WHY I BUILT ECO? That’s a great question, I didn’t build ECO because I had everything figured out.I built it because I didn’t. Let me explain There was a point in my life when I was trying to build businesses while struggling financially myself. I had left Computer Science after my first semester. I was trying to figure out entrepreneurship on my own, building products, learning technology, trying different ideas, and making mistakes that cost me time and money. I built multiple software products. I learned how to integrate payments, build applications, launch products and turn ideas into something people could actually use. But there was one painful problem: “Building something is not the same as knowing how to build a business.” I had created products, but I wasn’t getting the results I wanted. And I realized something that bothered me deeply: If someone like me who is willing to learn, build, fail, and keep going,could still feel completely lost trying to understand business, imagine the millions of people who don’t even have the resources to start. A traditional business coach can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars every month. Most aspiring entrepreneurs don’t have that kind of money. So what happens? They search YouTube. They read books. They ask random people online. They jump between ChatGPT conversations. They buy courses. They try something. They fail. And many eventually quit. I know that feeling because I’ve lived it. ( more than you could possibly imagine) That’s when the idea for ECO became bigger than just another software product. I wanted to build the thing I wished I had when I was trying to figure everything out. Not just another random chatbot that simply answers questions but a true Entrepreneur OS. Something that could teach someone what a term means, explain how a deal works, analyze an opportunity, help them think through decisions, teach negotiation, build a roadmap, explain marketing and sales, and give them practical guidance whenever they need it 24/7. For a fraction of what a human business coach costs. And I wanted it to be built around one belief: “Your financial situation shouldn’t determine whether you get access to knowledge that can change your life.” That’s ECO. I didn’t create ECO from a position of having already won. I created ECO while still fighting my way forward. And that’s exactly why I believe in it. Because I understand the person we’re building for. It’s the person with the idea but no mentor. The person working a job while secretly trying to build something bigger. The person who knows they are capable of more but doesn’t know what to do next. The person who can’t afford a $5,000-a-month business coach. The person who has failed before and is wondering whether they should try again. I was that person. And instead of letting that experience become the reason I quit, I turned it into the reason I built ECO. I’m trying to build the infrastructure that makes entrepreneurial knowledge accessible to anyone with ambition. Because “I believe there are millions of people who don’t need someone to give them a dream. They already have one.” They just need the knowledge, tools, guidance and confidence to turn it into something real. That’s why ECO exists. And that’s why I’m building it. THE PROBLEM Millions of people want to start a business but don't know where to begin — and quality guidance is expensive. A traditional business coach can cost $500–$5,000+ per month, putting personalized mentorship out of reach for most aspiring entrepreneurs. THE SOLUTION ECO is an AI business mentor built into the Entrepreneur OS platform. It gives entrepreneurs structured, practical guidance across entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, finance, negotiation and wealth-building — available 24/7.