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@CaddleMaya
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🐇🕳️ ex-GM @onboardglobal + ex-Product expansion & localisation | ex-Chief of Staff @nestcoin | Proudly 🇧🇧
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My fav stats of last month - reaffirms why I am bullish on Africa
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African fintech: I will bank the unbanked
Also: launches iOS app
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Startups are using paystack/ flutterwaves APIs and calling them partners. Its super misleading
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From the hospital to spending time with
@VitalikButerin
& the
@ethereum
foundation team.
The last 10 days have been a whirlwind. I'm truly honoured to have been one of 8 invited to spend a few days with the Ethereum team in Zambia.
Here are my thoughts on the trip/ time
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I'm super excited to announce that I am a venture scout for
@shl
& !
🌍I will be going hard for my African tech founders (&emerging market founders). My DMs are open... 📩
@shl
has been an early investor in the likes of
@LambdaSchool
&
@Clubhouse
!
Excited to launch my fund's scout program! Starting today, you can help me source companies and earn 25% of my carry. More info 👇🏽
Let me know if you have any questions!
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Bio/ personal update!
I left
@Nestcoin
! It was an amazing journey & grateful to have worked with such an amazing group of people.
From building
@OnboardWallet
with an amazing small group of eng + designer ➡️ to working closely with
@YeleBademosi
as his Chief of Staff.…
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Looking at the VC space in Africa I believe that the entities that are going to thrive are going to adopt the Venture as a Service - this is not the same as a venture studio at all. Let me explain further 🧵👇
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1. Visited 🇳🇬 for the 1st time!
2. My company
@Nestcoin
has almost finished development work (launching in Q2)
3. Being asked to be Venture Partner @ funds🤯
4. Learnings about building in web3 🚀
5.
@dunkhippo33
telling me I had a good 👁️ for finding/ analysing startups
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@MillennialMaryA
@business
@TolgaAkmen
you are making money off of a picture of
@MillennialMaryA
which you didn't have her consent to take. She's not in the background or anything it's a genuine picture of her
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@unicodeveloper
must be having a mini-heart attack every 5mins thinking his name is being called. For the sake of his health let us say "the company Prospa"
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I said I would be going hard for my African founders ...
Well happy that
@shl
has invested in one of the startups I scouted. Excited that he will be joining the cap table alongside some of the top funds on the continent!
More coming soon...
I'm super excited to announce that I am a venture scout for
@shl
& !
🌍I will be going hard for my African tech founders (&emerging market founders). My DMs are open... 📩
@shl
has been an early investor in the likes of
@LambdaSchool
&
@Clubhouse
!
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I started 2021 suffering from awful depression & anxiety but this year has been huge for me
1. I joined the
@Nestcoin
team - really excited with everything that the amazing teams are building.
2. I became a scout for
@shl
&
@microtraction
3. I learnt how to manage my anxiety
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Saw an ad for
@NALAmoney
in Victoria Station London a few evenings ago. Its amazing to see their growth.
@NALAmoney
was one of the 1st startups that made me excited about the African tech scene.
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Finally made it to Lagos for the 1st time for the
@Nestcoin
social. I'm here until the 23rd. Who should I meet...
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@BeeTheLight_
,
@TejuAdeyinka
& I are hosting an intimate, informal event for women in Web3 in Lagos this Thursday (tomorrow)!
We have limited spots available, so register to get an invite.
See you there!
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New project announcement 🥁
.
@EmergingOnchain
demystifies the African crypto scene for both local & foreign founders, operators + investors. 💫
We provide data-driven insights about developments in the African crypto scene & run intimate events.
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Sometimes I get this feeling that I am not doing enough, achieving enough/ that its too late. I haven't had this feeling for a very long time and yet today it's back & I hate it, completely unproductive thought pattern. I don't know how others have dealt with this...
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I used to think that technical co-founders could only be those who could code, but I have realised you can be technical in terms of your knowledge e.g. you have a deep technical understanding of DAOs for example
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Today I scouted one of the key builders/ investors in the African ecosystem for their next venture which is in stealth mode for
@shl
. I am humbled & grateful for the scores of amazing founders/ startups that I have been following for years that have chosen me to be their scout
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Another startup successfully scouted for another big SF fund/ investor
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A number of funds have asked me for my advice about starting their own scouting programme - here is the advice I gave them…. 👇🧵
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I have been challenged to tweet more about what I do/ my wins/ loses - I'm naturally shy & I hate texting but I'm going to give it a try.
