Alex Ponton
@ponton_alex
Followers
10K
Following
8K
Media
165
Statuses
5K
Proud father of Zaabu & Ssanyu & husband to Hadi my Boss Lady. I share my experiences building & investing in Africa for close to a decade. Opinions are my own
Joined July 2021
Overwhelm them with good ideas so at least they won't be able to say we didn't tell them..
Anyway, all said & done in a city that’s grinding to a halt with no public transport, bad roads, poor garbage collection, no plausible public housing on the horizon, the last thing we need to hear in a campaign manifesto is the height of one’s partner! We need to demand better
0
0
0
Heavily subsidised childcare worked pretty well in Quebec/Canada but why put facts in the way of a punchy doomsday post...
All of the policies Mamdani lists here have failed everywhere they've been tried. They have only come close to working in small homogenous white European countries, and even there they have still failed. But don't let that stop you, New York. Have fun burning yourselves to the
0
1
4
Time to look for them in Owino...
Patagonia is famous for their deep pile fleece. The ones that are: - oatmeal color - from the 80s/90s - made in the USA Are selling on eBay right now for $1000!
5
0
8
Fun story: I got rejected for a job at Goldman Sachs out of college in 2014. They were right, I was very unqualified (lol). Now there’s a photo of me speaking at one of their events in their NYC HQ lobby. How you start ain’t how you finish!
118
122
3K
Hi friends of X - My team and I are hiring for a Senior Associate to join our Ecosystem Team. You will get a unique opportunity to work with me (yeaa!) and take a deep dive in the Emerging Fund Managers and SME ecosystems in Africa among other. https://t.co/DT4mEMWtWf
ietp.com
0
10
27
Dear Parents, As a Child and Family Protection Officer, I encourage all dot-com fathers 😭 to attend their children’s visiting day bcoz an empowered dad raises empowered kids.Your presence, words, & prayers shape your child’s future. Leave the car & phones! Be intentional 2 them.
258
329
3K
Twitter Growth Strategy 0-500 Followers: Reply Guy 501-2K: Niche Bangers 2-5K: Thirst Traps 5-10K: Parody News 10-25K: Cringe Threads 25-50K: Shitposts 50-75K: Fortune Cookies 75-100K: Cringe Bangers >100K: Get Cancelled
2K
1K
25K
How does it compare to the Kenyan government bonds? @KakandeAlex
EABL has returned to the debt market with a new Domestic Medium-Term Note (MTN) Programme of up to KES 20B, barely two weeks after redeeming its KES 11B 12.25% 2021 note ahead of schedule: —The first tranche under the new programme targets KES 11B through a five-year unsecured
1
1
13
Hill I will die on: business school is a massive waste for 95% of people. That’s why I’ve always dreamed of building a founder factory as an alternative to b-school. A place that great people learn to be great entrepreneurs by building vs. dropping $200k on business school.
20
4
111
I sold my company for over $40 million when I was 31. Here’s every idea I tried before my big win: 1. In high school I made $2,500 one summer flipping seniors’ used sports gear on eBay. 2. At 20, I launched a hot dog stand called Southern Sam’s: Wieners as Big as a Baby’s Arm.
57
33
645
Just learned one of the daddies in Zaabu's playgroup passed away after a long battle with illness. His little one just turned 3 last week. Kiss your kids and hug them. Go for that romantic dinner. Make that phone call, do that trip, go for that beer. Life is short my friends!
5
2
38
Your Excellency Sir, Thank you for your kind gesture and condolences to the bereaved families and support to the victims. But we need more from you to make these roads safe. Currently we are losing an average of 14 people every day to road crashes. This is 14 too many. What
11
35
70
Africa is a continent with so many nuances and at the same time so many connecting threads. I had a deep conversation with a Beninese cab driver that reminded me of one I had in Nairobi last weekend. Potholes, politics, school fees, empty malls, the political class... The
2
4
28
Put speed trackers on buses. Review them monthly. Penalize companies and managers heavily if the speed is above a certain threshold. Put them in jail if they temper with the said trackers...
118
182
900
63 people dead should put the nation at a standstill. 63 people dead should have Presidential candidates suspend their campaign rallies. 63 people dead shouldn't end with sad tweets and people move on. 63 people dead should have people facing consequences of their inaction
75
516
2K
It's only ok if they give Citizenship to me after...
A petition seeks that @muzunguboda is granted citizenship due to his love for the Ugandan culture. Do you think he should be granted Ugandan citizenship? https://t.co/zQLqgg49EC
7
4
56
Going to Kenya and eating in local kafundas made me realise one thing: I don't like goats meat that much... Also what is this business with restaurants being all cashless... I won't restart the Smokeys with Kachumbari vs. Rolex debate but damn, I am struggling to find a better
17
2
78
I was in Malawi a few years ago. Malawi is considered among the poorest countries in the world. I drove in the capital Lilongwe and saw: - Brand new condo apartments being built - Brand new cars on the road - A smaller version of Bandali Rise where bottles of expensive wine and
27
116
494
Kenya has a much bigger Middle class. What it means and you see it when you shop in malls of Nairobi is that brands need to do a much bigger effort of segmentation. In Nairobi, you can build a brand for the 25-35 educated class with high disposable income working for Social
24
76
396