AI Powered Influencer Finder That Costs Almost Nothing to Run

I Built an AI Powered Influencer Finder That Costs Almost Nothing to Run

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2 Users Pay Me More Than 353 Users: The Pricing Lesson That Changed Everything

2 Users Pay Me More Than 353 Users: The Pricing Lesson That Changed Everything

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Why Local Lead Gen Agencies Are Paying $39 Per Google Maps Search (And Getting 10x ROI)

Why Local Lead Gen Agencies Are Paying $39 Per Google Maps Search (And Getting 10x ROI)

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From 0 to 1,092 Visitors and 419 Actor Starts: What I Learned Building 53 APIs

From 0 to 1,092 Visitors and 419 Actor Starts: What I Learned Building 53 APIs

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Two APIs I Built This Week That Cost Nothing to Run

Two APIs I Built This Week That Cost Nothing to Run

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I Built a Tool That Shows Why Your Competitor's LinkedIn Posts Win

I Built a Tool That Shows Why Your Competitor's LinkedIn Posts Win

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I Built a TikTok Shop Product Finder That 30 People Actually Use

I Built a TikTok Shop Product Finder That 30 People Actually Use

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OFAC Sanctions Screening for $0.01 Per Entity (No Enterprise Contract)

OFAC Sanctions Screening for $0.01 Per Entity (No Enterprise Contract)

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The 5 APIs That Run 200+ Times Per User (And Why That Matters)

The 5 APIs That Run 200+ Times Per User (And Why That Matters)

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Google Scholar Has No API Either. Here's What 5,000 Runs Taught Me

Google Scholar Has No API Either. Here's What 5,000 Runs Taught Me

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YouTube Has No Transcript API So I Built One (150 Users Later)

YouTube Has No Transcript API So I Built One (150 Users Later)

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I Built 48 APIs Covering Everything From LinkedIn to Sanctions Screening

I Built 48 APIs Covering Everything From LinkedIn to Sanctions Screening

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I Built a $0.03 Lead Enrichment Pipeline That Replaces $99/month Tools

I Built a $0.03 Lead Enrichment Pipeline That Replaces $99/month Tools

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I Got 250 Users on My LinkedIn Scraper Without Spending a Dollar on Ads

I Got 250 Users on My LinkedIn Scraper Without Spending a Dollar on Ads

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My LinkedIn Scraper Just Hit Top 20 on Apify — Here's How I Built It

My LinkedIn Scraper Just Hit Top 20 on Apify — Here's How I Built It

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45 Scrapers, 600 Users, $0 Marketing Budget — What Actually Worked

45 Scrapers, 600 Users, $0 Marketing Budget — What Actually Worked

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I Built a $0.01/call Alternative to DefiLlama's $300/month API

I Built a $0.01/call Alternative to DefiLlama's $300/month API

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How to Build a LinkedIn Data Pipeline Without Paying for Sales Navigator

How to Build a LinkedIn Data Pipeline Without Paying for Sales Navigator

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How I Got 4,310% Growth on My API Portfolio in 30 Days (No Ads)

How I Got 4,310% Growth on My API Portfolio in 30 Days (No Ads)

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How to Detect AI-Generated Images in Your App (Node.js + API)

How to Detect AI-Generated Images in Your App (Node.js + API)

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How to Detect AI-Generated Images in Your App (Node.js + API)

How to Detect AI-Generated Images in Your App (Node.js + API)

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Why Do Screenshot APIs Take 21 Seconds? I Built One That Does It in 2

Why Do Screenshot APIs Take 21 Seconds? I Built One That Does It in 2

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I Built an API That Turns Any URL Into Structured JSON — Here's How

I Built an API That Turns Any URL Into Structured JSON — Here's How

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Best Website Analysis APIs for Developers (2026 Guide)

Best Website Analysis APIs for Developers (2026 Guide)

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5 Best AI Text Humanizer APIs in 2026 (Compared)

5 Best AI Text Humanizer APIs in 2026 (Compared)

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One API Call to Analyze Any Website: Tech Stack, SEO, Contacts and More

One API Call to Analyze Any Website: Tech Stack, SEO, Contacts and More

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How to Detect AI-Generated Text with a Free API

How to Detect AI-Generated Text with a Free API

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Scrape LinkedIn Employees at Scale (Without Getting Banned)

Scrape LinkedIn Employees at Scale (Without Getting Banned)

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Stop Hunting for B2B Data: How to Automate Company Enrichment in JavaScript

Stop Hunting for B2B Data: How to Automate Company Enrichment in JavaScript

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Stop Manually Copying YouTube Captions: Automate Your Video Data Pipeline

Stop Manually Copying YouTube Captions: Automate Your Video Data Pipeline

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TikTok Shop Data Is a Goldmine — Here's How to Extract It

TikTok Shop Data Is a Goldmine — Here's How to Extract It

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I Built 34 Web Scrapers — Here's What I Learned About Anti-Bot Detection

I Built 34 Web Scrapers — Here's What I Learned About Anti-Bot Detection

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How to Scrape Google Scholar at Scale: Papers, Citations & Author Data

How to Scrape Google Scholar at Scale: Papers, Citations & Author Data

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How to Extract YouTube Transcripts at Scale: A Developer's Guide to Automating Video-to-Text

How to Extract YouTube Transcripts at Scale: A Developer's Guide to Automating Video-to-Text

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From Domain Name to Company Intel: Building an Enrichment API With Zero External APIs

From Domain Name to Company Intel: Building an Enrichment API With Zero External APIs

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Scraping Threads by Meta When There's No API

Scraping Threads by Meta When There's No API

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How I Built an AI Content Detector Without Using Any AI

How I Built an AI Content Detector Without Using Any AI

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How to Monitor Brand Mentions in Google News (Free API + Code)

How to Monitor Brand Mentions in Google News (Free API + Code)

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Building an AI Training Data Pipeline with YouTube Transcripts

Building an AI Training Data Pipeline with YouTube Transcripts

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I Scraped 10,000 LinkedIn Employees Without Login — Here's How

I Scraped 10,000 LinkedIn Employees Without Login — Here's How

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