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Who is thinking about the creators economy for the continent of Africa? I have said for a while now that a lot of the info about the creators economy is very Western-centric & I really want to start exploring this space more
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Having built a crypto product I will never ever ever complain about crypto UX again, there's so much that you have to take into consideration with the Blockchain & signing transactions & generally poor UX for non-custodial wallets.
Bloody hell this is hard
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legit the only benefit of the VC downturn is Im hearing about fewer of these
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One day I will become an ambassador for Barbados focusing on pan-Africanism & African tech - just putting it out there
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We really are a mafia. The 1st people started working at
@Nestcoin
in Sep 2021 ... since then one startup has already been founded by an ex-Nester,
@lazerpay
& that's ignoring all the other amazing side projects that Nesters do whilst building amazing products.
#jointheNest
When you say tech mafia, we say come join.
Join the
@Nestcoin
team, feel free to apply here ...
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How many scandals have other tech scenes experienced? Look at the Fast scandal. Go onto Netflix & you will find an array of documentaries about them.
Let's not make this about the ecosystem as a whole. It's statements like this that cast a shadow
The
#flutterwave
scandal is just beginning. There's more to come. This could cast a large shadow over Nigerian tech and valuations.
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Thank you! Always nice to share my journey thus far
Hello we are glad to show you our WCW of the week
@CaddleMaya
a woman of high resource in the web3 space.
@Nestcoin
#crypto
#web3
#WCW
#blockchain
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In the West it's mainly about speculation & ideology
In Africa there is real utility but most of the innovation still occur in the West rather than where there is real utility
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The amount I have grown even in the last month is insane.
I rarely fan girl over people but some of the people reaching out to me I'm fan girling hard over. I almost want to ask them if they have reached out to the wrong person. Tbh
@beondeck
has been so key for this
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I am always really pleasantly surprised/ taken aback when a company I am scouting offers me a job. One of my goals for this year is to really work on my confidence in my own abilities/ skills/ knowledge
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Very excited to be joining the community! The MT team are incredibly incredibly supportive
We are excited to have
@CaddleMaya
join us as a Venture Scout 🎉💙
We are lucky to have such a gem be part of us. Her experience as an operator and collaborator as well as the knack for finding exceptional founders will be very valuable to us and the African tech ecosystem.
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Any pre-Series A funds looking for a scout. I was chatting with an interesting African focused startup if any of you are interested?
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Someone on my team made this lovely poster for IWD.
Honestly very sweet. Sometimes it's just the small signs of appreciation
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Huge huge amount of respect for
@ichtrojan
& Chike for doing right by their investors - many would not.
They truly were building something amazing it just is slightly ahead of its time. Very great and incredibly smart guys
Respect to the founders of
@thepeerHQ
for returning the capital when they couldn’t see a path for the company.
@TechCabal
one thing I’d love to know and see reported - how much did they spend and how much of the $ did they return to their investors?
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& just like that my 1st trip to Nigeria is over - see you in 2months 👋
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Another company successfully scouted for
@shl
!
Congratulations
@getBumpa
,
@tushgeek
&
@TeeJaY_Codes
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When
@YeleBademosi
comes calling you would be crazy not to answer.
Yele is one of the nicest people I know in the African tech space. He invests heavily in supporting those around him. He is honest even when it may go against his own interests.
Nestcoin is home to some of the sharpest minds in the digital space. If you would like to build with us, keep up with current and future openings here:
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So my current rabbit hole has involved looking into the KYC industry.
I came across an AU report about how to create a pan-African interoperable ID verification ecosystem. Whilst I dont think it will work (govs have other priorities), definitely food for thought
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Everything I have wanted for the past year is happening/ coming together. I am so happy & excited but also overwhelmed.
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You learn so much about yourself by hiring others - all the sympathies you have. Its interesting also to see whether the assumptions/ opinions you formed about people in interviews are true / not
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Thank you
@mwiyas
,
@yosephayele
,
@technocrypto
,
@lirazsiri
,
@iamsonge
,
@VALRdotcom
team (to mention a few)
#Crypto
#Africa
#Web3
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DD is a global problem in VC. I hope that people dont try to push it as an African specific narrative, because its not
In the wake of Dash’s closure due to fraud, I spoke with
@anovitske
,
@ElohoGM
,
@P_Oriaifo
,
@aaronqfu
and
@mayahorganfamod
about lessons to be learned and what VCs should optimise for when carrying out due diligence in Africa.
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After an 18hour flight delay. I'm finally in Nairobi.
Its weird to be back in the city where my African tech journey started!
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Launched the 1st episode of my podcast!
In our first podcast episode, we speak to Atsu the founder of
@BitsikaAfrica
,
@Ear1Social
&
@abcdtoken
. We learn how he grew a crypto-enabled finTech by over 4000% in one year and his plans for Bitsika, Africa's first stablecoin and ear1 social. Listen now!
