Personal Development
What If You're Not Lacking Ambition, But Just Need to Start Small?
We’ve all been there, right? That moment you look at your to-do list and it feels less like a plan and more like a punishment.
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I write to reflect, to build in public, and to share what I'm learning as I build companies, mentor founders, and lead initiatives across Africa. This isn't recycled advice — it's real talk from the trenches.
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Personal Development
What If You're Not Lacking Ambition, But Just Need to Start Small?
We’ve all been there, right? That moment you look at your to-do list and it feels less like a plan and more like a punishment.
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Personal Development
You're Not Broken. You're Just Human.
We see people winning, celebrating, crushing goals, and it feels like everyone else is on this journey to success while you're still trying to figure out what clothes to wear out.
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Personal Development
When Growth Feels Like a Fight: What I’ve Learned About Real Change in 2025
“Am I really growing, or just passing away time?”
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Entrepreneurship
The Quiet Month That Changed Everything: What August 2025 Teaches Us About Building Through Uncertainty
Despite August's traditionally slow pace, 2025 is still on track to outperform 2024's entire $2.2 billion in African startup funding.
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Tech & AI
The Blueprint for Africa's AI Future: Why a $100K Funding Win Signals a Continental Shift
Yamify, a DR Congo-based AI infrastructure startup, has raised $100,000 in pre-seed funding from Felix Anane, an early backer of Paystack.
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Personal Development
The Uncomfortable Truth About Winning
You're about to do something big: start that online business, learn to code, apply for that leadership role; and suddenly, that knot forms in your stomach.
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My Journal
The Entrepreneurship Lie No One Talks About
Every entrepreneur fails. Most stay failed. Here's why the "never give up" mentality is killing your startup.
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African Innovations
From Farm Waste to Clean Energy: How Nigerian Innovators Are Solving Two Global Crises at Once
Last week, D-Olivette Labs clinched the top spot at Nigeria's most prestigious innovation competition, taking home $115,000 for developing smart AI-powered bio-digesters.
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Entrepreneurship
The Product-Market Fit Trap: Why Entrepreneurs Keep Building Solutions Nobody Wants
42% of startups fail because their customers had no market need for their products.
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