Look at how small Africa's higher earning consumer segments are. If you're a tech company pitching fintech, how large is your actual market on the continent? /7

Long-term, these sort of events will always have a terrible impact on companies that are building real businesses, with real revenue and real profit. All this fanfare just ends up hurting the ones trying to build great things.

KB9. An absolute legend.

IPO bankers right now

this movie is a work of art, both visually and sonically.

The Bear S2. The plot, the music, the shots and the character development. 20/10.

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Whoever has access to the Wio Bank founding team. Please tell them it's a 10/10 onboarding experience. Fantastic process and support.

I just published #2 — How to partner with a corporate — a conversation with 3 experts link.medium.com/5bCA3nXPiDb

"You actually can build a $1 billion business in just South Africa." In today's episode, we're joined by Kiaan Pillay (Kiaan Pillay), Co-founder & CEO of Stitch. Watch the full episode → youtu.be/XaHOINWkvxs This week, Stitch (Stitch) announced a $25m Series A

So many interesting takeaways from my conversation with Kiaan Pillay. A few that stand out: 1. Stitch's investors took a deep dive into the TAM of the SA market and all reached the same conclusion - that perhaps the SA (enterprise) market is deeper than they thought. I wonder if

We should normalize calling out ass holes like this - and other investors who think it’s ok to use pseudo positions of power to bring others down. Sadly there’s lots of other VCs who act the exact same way behind closed doors.

Struggled with writer's block for 4 years, rooted in fear that I may never be able to top my previous works. Thankfully, I've worked through that fear and put together a new piece on The Hard Things About Subscription Payments in Africa wiza.jalaka.si/thoughts/the-h… Your thoughts?

Congratulations to 24-year-old French aerospace engineer, Allan Petre, who will join NASA in January 2024! 👏🚀🇫🇷 Bon courage Allan Petre 🪐! Reach for the stars 🪐💫

Probably one of the most exciting roles in the tech space that we'll see in 2024.

Well deserved win. Masterclass in Barcelona.

A board member asked me why I spent $500K on a yacht and a private Diplo show. I looked them in the eye and simply said, “Founder mode.” He smiled and invested $5 million more.

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Ben Horowitz on the brilliant advice you often get from investors