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Another African startup successfully scouted.
Truth be told I was very close to pausing all scouting activities at the beginning of this year. It really takes up a lot of my time, I always want to support the founders I engage with. But its wonderful hearing from happy founders
I'm super excited to announce that I am a venture scout for
@shl
& !
🌍I will be going hard for my African tech founders (&emerging market founders). My DMs are open... 📩
@shl
has been an early investor in the likes of
@LambdaSchool
&
@Clubhouse
!
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@Nestcoin
@OnboardWallet
@YeleBademosi
✅ Lead for
@OnboardWallet
, one of the first non-custodial P2P on/offramps, took it from idea to reality (this was my 1st time building in crypto)
✅Became Chief of Staff (thanks
@folasanwo
for pushing me to do this)
✅ Crisis management - thanks
@SBF_FTX
🙃
✅Contributed to…
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🔥🔥 New episode out with
@JasonNjoku
of
@irokotv
in 1 of his 1st interviews since announcing its IPO on
@LSEGplc
in 2022!
Hear how he grew iROKO, his magic number/ formula to prevent user churn & ROK Group's growth story & ultimate acquisition by
@canalplus
In one of his 1st interviews since announcing
@iroko
will be IPOing on the
@LSEGplc
in 2022,
@JasonNjoku
chats with us about how he grew iROKO to be the
@netflix
of Africa, his magic number that stops user churn & the growth of the ROK group (acquired by
@canalplus
).
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The more text you have in your product the harder it is to internationalise & localise to other languages. E.g. French sentences are 15-20% longer than English translations, which will then impact spacing/ your designs.
#localisationhacks
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@ChikaUwazie
Directly untouched but we definitely be impacted by the ramifications especially the impact on the VC world.
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A big global firm is looking to recruit an engineer, ideally based in Nigeria (I can't name names).
They are looking for someone senior ideally with fullstack experience but at the very minimum someone who has Android experience. Drop your CVs/ LinkedIn links to me.
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I am very excited to be joining
@HustleFundVC
upcoming Angel Squad cohort. It's not too late to apply👇
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It's been an amazing experience building
@OnboardPay
It's one of my proudest accomplishments.
But why use Onboard & why did we build it? 🤔
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1 of the most interesting points
@sama
raised was that there isn't much true innovation in silicon valley anymore only product innovation.
That it became so easy to start your own company & people wanted faster & more foolproof path to success.
(1/n)
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I'm starting to actually like tweeting - a few months ago twitter just stressed me out now I love it
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Interact is by far the best community I am part of. Whenever I see someone who is young & highly successful 9/10 they are part of Interact.
Feel free to drop me a message if you want to find out more
Applications are now open for the 2021 Interact Fellowship!
Apply here by January 31st:
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Its mad how things truly compound I have notable investors in the ecosystem & even people from big Western VC firms sharing their African deal-flow with me
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Join
@beondeck
&
@TheCreatorsAfr
for a panel on Crypto in Africa with:
-
@YeleBademosi
(ex-Head of Binance Labs Africa,
@BundleAfrica
&
@microtraction
founder)
-
@justvibesncode
(
@honeycoinapp
founder backed by
@HustleFundVC
)
Monday 28/6 8pm WAT
Register:
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The news is out 🗞️👇
@MetaverseMagna
is driving play-to-earn gaming in Africa. Why does this matter/ what is the opportunity
We are hyped (see what we did there? 😉) to announce that we've raised $3.2M in seed funding. 🚀
We are thankful to our over 100,000 strong community members, partners and investors who are helping us realise our dream of building Africa's largest gaming DAO.
It's only Day 1!
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🌍 On Ethereum in Africa...
1 thing that struck me about
@VitalikButerin
& the team was their humility. They truly wanted to learn & understand from African builders & operators about crypto in Africa. Whatever they do on the continent will be collaborative & not extractive.
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I am coming to realise that in crypto I love intersectional plays - where crypto is felt but it's not necessarily crypto 1st or crypto as an 'end' in itself
E.g
@worldcoin
, the DePin, ReFi, and programmable cryptography movements all really really excite me.
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Today is the 1st day in 3 weeks where I don't have a day packed full of work/ meeting people/ scouting etc. I'm so grateful 🙏
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It's getting to the point where I am thinking of joining/ partnering with a syndicate/ starting my own focused on the continent.
Let me know if you would be interested
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If anyone is in Jburg / at the
@swiftcommunity
conference, would love to meet & chat.
@notgwera
& I will be chatting about crypto in Africa
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🇿🇲 On Zambia...
