The Open Book

Every decision. Every mistake. Every line of code.

Born in the USSR. Raised in Germany. Sold a house for €105k above what three agents said was possible. Moved to Cyprus. Stared at a black screen for 10 weeks. Then built something that didn't exist before.

ACT 1The Insight
015 min

Before It All Began

Born in Kyrgyzstan. Raised in Germany. Failed as an electrician. Failed as a founder. And still never stopped searching.

024 min

I Don't Know My Own Audience

February 2025. After years as a coaching consultant, the embarrassing realization: I've been working on the wrong problem myself.

033 min

80 Pages That Changed Everything

Workshops with coaches. Stefan says "mind-blowing insights." Tom runs it three times. Then Henning drops the one sentence that changes everything.

042 min

Booster v2 — The Upgrade

Version 1 was raw. Version 2 was a system. Auto-routing, deeper prompts, checklists. And still: 80 pages are still 80 pages.

054 min

Start by Giving Her Flowers

My niece. The 5-second test. And the day I accidentally wrote the Booster Manifesto.

063 min

Your Reflection — The First AI Attempt

April 2025. I loaded the workbook into a Custom GPT. A radical mirror. The precursor to everything that followed.

073 min

10k in 60 Days — The Last Attempt

April 2025. Cold calls. Loom videos. Money-back plus €1,000 extra. The last desperate hype push before the silence hit.

083 min

The Silence

April 14, 2025. Last email. Last post. Then: 10 months of silence. What happens when you just stop.

095 min

Ground Pros — I'm Not a Coach

April 2025. A trades business. 460 MyHammer leads. Zero system. I walk in, tear everything apart, and rebuild it from scratch. On revenue share.

105 min

Sylvia Buys the Tickets

Stefan Rumi's birthday in Cyprus. I can't make up my mind. Then Sylvia makes the decision for me.

113 min

Alexander Maly and the Photographs

A friend stops by to take photos. Asks what I'm planning. I say: selling the house, moving to Cyprus. He's shocked. Then he tells me a story.

123 min

These Are Your Beliefs, Not Mine

3 agents said 480k and 1 year. I said 585k and 3 months. Spoiler: I was right.

133 min

10 Houses in 5 Days

September 2025. First trip to Cyprus with my wife. Stayed with a former client. Toured 10 houses. At number 8, we just knew: This is the one.

143 min

6 Suitcases. 4 People.

October 31: Keys handed over. November 1: Cyprus. Everything we own fits in 6 bags.

ACT 2The Build