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Frontend Engineer & Founder @stgr_africa โšฐ๏ธ | Co-host @techtidesafrica ๐ŸŒŠ | Building a due diligence tool to help investors skip the autopsy.

Nigeria
Joined May 2011
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Enough talk. Time to fight. TYSON FURY vs. ANTHONY JOSHUA. Friday December 11. LIVE from the UK โ€“ and only on Netflix. #FuryJoshua
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The dehumanization of babies and the humanization of pets is horrible
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The unsexy, raw realities of a long-term relationship or marriage that no one warns you about:
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What an ideal return to Champions League football for Manchester United! M. Carrick's side is putting on a clinical show at Old Trafford, holding a 3-0 lead over Azerbaijan's Sabah FK at half-time in their opening match of the 26/27 UCL league phase. Stay tuned for the 2nd half
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Writing the startup wind-down email feels like the end of the road. But in African tech, shutting down doesn't always have to mean a $0 liquidation. Here is how companies like Chimoney and Konga turned potential closures into strategic acquisitions ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡
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An $84M VC fund close, EV battery gigafactories, and voice AI that understands multi-language code-switching.
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I keep getting, โ€œAmaka, why not move to Lagos? There are more opportunities there.โ€ I hear you guys, but abegโ€ฆ Iโ€™ve been to Lagos. And you see this my PH? I love it here. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Because: I get to choose the kind of bus I want to board. If I enter your bus and the seat isnโ€™t good, I can tell the driver to stop, come down and look for another bus. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Bus fares are constant whether rain falls or not. If you increase your fare because of rain, I have good citizens that will happily tell you to go while cursing you under the rain, waiting for the next bus to come. Nobody is rushing to enter the bus, and even if they want to increase the fare it doesnโ€™t pass 100 naira๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚ so budgeting for transport for the month is actually possible. Nobody is rushing to anywhere. I can casually cross the road when is clear because the cars arenโ€™t speeding to hell. ๐Ÿ˜‚ I can stop a bus, look inside first. If the faces and seats arenโ€™t friendly, Iโ€™ll simply tell the driver, โ€œOga, go.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜ญ Someone can stop two poles before my stop and Iโ€™ll still tell the driver to stop me at my own stop. And the driver will do it without complaining. I fit still dey inside my street, dey walk out slowly while the bus driver dey wait for me, shouting, โ€œMile 3! Mile 3!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I stayed less than a year in Lagos and came back with ulcer. No be me una go kill abeg. ๐Ÿ˜ญ I know Lagos has more opportunities, and Iโ€™m not saying Iโ€™ll never go back. But for now? PH is heaven to me. I want to live long. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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Is the AI boom sustainable or on the brink of a burst? Listen in to our latest episode as we weigh in on what's next for the tech industry: techtides.africa/e/episode-5โ€ฆ
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Autonomous defense drones protecting $11B+ in infrastructure, a $41 AI tax on budget phones, and free WhatsApp HR software.
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One theme that stands out across this weekโ€™s headlines, itโ€™s that infrastructure, whether digital, regulatory, or physical, is completely reshaping African tech in real time. From $2.1B mobility bets to alternative credit scoring, the ecosystem is evolving fast.
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VMedKit's VRET journey: Leveraging VR for mental health, they faced adoption challenges but achieved lasting engagement. Innovators must align tech with therapy needs. How can these insights shape future VR therapy?ย  Read our full case study: startupgraveyard.africa/blogโ€ฆ #AfricanTech #StartupFailures
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Autonomous vehicles in Africa? Why is Spiro thriving in Rwanda's electronic motorcycle market? African banks rethinking their lending strategy? We discuss these and more in our latest episode dropping tomorrow! Check out the link in our bio to subscribe and get notified when it drops. #TechTidesAfrica #techpodcast #technews
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Decoding African Startup Dynamics ๐Ÿ” In a continent ripe with potential, why do certain B2B E-Commerce and Retail Tech ventures falter? Our latest Startup Graveyard Africa newsletter, now available monthly, delves into these fractures with sharp, data-driven insights. Key insights from July: - Unit Economics Unravelled: We highlight how unsustainable cost structures doom scaling prospects. - Governance Gaps: Understand the pivotal role robust leadership plays in navigating market complexities. - Funding Dry Spells: Explore how volatile investment climates exacerbate vulnerabilities in early-stage startups. Stay informed with critical updates from SGA Radar: startupgraveyardafrica.substโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ’ฌ How can startups mitigate the impacts of funding challenges in volatile economies? Share your thoughts below. #AfricanStartups #ECommerceInsights #VCDynamics
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Looking across this weekโ€™s tech headlines in Africa, one message stands out: raw volume without sustainable structure will eventually catch up with you. From startup wind-downs in Lagos to major legal resets in Nairobi, the market is ruthlessly filtering out unsustainable models.
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Same and I always encourage the women I know to avoid content designed to make them angry at men. That shit is radioactive and it primes you for further conflict with the opposite gender all the time.
I avoid content designed to make me angry towards women like the plague, because that stuff slowly poisons your mind. Both genders are problematic and we all have legitimate grievances against each other. But at the end of the day, being angry and bitter doesn't help anyone.
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This so much shows how people have no sense of propriety and opinion becomes fluid when money and a stupendous amount of it are involved. Material success creates this halo effect where people infer wisdom or moral approval from financial outcomes. The values you hold and second-order effect of your actions mean nothing to Nigerians provided you can demonstrate a lavish lifestyle. And whatโ€™s crazy is that we call it grace. Our idea of grace is whoever ends up having money or fame or both and everything questionable be overlooked. Nigerians associating Grace with money is very problematic for me because I know the church is complicit.
I wonโ€™t really call peller Olodo uprising anymoreโ€ฆโ€ฆ. This is grace
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Thank you all for 700,000 subscribers on YouTube! I appreciate the support greatly. Less than 300k away from 1 million๐Ÿ™
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Sad to hear about GoLemon. Convenience-as-a-service is always a hard sell in an economy where many people can't afford to pay for both the convenience and the service.
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We're growing the Product team at Bamboo and hiring three Product Managers to help build the future of investing across Africa. ๐ŸŽ We're looking for: 1. ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ - build the core infrastructure powering our investment products. โš™๏ธ Apply: bamboo.teamtailor.com/jobs/8โ€ฆ 2. ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - drive growth and improve the investing experience for retail customers. ๐Ÿ“ˆ Apply: bamboo.teamtailor.com/jobs/8โ€ฆ 3. ๐—•๐Ÿฎ๐—• ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - build products for wealth managers, institutions and enterprise partners. ๐Ÿข Apply: bamboo.teamtailor.com/jobs/8โ€ฆ A few things: ๐Ÿ“Based in Lagos or Abuja, Nigeria ๐Ÿ’ผ Around 4-6+ years of Product Management experience ๐Ÿฆ Experience in financial services highly desirable ๐Ÿ“ˆ Experience building investing, brokerage or wealth management products will really stand out You'll work directly with me to solve some of the most complex and impactful product challenges in African investing as we continue building Bamboo's product organisation. Please share & tag anyone who would be a great fit!
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