Discussing with senior politicians the role that Zambia can play on the continent was amazing. I was incredibly impressed by their willingness to listen & collaborate.
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Very excited to chat with
@nft_softbabe
&
@Cryptotvplus
about web3 in Africa & Localisation
I interviewed
@CaddleMaya
on localization and how web3 technologies can provide solutions to local problems.
It was an interesting one and you should watch it
#cryptomarket
#kucoin
#RUG
#aurora
#الاتحاد_الهلال
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Finally got to meet
@_cyrilmathew
in-person . Considering how much he's achieved Cyril (I mean he's
@stripe
head of crypto & expansion) is so incredibly supportive & humble.
Honestly the power of the
@beondeck
community (&
@andrew__rea
in particular) is mind-blowing
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For those investing in / trading crypto this article is excellent at breaking down ways to think about different investment strategies -
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2022 was all about 'Standing on the shoulders of giants' and a year of huge growth, learnings & exposure.
2023 is about 'Jump out the plane and build the parachute at the same time' (thanks for this
@YeleBademosi
)
Here are my 2022 highlights....
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turn collecting rejections into a game.
“If you get fifty ‘no’s, you’re not in a worse place than you are after just one. By collecting the ‘no’s, I’m just getting better at the thing!”
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Just in case people missed the point behind this tweet...
The 2nd type of partnership is what matters because in reality, anyone (including your competitors) could have the 1st type of partnership.
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Does anyone want to sponsor me to travel the African tech continent and share exciting insights with them re tech, culture, cool places to visit?
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1) Data(bases) 📊
We have already launched our database of venture-backed African crypto projects updated monthly.
+ we will be rolling out a number of databases providing key insights into the African crypto space.
Get the new database here:
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I really need to find some time to write about how to approach localisation & internationalisation as a PM
& how to approach hiring PMs for African startups
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Many African startups struggle with finding talent why don't venture companies address this creating automated portals for sourcing and vetting talent for their portfolio companies...
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Introducing the latest
@Nestcoin
product...
The common way people make money from crypto is by buying, holding and waiting for prices to increase.
With Nubian, whether prices rise or not, your crypto is invested to earn you returns.
So, don’t just HODL. Earn returns on your crypto with DeFi investments.
#ComingSoon
🚀
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I truly think that if Zambia continues down its current path it could become a key country when we think of tech & crypto on the continent.
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Anyone in Lisbon for
#WebSummit2022
, myself & the folks at
@lazerpay
are organising a dinner for African, LATAM, Asian founders.
HMU if you are interested in joining 🇵🇹
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@don_contra
@IAtalkspace
There are 2 types of partnerships
1) companies which you use their APIs / product for your product to exist/ work (I call these internal partnerships)
2) companies that help your product to scale/ grow (I call these strategic partnerships)
For VCs the latter is important.
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Something happened today that would normally have caused me to stress out for the whole evening/ feel frustrated with myself - but instead, I was stressed for 5mins and then came up with an action plan. I'm really proud of myself, real growth
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I'm really going to have to be more precious / defensive of my time 20hrs + of meetings in 5 days is not healthy & I have tonnes of desk work too.
So if you are waiting for a response from me I am sorry🙏
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Sometimes I wake up feeling like I know nothing. How do you get comfortable with that feeling because I know its normal? Is that imposter syndrome?
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New financial year new podcast episode! This time with
@OdunEweniyi
🚨In our 3rd episode we chat with the lovely
@OdunEweniyi
, co-founder of
@PiggyBankNG
&
@FirstCheckHQ
. Learn about
@OdunEweniyi
views on defining financial inclusion, PiggyVest's growth hacks and much more!
Listen now on Spotify, Google Podcasts & Apple Podcasts
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I have all of these Fintech founders as friends yet I'm still here in Lagos struggling to use a friends card smh
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@0x
Hi Ezra, Nestcoin has produced more than
@BreachClub
.
Our other sub-businesses are listed on our twitter account,
@OnboardPay
,
@MetaverseMagna
,
@nubianFi
&
@brunchtribe
.
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Who is solving data analytics for web3 - how can we easily track connected wallets, transaction volumes, gas fees etc?
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I really need an accountability partner/ career coach - someone who will shout at me if needed (& vice versa).
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If I were in cybersecurity I would double down on zero knowledge, MPC and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE).
When it comes to FHE we are still a few years out from it really coming to fruition/ gaining significant traction but tools like
@zama_fhe
are being built to make it…
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This is one of the best communities you can be part of. The deadline is in a week please shoot your shot and apply!!!
Applications are now open for the 2022 Interact Fellowship!
Learn more and apply here by February 15th: .
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