George Kioko

I build the data layer that AI agents run on. 45+ APIs, 10K+ runs, 500+ users. If your app needs data, I probably already built the scraper.

Nairobi, Kenya Joined on Mar 11, 2026 [email protected] https://pipelines.trykioko.com/

Work

API Integration & Data Extraction Engineer

George Kioko

Oct 21

Two OpenAI agents disabled their own monitoring and one denied it. 5 more stories for agent builders

#ai #llm #agents #webscraping

6 min read

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George Kioko

Oct 12

I pointed a stealth browser at 5 sites that hate scrapers. Two shut it out completely

#webscraping #automation #api #datascience

2 min read

George Kioko

Sep 28

google hid the links in its search results. how i still pull linkedin employee lists

#webscraping #seo #javascript #webdev

2 min read

George Kioko

Sep 9

how to export a shopify catalog into a chatgpt shopping feed, no login required

#shopify #ai #ecommerce #webdev

5 min read

George Kioko

Sep 6

Cloudflare starts blocking agents by default on September 15. I found out by accident.

#webscraping #ai #cloudflare #webdev

3 min read

George Kioko

Aug 29

Google now ranks the same story differently in Brussels and Dallas. your brand monitor only watches one of them

#marketing #webdev #api #programming

3 min read

George Kioko

Aug 27

most of your lead list doesnt exist

#marketing #webdev #api #programming

2 min read

George Kioko

Aug 25

every layoff is announced twice

#marketing #webdev #api #programming

3 min read

George Kioko

Aug 21

How to export LinkedIn post likers and commenters into a lead list (no login needed)

#marketing #webdev #api #programming

2 min read

George Kioko

Aug 17

Every paid API tutorial ships a rate limit you can beat in four seconds

#api #programming #webdev #supabase

4 min read

George Kioko

Aug 5

The proxy industry needs you to never open the network tab

#aiopensourcewebdevtechnology

3 min read

George Kioko

Jul 29

Nobody voted for the company that now licenses the readable web

#ai #opensource #webdev #technology

3 min read

George Kioko

Jul 22

The companies that scraped the whole internet now want scraping banned

#opensource #webdev #technology #ai

2 min read

George Kioko

Jul 1

I build the scrapers the data vendors run on, and I need to tell you what you are actually paying for

#marketing

3 min read

George Kioko

Jun 19

Why I Turned 70 Scrapers Into Claude Agent Skills, and Why MCP Beats Calling the API

3 min read

George Kioko

Jun 18

How to Feed Your AI Agent Fresh News on Any Topic, No News API

3 min read

George Kioko

Jun 18

Turn Any YouTube Video Into Clean Text for Your AI Agent, No API Key

3 min read

George Kioko

Jun 18

How to Build a Company Employee List With Emails From LinkedIn, No Login

3 min read

George Kioko

Jun 18

How to Screen a Vendor List Against OFAC Sanctions in 20 Minutes

4 min read

George Kioko

Jun 17

June 16 Apify Store Read: Promote Buyer Outcomes, Not A Scraper Catalog

#scraping

2 min read

George Kioko

Jun 16

Scraping LinkedIn company employees without a login (and without flagging your account)

#webscraping #api #datascience #opensource

2 min read

George Kioko

Jun 13

June 13 Apify Scale Lane: The Actors I Would Promote Today

#webscraping

4 min read

George Kioko

Jun 11

Promote the Paid Apify Actors That Still Complete: YouTube Transcript Is the Lead Today

#webscraping

3 min read

George Kioko

Jun 7

My Apify Promotion Filter: Scale Clean APIs, Hold Back Noisy Demand

#webdev #api #apify #scraping

3 min read

George Kioko

Jun 6

Stop Promoting a Scraper Catalog. Promote a Local Lead Research Stack.

