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About

The builder behind MadeByAfi.

I'm Ahmed Afi — a senior regional web marketing specialist and digital product builder based in Dubai. My background blends web experience, marketing, product thinking, AI workflows, content systems, and go-to-market execution.

Dubai · Morocco5+ years building 0→1Founder · Designer · Marketer

My path

MadeByAfi is my public build space. It's where I document, design, test, and launch products that solve practical problems with clean interfaces and useful AI. The work shows up on LinkedIn, in the studio, and inside the products themselves.

Outside of building, I'm thinking about how product, marketing, and AI converge — and how a single founder can now ship at the level that used to require a small team.

Focus

  • AI products
  • SaaS platforms
  • Web experience
  • Digital marketing
  • UX strategy
  • Automation
  • Startup experiments

Journey

2019

Started in digital marketing

Began my career in web marketing and content systems, learning how attention, conversion, and brand actually work in regional markets.

2021

Senior regional web specialist

Moved into senior roles owning multi-market websites, campaign pages, SEO, analytics, and conversion across MENA — shipping web experiences end-to-end.

2024

AI-assisted product building

AI tools collapsed the time from idea to MVP. I started prototyping personal products in evenings: CV tools, prompt builders, planners, expense flows.

2026

MadeByAfi

Consolidated everything into a single public venture studio — one founder, multiple products, all built in the open.

Ship in public

Quiet drafts rot. Public builds get sharper, faster.

Practical AI

If it doesn't save real minutes or solve a real headache, it's a demo.

Clean interfaces

Polish isn't optional. The interface is the product.

Founder mode

Strategy, design, copy, code, GTM — same person, fewer handoffs.

Want to talk products, collaborate, or just say hi?