Building practical AI ventures

Practical AI ventures for revenue, learning, and better work.

I’m Os Ishmael, founder of 2nd Bell and builder of AI-led products and services across revenue workflows, education, and productivity.

In short

The common thread is simple: find where people and processes get stuck, then build clearer systems around those moments.

Currently building: 2nd Bell, AI Skills Tutor HK, and Qithym

Current ventures

Three practical bets on better systems.

Each venture starts with a real workflow gap, then uses product thinking and AI with restraint.

Venture in development

Robotics Data Venture

Exploring structured, consented real-world task data for robotics and embodied-AI teams working across Asia.

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The common thread

Not AI for the sake of AI.

Each project starts with a real behaviour problem.

Businesses lose leads after first contact.

Students use AI without knowing how to check it.

Workers lose rhythm after breaks and context switching.

I build practical systems around those gaps.

How I build

Clearer systems before louder tools.

Find the constraint

Where is the work slowing down, leaking, or becoming unclear?

Design the workflow

What needs to happen, who owns it, and what should the system make easier?

Use AI carefully

Where can AI reduce friction, improve visibility, or support better decisions?

AI Skills Tutor HK

Practical AI learning for students, families, and schools.

AI Skills Tutor HK helps students, parents, teachers, and schools use AI more responsibly and practically.

The focus is not just prompting. It is research habits, checking outputs, explaining thinking, and knowing when human judgement matters.

Writing and build notes

Notes from the work in progress.

I write about what I’m building, what I’m testing, and what I’m learning as I turn practical AI ideas into products.

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Work with me

Choose the path that fits what you need.