Tomiwa Aladekomo
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Telling Africa’s stories to the world. CEO at Big Cabal Media / Dreamer / Doer / Runner. There is much I don't know. I'm here to learn.
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We go again!
Insanely excited about Moonshot and how it’s growing this year.
We have learning sessions for people just entering tech, technical workshops for developers and product managers, industry engagement sessions for c-level execs, first-time founder masterclasses…
"I’m looking for winners—people who consistently overachieve...
@MarlonCNichols
, Founding Managing Partner at MaC Venture Capital, on the key things he looks for in a startup before investing
This year, Moonshot 2024 is set to be bigger and better
👉🏿
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The level of intimidation, violence, propaganda & misinformation pushed at the Nigerian populace over the last 48 hours is truly amazing
Peaceful protesters asked the govt to stop killing them and instead of negotiating, Nigeria chose to go to war against its citizens
#EndSARS
The Nigerian Army is tracking social media propaganda, while pushing misinformation on Twitter
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This month,
@TechCabal
crossed a million readers in a single month, an important milestone. I’m incredibly proud of our editorial team, led by Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega and of everyone who’s worked so hard
@InsideTheCabal
to make this happen. Now we can really start work…
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So very inspired. Well done
@fkabudu
@adetolaov
and everyone that has worked to make this happen 💪💪💪
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These protests were never about regime change, but after last night and as Nigeria burns, the continued silence from the Abuja indicates that there is no one at the helm. Everyone associated with this regime should resign in shame and let competent people take charge.
#EndSARS
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We don't shame public officials enough. We need to go back to throwing tomatoes at people onstage. Every time you see these people, throw a tomato at them.
If we stone them tomato enough times, they'll learn shame.
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It saddens me how many Nigerians accept the country as it is and don’t want more, can’t imagine what more looks like and will reject it when it’s offered. Dream bigger people. This is far from what this place can and should look like.
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Local government elections may seem like small things but they really are the foundation of governance. If you’re in Lagos, go out now and vote! Nigeria will not change with you lamenting in your room. Let’s take this nation back.
@youthparty_ng
#lagosvotes
💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
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I really love excellence in execution, whether it’s editorial content, a nightlife experience or essential infrastructure. We need so much more commitment to this principle.
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The obscene amount of energy wasted finding workarounds though, instead of driving forward and building Nee things. May accidentally discover great things but imagine how much progress we could make if we weren’t always playing whack-a-mole with incompetent regulators.
Lol @ give up! Just in my network alone the amount of innovative solutions that have been cooked up. I can only wonder what’s happening in other camps
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Most important tech article I’ve read in a long time. Lots of fascinating ideas in this scholarly writeup about why tech startups, both local and global, fail in Africa.
Why “Leapfrogging” in Frontier Markets Isn’t Working | Center For Global Development
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Nothing better than a team that gets it and gets on with it. Saluting the teams
@TechCabal
and
@zikokomag
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I support your ministries.
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Five years married today to the wonderful
@lisaleigho
. May the next 50 years be just as sweet babe. Loving you is beautiful.
#noreturnformarket
Shout out to
@37thStateHQ
for capturing a special day beautifully:
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Happy to welcome
@ThePlatformCap
as investor and Dr. Akindele to the board of
@InsideTheCabal
. Looking forward to working with them to accelerate audience growth, while deepening our investments in technology and new products
@TechCabal
and
@zikokomag
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Board meetings! 😅
Survived another one! Board is excited about our plans. I'm excited about our plans and the extra ginger they just gave us. Let's get it!
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I just published A big departure from the Cabal
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Strong read
GHANA MUST GO: The ugly history of Africa’s most famous bag
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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
George Bernard Shaw
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Good morning Nairobi!
In town for
@africamediafest
and
@AfricaTechSMT
But first, fitness!
