Writing
Longer thoughts on building payments, distribution, and infrastructure in Africa.
“The reason you sell is not the reason your customers buy.” — Vusi Thembekwayo
If fear were my problem, I would never have shipped.
Why the reason customers buy is never the reason founders build, and what to do about it.
The structural reasons founders freeze, and why it is not a psychology problem.
Why being first is not the advantage most founders think it is.
The opening piece. Why I started writing about building, and what I am trying to figure out.
I was at a beach in Lagos. I told him I didn't have cash. He said: Transfer. Or USDT, I get wallet.
Someone asked me what I do for a living. I said software engineer. Then I stopped.
My uncle bought land in Abuja. He was almost done with the roofing. Then someone demolished it and said the land was his.
A quick breakdown of what speed actually means when building with AI.