Mark Kaigwa
@MKaigwa
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Founder @Nendo254. Lifelong companion to @WKaigwa. Dad to 3 girls. @acmilan fan. 2013 @ForbesAfrica #Top30under30 2019 @BD_Africa #Top40under40. ✈️ 40 Countries
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined October 2008
Since 2024's #RejectFinanceBill protests, @nendo254 has tracked different online reputation crisis situations and seen a trend... Kenyans are less forgiving for institutions but still expect more from brands, businesses, and nonprofits. When accusations, complaints, or issues
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The second I heard @SPressfield's voice after listening to the audiobook of Turning Pro, I sprang out my seat. The War of Art is the #1 most recommended book I share with people. Also time to...*blows dust off book cover and picks up pen* get to work.
The seriously negative consequences of not pursuing our higher calling, and the incredible consequences of when we do. What’s your higher calling? The thing you are most resisting to pursue. Steven Pressfield on the Huberman Lab podcast out now.
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Good morning and Happy Sunday! Rise up and thank Yahweh God for the new day with breath in your lungs to praise Him with joy!
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What do Kenyans do with ChatGPT, social media, the internet, and mobile phones nowadays? I'll be on @SpiceFMKE with @KevMatara at 7:00 PM GMT+3:00. We'll talk about @nendo254's insights on the attention economy, AI, and more. 94.4 FM in Kenya with their web livestream.
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AI can remix the best of Kenyan ads. But culture isn’t coded, it’s lived. From matatu taglines to mutura at 8pm, creativity here is about soul, not just data. 👉 Would you hand your next campaign to a chatbot?
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Learn more (today) at 1:00 PM on the crisis of a business can be: Internal, e.g. sensitive leaked documents going public Externa,l e.g. negative press/media coverage from mainstream media. Both need different ideas and solutions, which the team @nendo254 and I will cover later
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When a business crisis hits, cracks turn into headlines. ⚡ Outages ⚡ Leaks ⚡ Miscommunication This is the Crisis of a Business. Learn how to prepare & respond at Nendo’s Crisis Comms Webinar. 🗓 24 Sept | 1–2 PM EAT 🔗 https://t.co/Cfd7vLJTUm
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When the President plays fast and loose with “emergency powers,” it’s small businesses like Learning Resources and @hand2mind that pay the price. As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Learning Resources v. Trump, Chairman and CEO Rich Woldenberg sat down with NCLA’s
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3 days left. Learn how leaders detect risks early, respond with confidence & recover faster after crises. Join Nendo’s Crisis Webinar with @MarkKaigwa. 📅 Sept 17 | 🕐 1 PM EAT 👉 https://t.co/Cfd7vLKrJU
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Even in 2025, there are so many 'basic' lessons about how large brands are making mistakes on: 1. What they track 2. How they measure 3. What they invest in African customers are putting out millions of public data points when speaking to each other, and all it takes is real
Your brand is being talked about just not by name. If you’re only tracking @mentions, you’re missing the real story. At Nendo, we use smart Boolean searches to catch the full convo. What you don’t hear can hurt. #SocialListening #NendoInsights #DigitalStrategy
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Today we're announcing Integrations, a new way to connect your apps and tools to Claude. We're also expanding Claude's Research capabilities with an advanced mode that searches the web, your Google Workspace, and now your Integrations too.
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If you're hungry for insights on 1. Social media (TikTok vs. Meta) and why this is a pivotal year for both with history in the making. 2. AI (Why ChatGPT as a top 5 website in Kenya and other African countries) 3. Marketing, Comms, and Busienss Mistakes (what does & doesn't
[New Podcast] A Long, Insightful, & Mind-Bending Conversation with Nendo's Mark Kaigwa On Kenya’s Digital Trends 🎙️ I Just dropped my longest podcast episode ever — and quite possibly the most eye-opening one yet! I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mark Kaigwa, Founder &
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Welcome to Episode 14 of The AfriCAN Do! Podcast. Our name, AfriCAN Do! is both a statement of ability and intent as well as a call to action. This week, we're diving into the dynamic world of African digital transformation with the insightful @MKaigwa, the driving force behind
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Excited that I’ll be joining an amazing group of artists and storytellers as a 2025 #Sundance Film Festival Jury member! Look out for the line-up! @sundancefest
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Introducing the next generation of YC founders. They’re avatars. 👀 Deadline to apply: Nov 10 @ycombinator @brycent_ @garrytan @snowmaker
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💻 Where: Zoom 👉 Register now if you haven’t yet: https://t.co/moSLQ9fvO1 Don’t let these mistakes cost you your customers!
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🔔 Reminder: Tomorrow’s the Day! Ready to transform your digital CX? Join us tomorrow, December 11th, 2024 at 1 PM (EAT) for our FREE webinar: 7 Common Digital CX Mistakes & How to Fix Them. Don’t miss out on actionable insights, case studies & strategies to boost your CX.
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@TextExpander @Nendo254 @Setapp It probably saves me hours each month rather than typing them out each time. The learning curve was there, but really glad it does the job and even glad to be using @Superhuman's email snippets feature for pre-formatted mail templates, too. What tools do you use to save you
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@TextExpander @Nendo254 After +5 years of using @Textexpander, I recently switched to Rocket Typist because I have a @SetApp membership, which comes included (instead of paying for it like other monthly software subscriptions).
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@TextExpander Firstly, why use them? I use text automation tools for workflows like: 1. Email addresses, My Name, My Title, and more 2. Company name, Company Details, Physical Address, PO Box etc. 3. Pleasantries e.g. "Sincerely, Mark" 4. Boilerplate text e.g. introducing @Nendo254 and our
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As a knowledge worker, you forget how tedious or time-consuming it is to repeatedly type, remember, or copy-paste the same exact information in your workflow. Here's a thread of how I've moved from @Textexpander to Rocket Typist recently.
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Over the years, with @Nendo254's core values, we've emphasised and invested in learning. I'm a product of this myself. It's said a core value isn't true until you can hire, fire, and promote around it. This is much easier said than done, though. On Skillshare, I noticed an
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How much of your data loads ad-tech, and how much loads up your content? Nendo's State of Mobile Data Report in 2018 uncovered, up to 70% among some news websites. That's over 700kb of every 1 MB loaded being ad tech and tools, not the content itself. In a world where
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