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10 years of telling Africa's tech story. Thanks and congrats to everyone who has come through the doors of
@TechCabal
, and helped us tell incredible stories that matter, and to the incredible builders all over the continent who've given us so much to write about. To the moon yo!
10 years ago,
@MrBankole
started TechCabal out of his quest to bring to light the work young Nigerians were building in the tech ecosystem. A decade later, we are tracking tech changes in Africa’s bustling tech ecosystem.
Happy 10th birthday to us
#tcat10
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If you're curious about the future of commerce in Africa, trends in payments, and agency banking, then you'll want to attend
@TechCabal
's Future of Commerce conference, on Friday 23rd September.
I'll be there. You should too!
Register at
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I just published Notes from Zikoko’s past; shaping our editorial direction
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Really happy to see work progressing on the Nigeria Startup Bill. It’s a pivotal bill and moment for tech startups in Nigeria and
@TechCabal
is happy to be able to help push for the best possible bill. This morning, we're discussing what’s been done so far and what's next.
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Amazing work by
@FuadXIV
and the
@StartArchiving
team! Can't tell you how exciting it is to see this live. I love the ambition and historical awareness of this project. Might seem small now, but this is immense and you should definitely be supporting it.
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I love all these people who insist on litigating Jonathan versus Buhari on Twitter without end. Not sure why you’re defending two F9 students, debating whether one got 31% or the other got 32%. They’re both failures. Let’s do better as a nation.
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Logged into Yahoo mail for the first time in a while and they've deleted over a decade's worth of emails and photos. I suspect I will one day log into Dropbox or Gmail (which I still use) and the same will have happened. Archive your stuff somewhere you control regularly. Wild.
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Beyond proud of this team. Amazing, amazing work they've done on this project.
It's day 74 on the
#JollofRoad
- Exited Lagos Sept. 22
- Touched every mainland ECOWAS country, clockwise.
- Reached Sokoto this afternoon.
- Will reach Lagos on Tuesday, day 80.
Also, this ram doesn't seem to recognise borders.
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Besides being on the morally questionable end of every single social and regulatory issue, none of GT Bank's products actually seem to work consistently any more. Definitely setting themselves up to lose the next generation of retail consumers.
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One of the things I'm proudest of in my work with
@InsideTheCabal
@zikokomag
@TechCabal
is our ability to really let great creatives flourish. One of the dangers with a creative house is that you lose talent and it immediately shows in the quality of your output. Used to scare
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Team
@TechCabal
touchdown Kigali for the
#AfCFTA
Ecosystem meetup with other tech and creative industry ecosystem leaders and local entrepreneurs from over 30 countries across Africa.
Follow
#MyCFTA
to join the conversation
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Honored by this! Beyond proud of the excellent work the
@TechCabal
team does. 10 years of telling the most important stories about the business, players and impact of technology in Africa; and still full of young, hungry and ambitious people looking to do even better work.
Congratulations to
@TechCabal
for emerging winner of the
#ReportHer
Awards in the digital category.
Tech Cabal tells the stories of C-Suite executives, product designers, tech policy champions and other players in the digital economy as the African tech space continue to evolve.
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Was once in a meeting with a Reckitt Beckinser exec, and when we told him Zikoko’s traffic, he threw us out of the office. I think that was 2018. Good times…
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To be clear, and for anyone that is confused. The protesters are at home. When the bullets started flying, those protests ended. Anything happening on the streets right now is part of a play being acted by a different set of players with an entirely different script.
#EndSARS
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Looking to hire an executive assistant to support my work at
@InsideTheCabal
and beyond. Great learning and growth opportunities for an ambitious young person with great comms and project management skills.
Details here:
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Just Jack Dorsey tweeting out
@TechCabal
's newsletter explaining the impact of SARS on the tech community 😏
Subscribe for the best coverage of the business and impact of tech in Africa
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God grant me one hundredth of the chutzpah it takes to fly to a continent I’ve never been and attempt to implement projects that affect millions of people with six months of research and other people’s money, but also the wisdom to never fucking attempt this. 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
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Excited to have
@afalli
guest edit the first edition of the TC Newsletter this year. Check it out for the perspectives of a very experienced investor on Africa’s tech market and investment landscape today.
