The story · Jean de Dieu Ndayikeza (Jado)

FROM A CAMP
TO BUILDING
IN PUBLIC

Born in Burundi. Six years in a refugee camp in Rwanda. A one-way leap to Europe. I don't teach starting from a whiteboard | I've had to start my whole life over more than once.

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Jean de Dieu Ndayikeza
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The Story

I didn't have savings or a safety net.I started anyway and learned on the way.

I share this because if any part of it sounds like where you are right now, then I'm not talking down to you. I'm one step ahead of you, in the same arena - and that's exactly why I can pull you across the line.

The route so far
Burundi
born here
Rwanda
6 yrs · Refugee camp
Europe
the leap
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The chapters

01Chapter one
Burundi

Born in Burundi

I grew up in a moderately poor family - the in-between kind where you learn early that nobody is coming to hand you a future. If you want one, you build it.

026 years
Rwanda

A refugee camp in Rwanda

We moved to Rwanda and I spent six years living in a refugee camp. Six years is a long time to sit in a hopless place. It's where I learned to start with nothing but what I had on me.

03The leap
Europe

A one-way move to Europe

I moved to Europe to chase my dreams and move toward freedom. Leaving everything familiar to bet on a bigger version of your life is the scariest start there is - and I've already made it once.

042021
Rwanda

Co-founded Act for a Better Future

With my co-founders I started a non-profit back in Rwanda — Act for a Better Future (ABF). Proof that starting isn't only about you; it's about building something other people can stand on too.

Non-profitCo-founder
052023
Online

Launched the Change Me Podcast

I put my voice into the world. It has since grown past 1,000 plays and 50 subscribers - and three people believed in it enough to back me on Patreon.

1,000+ plays50+ subscribers3 paid patrons
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062025
LinkedIn

Started writing in public

I began publishing articles on LinkedIn — putting my thinking on the page where it could be judged. Twenty-five articles later, writing is a habit instead of a fear.

25+ articles published
07May 2026
LinkedIn

Went all in

I stopped dabbling and committed fully to building in public on LinkedIn. In a short window that became 1,100+ followers and 3,100+ impressions - an audience that showed up because the work stayed consistent.

1,100+ followers3,100+ impressions
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08Jul 2026
Today

Launched my first offer

The newest chapter: I now help people start the thing they've been sitting on - a podcast, a YouTube channel, a Patreon, a website, a LinkedIn presence. Whatever it is, we get you live.

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What I help you start

The tool doesn't matter. The starting does. Whatever you've been circling, we get the first real version live.

Audio
Podcast
Video
YouTube
Support
Patreon
Home base
Website
In public
LinkedIn

But really? I help you beat the one thing standing between you and all of it - the fear of starting. I know it intimately. And I know how to move anyway.


LET'S START
YOURS.

You've read the whole journey. Every chapter started the same way - scared, deciding to move anyway. Book the call and let's make your first move this week.

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