Natasha Lee.
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Progress Log.

September 2026

30 Sep

Personal website: published

Published my personal website with a Progress Log, space for essays and AI guides, and a way to work with me.

28 Sep

Writing assistant: installed

Set it up on the Mac mini so it runs around the clock.

23 Sep

Writing assistant: started it

Started a Telegram assistant for writing from my phone: idea → outline → feedback → posted.

20 Sep

Ruby: came alive in Telegram

Built the full chat bot and tested it on real applications I'd written myself.

19 Sep

Ruby: named it

The brand is Ruby, with its own Telegram bot. Price set at S$49/month, one plan, no usage limits.

17 Sep

Ruby: first teaser video draft

First animated draft of the waitlist teaser video.

16 Sep

Ruby: built the application writer

Built the part that takes a CV and a job ad and writes a tailored, ready-to-send application.

15 Sep

Goals Tracker: made it a private website

Turned my 2027 goals tracker into a private website where I log each week.

11 Sep

Job Search bot: version 2 live

First daily scan from the new version ran successfully.

5 Sep

Ruby: sketched it and built the first piece

Drew a screen-by-screen mock-up of the chat. Built the part that reads a CV, and tested it on mine.

4 Sep

Job Search bot: version 2 started

Refocused the bot on sales and customer-facing AI roles, which suit me better.

August 2026

27 Aug

Ruby: set the free trial

Three free tailored job applications, then a paid plan.

26 Aug

Ruby: picked the idea

Chose a job-search assistant for Singapore that lives in Telegram, so people chat with it like a friend.

22 Aug

Ruby: started the experiment

Set out to build a small business run almost entirely by AI bots, aiming for US$500–1,000/month within six months.

13 Aug

Slide decks: demo ready

Prepared a demo of the AI design team building a deck.

July 2026

26 Jul

Podcast: wrote a business plan

Wrote a business plan for a podcast.

18 Jul

TikTok: built my own research team

Built four AI helpers that spot trends, analyse accounts and write scripts, instead of paying US$39+/month for a tool.

12 Jul

TikTok: started the experiment

Studied three successful accounts, turned what works into a scriptwriting guide, and wrote the first two scripts.

6 Jul

Career pivot: new learning plan

Rewrote my coding plan to point at applied AI roles at AI companies. The Neopets game stays as the practice project.

3 Jul

Second Brain App: kicked it off

Started a desktop app that keeps your notes organised automatically. Wrote what it should do and designed its look.

June 2026

28 Jun – 2 Jul

Slide decks: built an AI design team

Set up a small team of AI helpers: one plans what each slide says, one designs it, one critiques it.

May 2026

19 May

AI Guide: wrote the guides

Wrote step-by-step guides showing how to use AI for each everyday task in the guide.

17 May

Job Search bot: added a resume writer

Added a tool that tailors my CV to each job ad, so it gets past the software companies use to screen applications.

16 May

Job Search bot: built it

Built a bot that scans for AI jobs in Singapore and Asia-Pacific every day and sends me a digest on Telegram, with hiring news included.

2 May

Neopets game: started learning Python

Began learning to code by rebuilding a simple version of Neopets, the virtual-pet game.

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