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Still so incredibly proud of the
@zikokomag
team for this great project. It ain’t done yet though! There be things in the works. For now, dive in and rediscover West Africa through the eyes of
@FuadXIV
@toketemu
and
@oluwakay80
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So, we're looking looking for a killer Managing Editor to oversee publishing ops
@TechCabal
. We're looking for someone with a keen interest in the tech space, an analytical mind and sound writing and editorial chops. You'll be working with a great team doing ambitious work
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Okay let's go unicorn hunting.
Dear world. We're looking for a brilliant, thoughtful, curious and ambitious Editor-In-Chief to drive the evolution of
@TechCabal
and take it to the next level.
Are you that somebody? If not, do you know who they are?
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“Go farther, go further, go harder
Is that not why we came? And if not, then why bother?”
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Just don’t f*cking die!
What is the best advice you've received as a startup founder?
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@TheCharlesIsidi
Done it & would do it again. Lots of great people leave for varying reasons and sometimes they find their way back because your co. is in the right place for them again, or they've exhausted their growth options elsewhere. I default assume I'll meet every employee again in front.
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As mad as Nigeria ordinarily is, this is an unusual and particularly alarming moment.
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Not everyone takes the Nigerian government all the way to the Supreme Court and wins, but
@youthparty_ng
did that! Justice delayed is definitely justice denied as the party has faced years of deliberate frustration. But one battle is won and the war continues. Congratulations!
PRESS RELEASE
Recognition of the Youth Party by the Commission
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We move 💪🏾
Big Cabal Media’s progress and recent fundraise is a noteworthy example of the possibilities and opportunities in Africa’s digital media sector.
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Beyond excited about this trip/content series/adventure of a lifetime (and I'm not even going!). Jollof Road starts in a few days! A trip across all of 13 West African countries by the good folks
@zikokomag
Check out for more info & to sign up for updates
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On the Businessweek show on Arise this morning, talking about the headlines and
@TechCabal
’s Moonshot conference
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You did a beast of a job with these Toheeb. Took the template and ran with it, telling a range heartbreaking, inspiring, cautionary and overall mind-bending stories. Some of your stories even changed people’s lives. Well done chief. I trust you’ll kill whatever comes next. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
This is
#NairaLife
, ep. 152. It’s also the last one I’ll be writing.
Eternally grateful for the opportunity to tell these stories, and the range of perspectives they unlocked.
Hey
@odunlami_
, you’re up boss. 💪🏾
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I need to write 1,000 times:
I will not accept any more speaking or moderation invites.
I will not accept any more speaking or moderation invites.
I will not accept any more speaking or moderation invites.
I will not accept any more speaking or moderation invites.
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See this person? This is an opportunist, a self-aggrandizer and a fool. He may have done some good things once but ultimately he serves his own ego before any cause. Please ignore him, block him and don’t let him harm the hard fought work of people who care about others are doing
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I’ve worked, and still work with, some shockingly talented people
@InsideTheCabal
. Ever so often, I’m reminded and I actually marvel at how so many great people have passed through the same company. Our alumni are going to shock the world in the best of ways.
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New site just dropped. Soo pretty!
Excited about the work that the team is doing on this and looking forward to introducing one of the most exciting tech conferences on the continent. Moonshot by TechCabal. Coming Oct 11 & 12 2023, Lagos.
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How Wave became Francophone Africa’s first unicorn startup with 1% money transfer fee
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Going to be interviewing my ogas on this very heavy panel at
#moonshotbytechcabal
Really looking forward to asking some major doers about how we move forward in the digital economy in Nigeria.
Get your tickets at
Excited about this panel….