#webdev #api #apify #scraping

3 min read

George Kioko

Jun 4

Quiet Apify Store Day? Promote the Actors That Complete, Not the Ones That Need Repair

#webdev #api #apify #scraping

4 min read

George Kioko

Jun 3

Revenue Falling? Promote the Paid Apify Actors That Actually Complete

#webdev #api #apify #scraping

3 min read

George Kioko

May 30

Humanize AI Text at Scale Without Paying for Another LLM Call

#apify #api #ai #content

4 min read

George Kioko

May 30

Validate Emails Before Cold Outreach: MX, SMTP, and Disposable Checks in One API

#apify #email #api #leadgeneration

4 min read

George Kioko

May 14

Seven new Apify actors in two days: healthcare, AI infra, GovCon, real estate

6 min read

George Kioko

May 5

I built a $0.002 email validator because ZeroBounce was killing my margins on a freelance gig

3 min read

George Kioko

May 1

4 days to lock in current LinkedIn scraper pricing

#apify #pricing #scraping #saas

2 min read

George Kioko

Apr 28

6 Apify actors I actually use myself

#apify #scraping #indiehackers #saas

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 25

What I shipped after the $540 silent churn postmortem

#apify #postmortem #billing #saas

5 min read

George Kioko

Apr 24

How I lost $540/month in 30 days to silent user churn (and didn't notice)

#apify #postmortem #webscraping #saas

5 min read

George Kioko

Apr 23

Two APIs I Built This Week That Cost Nothing to Run

#webdev

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 23

2 Users Pay Me More Than 353 Users: The Pricing Lesson That Changed Everything

#javascript #saas #api #startup

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 23

The 5 APIs That Run 200+ Times Per User (And Why That Matters)

#javascript #webdev #api #saas

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 23

Google Scholar Has No API Either. Here's What 5,000 Runs Taught Me

#javascript #webdev #api #research

2 min read

George Kioko

Apr 23

YouTube Has No Transcript API So I Built One (150 Users Later)

#javascript #webdev #api #youtube

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 23

My LinkedIn Scraper Just Hit Top 20 on Apify — Here's How I Built It

#javascript #webdev #scraping #node

4 min read

George Kioko

Apr 17

I Built a TikTok Shop Affiliate Finder That Maps Every Creator Promoting a Product in 2 Minutes

#apify #tiktok #webscraping #affiliatemarketing

4 min read

George Kioko

Apr 16

One API Call to Know Everything About a Company (Domain to Intel)

#python

2 min read

George Kioko

Apr 16

TikTok Shop Affiliate Intelligence: Find Who Promotes Any Product

#marketing

2 min read

George Kioko

Apr 16

How to Build a RAG Pipeline from YouTube Videos (Without an API)

#python

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 15

Why Regex Email Validation Is Lying to You (And What Actually Works)

#tutorial

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 15

I Built an AI Powered Influencer Finder That Costs Almost Nothing to Run

#ai

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 14

2 Users Pay Me More Than 353 Users: The Pricing Lesson That Changed Everything

#javascript #saas #api #startup

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 14

Why Local Lead Gen Agencies Are Paying $39 Per Google Maps Search (And Getting 10x ROI)

#marketing #saas #api #business

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 13

From 0 to 1,092 Visitors and 419 Actor Starts: What I Learned Building 53 APIs

#javascript #webdev #api #saas

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 12

Two APIs I Built This Week That Cost Nothing to Run

#webdev

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 12

I Built a Tool That Shows Why Your Competitor's LinkedIn Posts Win

#saas

2 min read

George Kioko

Apr 11

I Built a TikTok Shop Product Finder That 30 People Actually Use

#saas

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 11

OFAC Sanctions Screening for $0.01 Per Entity (No Enterprise Contract)

#saas

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 11

The 5 APIs That Run 200+ Times Per User (And Why That Matters)

#javascript #webdev #api #saas

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 10

Google Scholar Has No API Either. Here's What 5,000 Runs Taught Me

#javascript #webdev #api #research

2 min read

George Kioko

Apr 10

YouTube Has No Transcript API So I Built One (150 Users Later)

#javascript #webdev #api #youtube

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 10

I Built 48 APIs Covering Everything From LinkedIn to Sanctions Screening

#career

3 min read

George Kioko

Apr 9

I Built a $0.03 Lead Enrichment Pipeline That Replaces $99/month Tools

#javascript #webdev #api #saas

2 min read

George Kioko

Apr 8

I Got 250 Users on My LinkedIn Scraper Without Spending a Dollar on Ads

#javascript #webdev #scraping #career

3 min read

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