Building in Public

Hi, I'm Aga Kadela

I'm based in Los Angeles, building Dotty.ai — an automation agency helping coaches, consultants, boutique agencies, and small businesses scale faster by fixing backend chaos with AI and no-code tools.

Former pro volleyball player turned automation entrepreneur. I've failed, iterated, and learned the hard way (like with my Coder Woman Challenge). Now, I'm building something real — in public — with the goal of hitting $25K/month in recurring revenue.

📍 Los Angeles-based automation specialist
🏐 Former pro volleyball player bringing athletic discipline to business
🎯 Goal: $25k MRR from recurring automation services
Aga Kadela - AI Automation Specialist from Los Angeles
Dotty.ai Founder
Building in Public

My Story (The Real Version)

✅ Quick Bio Snapshot
• 📍 Los Angeles-based
• 🏐 Former pro volleyball player
• 💡 Obsessed with automation and business systems
• 👩‍💻 Founder of Dotty.ai
• 🎯 Goal: $25k MRR from recurring automation services
• 🔥 Sharing everything — wins, losses, revenue, and tools

Here's the unvarnished truth: I'm not your typical overnight success story or guru promising easy riches. I'm deep in the trenches of building something meaningful, and I'm sharing every messy, exhilarating, terrifying moment of it.

My athletic background shaped everything about how I approach challenges. Volleyball taught me that every point matters, every serve is a new opportunity, and consistency beats talent when talent isn't consistent. Now in Los Angeles, surrounded by entrepreneurs and agencies, I'm applying that same relentless pursuit of excellence to building automation systems that actually move the needle for service businesses.

💼 Want to see what we offer? → Visit Dotty.ai

Let's address the elephant in the room - my spectacular failure with the Coder Woman Challenge. Twenty-one days of carefully crafted content designed to help women break into tech. I poured my heart into it, convinced that quality would speak for itself. Spoiler alert: the market didn't care about my perfect curriculum when I had zero marketing skills.

That humbling experience became my MBA in market reality. Now with Dotty.ai, I'm playing a completely different game. Client conversations before automation setups. Marketing strategy before service delivery. Building an audience before pitching services. The target is crystal clear: $25K/month in recurring revenue — because vague goals create vague results.

🧠 What You'll Learn on This Site:
AI Automation Strategy: Real-world automation for B2B ops
Backend Optimization: How I fix onboarding, CRM syncing, client workflows
Build in Public: Monthly updates, wins/losses, revenue numbers
No-Code Tutorials: Hands-on Make/n8n walkthroughs from my own business

This isn't another "follow my blueprint" story. It's raw, unfiltered documentation of what it actually takes to build a real business from zero — including the marketing challenges, client acquisition struggles, and automation wins that actually move revenue numbers. Real struggles, real breakthroughs, real numbers.

The Journey So Far

From idea to building Dotty.ai in public

2024

The Idea

Realized businesses needed simpler AI automation tools. Started planning Dotty.ai.

Early 2025

Building Begins

Started building Dotty.ai while helping clients with AI automation projects.

Mid 2025

Going Public

Decided to build in public and share the entire journey transparently.

Now

Growing

Actively building, iterating, and sharing lessons learned along the way.

How I Approach Building & Sharing

The principles that guide how I build Dotty.ai and share my journey

Transparency

I share the real journey - wins, failures, challenges, and everything in between.

Value First

Every piece of content I create aims to provide real, actionable value to entrepreneurs.

Community Over Competition

I believe in helping others succeed. There's room for everyone in this space.

Follow My Journey

Join me as I build Dotty.ai from the ground up. Get honest updates, practical insights, and learn AI automation along the way.

🚀 Building in Public Since 2025

No fake success stories, no courses to sell. Just real insights from an entrepreneur building something meaningful.

⚡ New content every week - building in public since 2025