(Gong)) ((gong)))
The Nigerian digital tech ecosystem has been presented with the most amazing opportunity to realize developmental growth.
Collaboration is key
The work is ahead….
@TechCabal
@bosuntijani
@Julietehimuan
@iamtomiwa
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Really proud of the work the whole
@TechCabal
team did on Amazing profiles of women doing important work.
Shoutout to our amazing photogs
@rebeccanwose
and
@kunmiowopetu
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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Excited about this close.
@kola_aina
has been one of the most helpful and savviest investors I’ve worked with and
@vp_fund
has done amazing work as an investor and ecosystem member. Glad to see them reload with firepower to do so much more.
This fund comes on the back of several years of discovering & backing category leaders before they become obvious.
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This app gets worse everyday. WhatsApp just got immeasurably worse with this hamfisted AI assistant that no one asked for. Feels like consumer tech is mostly racing in the wrong direction at the moment.
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Holiday reading list. Let’s see how much of this I get through.
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This is one of the most troubling aspects of the media landscape we’re building today for me. If the only credible news is beyond the reach of most people to pay for (or has to be bargained against both needs and luxuries), then you end up with an uninformed populace. No bueno
So if all the credible news site now have paywalls, do I just stay uninformed? Cause I don't know how many things I am going to subscribe to abeg!
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I thought I told you that we don’t stop.
Introducing The Next Wave Show by TechCabal
This TV show seeks to explore the impact of technology across Africa, and how big tech, key players and fastest-growing startups are changing the continent.
Coming this November 16th on CNBC Africa
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Read this if you want to start your week with a good dose of humility and gratitude about your life. It’s beyond rough out there.
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Interviewing two of my big ogas this Friday about angel investing; both early investors in Big Cabal and prolific investors and organizers. There's real value and wealth being generated in tech, and angel investing is a great way to be part of it. I'm excited about this one.
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Excited to be in Cape Town with a few members of the
@TechCabal
team. Keen to talk to startups, enterprise companies and anyone else doing interesting things in tech this week. Do reach out. Will also share musings over the course of the week
We are in Cape Town
Connect with us at the
#AfricaTechFestival
Get a chance to interact with our CEO
@iamtomiwa
and some of TechCabal's editorial members -
@DanielTAdeyemi
,
@ephraimmodise1
and
@MorrisKiruga
TC's booth number: 126, Hall 5
More update👇
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Really excited about the relaunch of
#TCDaily
. The
@TechCabal
team has been working hard to recreate a newsletter that is a pleasure to read and behold.
If you're curious about tech or care about the way it affects people and business in Africa, subscribe
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We're looking for someone to take the video team at
@zikokomag
and
@techcabal
to the next level, working across both editorial and commercial content. We think we're doing exciting work. If you know anyone that might feel the same, tell them to hit us up:
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Nothing illustrates the cruelty, cynicism, ineptitude and sheer heartlessness of the current administration more than this Naira exchange debacle. The level of suffering they’ve carelessly imposed is beyond staggering. Vote wisely people. We really can’t continue like this.
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This is state sponsored harassment, an extension of the same issues under
#EndSARS
. We need a government that knows how to dialogue responsively with its citizens rather than resorting to force as first and last resort.
Holding on to my passport without giving me any reason for it is a breach of my constitutional right. I’ve not been informed of any investigation against me, I’m not running. I am here. Investigate. Ask me questions but do not continue to hold on to my passport with NO reasons.
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Looking for someone to join the
@InsideTheCabal
team leading growth across our publications
@TechCabal
and
@zikokomag
. If that's you, let's talk.
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Gratitude🙏
Y'all found the smiliest picture of me that exists sha.
@iamtomiwa
-
@InsideTheCabal
@zikokomag
@TechCabal
Congrats on being ranked among Avance Media's 2020 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians.
