Chamod Manithya
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In 2018, at 19, I started Hokuza with nothing but an idea and the willingness to figure things out. What began as a one-person venture became the starting point of a journey through technology, marketing, entrepreneurship and business building.
Over the years, I have deliberately reinvented myself. I taught myself web development in 2019 and became a front-end developer. In 2021, I moved into game development and became a game developer. In 2022, I shifted into marketing and spent the next few years building myself into a full-stack marketer. Every transition gave me a new perspective on how technology, creativity, people, and businesses come together.
Entrepreneurship has been the hardest part of that journey. I have started more than 15 ventures that failed, while 4+ have gone on to succeed. I have lost money, faced serious financial and health challenges, and had to rebuild more than once. But those failures became some of my most valuable education. They taught me to move faster, think differently, understand what creates real value, and never become too attached to an idea that is no longer working.
Today, I am building across multiple industries. Hokuza is focused on helping businesses grow through marketing and digital strategy. In 2026, I started KYNER to build a technology business, and Zenterra to explore the intersection of agriculture and technology. These are not separate chapters. They are part of the same ambition to build companies that solve real problems and create lasting value.
I don't believe entrepreneurship is about getting everything right. It is about having the courage to start, the discipline to keep learning and the resilience to start again when things fall apart. I am still building, still learning, and still taking on problems I have never solved before. The journey is far from finished.