The last year of tech has been CRAZY. After an exciting 2020 and 2021, the industry has been hit with so much uncertainty, resulting in layoff after layoff. At first, recruiters were laid off, then business teams, and now even engineers are being sent off. Layoffs are to be expected…

Side note: This article was written in December 2021 and first published in my 30 Days of Growth newsletter — you can subscribe to the newsletter here and get the eBook here. Please forgive any inaccurate data or things that might have changed. I’ve always thought of new product features…

Side note: This article was written in December 2021 and first published in my 30 Days of Growth newsletter — you can subscribe to the newsletter here and get the eBook here. Please forgive any inaccurate data or things that might have changed. Today I’ll like to share some thoughts…

Side note: This article was written in July 2021 and first published in my 30 Days of Growth newsletter — you can subscribe to the newsletter here and get the eBook here. Please forgive any inaccurate data or things that might have changed. How to think about Fintech in Nigeria There are many hot takes on the…

I thought I wouldn't be in venture capital until my late 50s when I retired. Venture Capital seemed like a cool thing to do when you don't have a day job anymore-sipping champagne in your Patagonia vest while your body looks far too great for a 50-year-old. I started my…

Please let’s hear word. A company makes a policy decision based on a government’s data & privacy policies. This government’s policy was decided by representatives of people who are elected by voting. We can say that the company’s policy and the government’s policies are wrong? Or express that we’re displeased with how the policy is being implemented or even wonder how it’ll be implemented going forward. But this is my question:

Update: September 2022. It was at this point in August 2021 that we should have known investors were rethinking valuations for startups. I do admit that some of the valuations were insane(e.g $20M for a $1.5K revenue startup) but it’s interesting to read this in retrospect. I remain bullish on…

I’ve written and tweeted a lot about remote work in the past and I think that many people(especially managers, entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs) fail to acknowledge one thing: Remote work is a new paradigm of work. Retrofitting concepts of work from the 19th and 20th centuries will result in chaos…

The last year has been crazy for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptos have hit multiple all-time high records — I’m talking market cap, value, price and utility. I’m not a huge fan of generational terms but we know that crypto’s rise has been fueled by young people and even…