More details available on
#100MIYN
#AvanceMedia
#YoungNigerians
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You've been an essential and amazing part of the Zikoko journey
@toketemu
Wishing you tons of success in everything you do, and looking forward to finishing out one more amazing project together at least.
Last Monday was my final day as Senior Editor
@zikokomag
. Its been 2.2 years of sheer insanity and I loved every day of it. I’m taking some time for myself, to do life changing things like drink a lot of wine and start a herb garden. I’m still writing but mostly as a freelancer.
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The Nigeria Startup Bill will harmonize existing government policies and protect startups
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Too kind sir! Thank you.
To my would be investors, take note! We’re still raising🙈
As an aside, I’ve now seen
@iamtomiwa
’s work in 2 different places and all I’ll say is this - if he asks you to fund a media project of his, just bring out your chequebook and give him what he needs. That’s all for now
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TechCabal is bringing Africa’s dynamic tech scene together at Moonshot by TechCabal, our brand new conference on October 11 & 12, 2023.
Buy tickets, become a sponsor or exhibitor and find out more at
Really excited about this. See you there.
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And we’re hiring across the continent, so do apply; whether you’re in Cairo, Nairobi, Dakar, Abuja or Lagos.
Apply here:
Let’s tell great stories together and shape the future of African tech, and Africa.
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Apparently I gained 20lbs (~9kg) last year. All gym and no running did that. So this year I plan to be on the road more regularly. I might show up for some races, but I'm not up for marathon training yet. So mid-distances (15/20km), lots more gym and yoga and cutting out sugar.
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Great take, particularly on the economic front. Can’t believe how little credit Biden has received for making real infrastructure investments.
Joe Biden has felt that he has been underestimated all his life. Judging by his tenure in the White House, he’s right.
My Take:
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I never accept Gen Z slander. I’m endlessly impressed by their relentlessness and drive for more for themselves. I wish them a country that fights as hard for them.
My First Week in Cambridge: Chasing Harvard and a Sense of Home | Zikoko!
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Good morning to all the serious people on the TL. Plenty of real work to do. Let’s face it.
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I've been super impressed with the efforts of a lot of private sector and tech industry players in Nigeria are doing to help strengthen the capacity of our healthcare system to deal with Coronavirus; of our agencies to track and trace cases;
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Double booked for conferences in two different countries in December 😬, and speaker invites still coming in.
Una no go rest for this 2023? My brain haf closed. It’s been a looooong year.
Now to decide who I’m going to disappoint 🙃😪
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Nobody writes a more thoughtful blog than Farnam Street. Read and internalize the below. This reco came via
@afalli
The Danger of Comparing Yourself to Others via
@farnamstreet
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We launched a redesigned
@zikokomag
site yesterday. Still working out the bugs and iterating but we'd love your feedback on it though. Check it out and let us know what you think please:
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Excited to see
@TechCabal
's new editorial leadership take the publication into uncharted new territory. Come join us as we chart the business and human impact of technology across Africa. Everyone is invited.
At TechCabal, we are transitioning to tell more business and human angle stories with Koromone Koroye (
@Koromone_K
) as Managing Editor and Goke Oyeniyi (
@wellsbaba
) as Editor-in-Chief.
Welcome to TechCabal 3.0
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This. A fundamental misunderstanding that a lot of older Nigeria needs to get through their skulls.
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How gorgeous is the Queen’s Gambit? In writing, costuming, craft, storytelling, its love for the game and the sheer beauty of Anya Taylor-Joy’s performance. A must watch.
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Particularly excited that In the middle of a global pandemic and great uncertainty about the media generally,
@ThePlatformCap
found our thesis and the work we’ve done convincing enough to come onboard and grow with us.
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These are all fair points, and Abuja is a definitely a town of a thousand people playing a million games. A year ago, I'd have agreed with you that the tech industry was completely naive in its engagement, but feels to me like there's been progress since then.
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Thinking through the fundamentals of VC investing in Africa. A compelling and detailed read
Worth a read
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