About
I'm Darack Nanto — a Muslim, African builder operating across multiple worlds. I grew up in Ivory Coast and built my professional foundation in the United States. My background is in industrial and manufacturing engineering: systems thinking, precision, execution under constraint. I brought that into tech, and never looked back.
I build things at the intersection of where I actually live — Muslim communities, the West African diaspora, emerging markets in East Africa, modern web technology. That intersection is rare. It's also the angle.
What I'm building
Ramadan Companion
A planner built for Muslims in the West — designed around how we actually live. No fixed dates, no generic advice. A flexible calendar that adjusts to the moon sighting, built by someone who has observed Ramadan across three continents. Most apps in this space are built for someone else. This one isn't.
Nanto
A health business operating in Kenya. Real-world execution in an emerging market — different from anything I build in tech, and exactly as demanding. This is where the "commerce across continents" part of my story lives.
How I think
The model I admire: don't say you're excellent. Build something undeniable, and let people draw their own conclusion. The work is the argument. The documentation is the content. The audience does the credibility work.
I don't post randomly. I document what I'm actually building — the problems, the dead ends, the solutions. That trail compounds over time.
On Islam and building
Real humility doesn't mean hiding your work. Hikmah — wisdom — requires transmission. Impact requires visibility. I can be humble and public at the same time. These are not in conflict.
This site
The hub. Everything I create eventually lives here. LinkedIn and X are distribution channels — rented attention. This is owned. The archive.